Temple of Ram Chaura. View inside the courtyard with men and women making offerings at the shrine. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Inside View of the Temple of Ram-Choura;’ on back in ink: ‘Inside View of the Temple of Ram Choura with Females Offerings of Flowers previous to their Devotions at the...
A small Hindu temple beneath a banyan tree, Bodhgaya
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A small Hindu temple beneath a banyan tree, Bodhgaya. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘A Hindu Temple and famous Banyan Tree at Bhood Gyah;’ on back in ink: ‘paid 12 rs the 15th April 1812.’ Gouache; 385 by 504 mm.Yellow border and black rules.
A conjectural drawing of the temple of Vishveshvar, Benares By a Calcutta artist, c.1810. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘North View of the Temple of Bisheeshwur in the Ancient City of Benares. Height of Centre Chamber about 22 feet and 8 inches’; on back: ‘North View of the Temple Bisheshwar in ...
Decorated temple-car of the Srirangam temple outside Trichinopoly. Inscribed on front in pencil: ‘The Streerengham Coach for the month ...... every year.’
Four sepoys with temples in the distance. All are wearing Madras Native Infantry uniform of red coats with yellow facings, and shorts almost to the knee Inscribed on opposite page: ‘a Guard’. Water-colour; 105 by 180 mm.
A sepoy bowing to a sepoy officer, a temple beyond.
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A sepoy bowing to a sepoy officer, a temple beyond. The sepoy oddly wears a dhoti rather than shorts. Inscribed on opposite page: ‘A Commissioned Native Officer receiving a Compliment.’. Water-colour; 105 by 180 mm.
Hindu temples next to a body of water. The temple bears a considerable resemblance to the Great Temple at Tanjore, save that the main tower has been converted into an entrance gateway. Inscribed on opposite page: ‘A Hindoo Pagoda. Hindoo Churches.’ Water-colour; 105 by 180 mm.
Two Hindus making an offering outside a Siva temple.
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Two Hindus making an offering outside a Siva temple. A statue of Ganesh is shown to the side of the temple in which an image of Siva resides. Inscribed on opposite page: ‘Natives making an Offering.’ Water-colour; 105 by 180 mm.
A small Hindu temple on the further side of the river, possibly Baikunthpur. Artist(s): Sita Ram (fl. c.1810-1822)
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A small Hindu temple on the further side of the river, with in the foreground one of the storage boats being pulled along by its boatmen. Inscribed below: ‘Byacound.- A Hindoo Mundell 3 Coss from Patna.’ 240 by 343 mm. Watercolour view of a Hindu temple from 'Views by Seeta Ram from Patna to...
A Hindu temple and math from the river at Ghazipur. Artist(s): Sita Ram (fl. c.1810-1822)
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A Hindu temple and ‘math’ from the river at Ghazipur. Inscribed below: ‘Gazypore with a Hindoo Mundell and Burr Tree.’ 240 by 343 mm. Watercolour of the banks of the Ganges river from 'Views by Seeta Ram from Patna to Benares Vol. II' produced for Lord Moira, afterwards the Marquess of Hastin...