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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 1001 Language Not applicable Subject Swami Narayan Temple (Ahmadabad)

1. Photo 1001/1(3243)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1001/1(3243)
Title:
Entrance gate of the Swami Narayan Temple, Ahmadabad. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
General view of triple-arched gateway (two side arches bricked up), with temple mandapa visible beyond. Duplicate (later printing) of Photo 1000 (3243).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1869
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 1001/1(3244a)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1001/1(3244a)
Title:
General view of the Swami Narayan Temple, Ahmadabad. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Mandapa in foreground, with sanctuary towers beyond. A mound of masonry and timber stands in the foreground. 'The architecture is Jain and if the rubbish was only cleared away from around it and the court kept in tolerable order, the coup d'oeil of the temple wo...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1869
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 1001/1(3244b)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1001/1(3244b)
Title:
General view of the Swami Narayan Temple, Ahmadabad. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Variant of print 3244a, almost identical apart from position of man standing on terrace. This print is not included in Photo 1000.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1869
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 1001/2(3245)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1001/2(3245)
Title:
Marble pavilion or 'stone bird chattri' in the enclosure of the Swami Narayan Temple, Ahmadabad. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Chhatri or pavilion, with brackets in the form of carved figures. 'This little shrine is built of white marble and alabaster, it is placed in the same enclosure as the temple...and is said to cover the slab on which the Swamee Narayan used to sit while preaching...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1869
Extent:
1 item