Sharangar chouri [Srngaracauri Temple] at Chitorgarh. Photographer: Unknown
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Photograph of the Shringara Chauri Temple from the 'Reading Collection: Views of Udaipur' taken by an unknown photographer c.1910. This photograph focuses on the Shringara Chauri Temple, a Jain temple built in 1456 is richly carved with geometric motifs and Jain figures.
Padamanis [Rani Padmani] Palace at Chitorgarh with its lake. Photographer: Unknown
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Photograph of Padmini's Palace from the 'Reading Collection: Views of Udaipur taken by an unknown photographer c.1910. This is a general view looking towards the palace buildings across a tank (reservoir) with a small island pavilion in the middle. Padmini was the wife of Rana Ratan Singh I (r.1...
[Portrait of] His Highness Raja Uldaiji Rao Ponwar, KCSI. Photographer: Vernon and Company
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Genre: Portrait Photography Hand-coloured studio portrait. Full-length standing holding a robe. The print is signed in the bottom right corner: 'With kindest regards, Udaji Rao Ponwar, 28th October, 1922'. Although dated 1922 and in the possession of Lord Reading, the photograph was taken neare...