Close view of porch and entrance on north side of Hathi Singh's Temple, Ahmadabad. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
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Genre: Architectural Photography 'This view shows the outer wall of the temple, and the double and single porches on the North side in the same manner as No. 591 [print 3239] does on the south, only in this instance the positions are reversed, the temple and double porch being in the foreground...
Temple car drawn by bullocks at Hathi Singh's Temple, Ahmadabad. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
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'Shows the vehicle of 'eka' as it is called in which on feast days the God is placed and driven round the temple, both the housings and head-dress of the bullocks are of satin and gold as also the canopy of the carriage over the idol, the whole vehicle also being richly gilt, still notwithstandi...
Entrance gate of the Swami Narayan Temple, Ahmadabad. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
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General view of triple-arched gateway (two side arches bricked up), with temple mandapa visible beyond. Duplicate (later printing) of Photo 1000 (3243).
General view of the Swami Narayan Temple, Ahmadabad. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
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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...
General view of the Swami Narayan Temple, Ahmadabad. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
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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.
General view of Shaikh Hasan Muhammad Chishti's Mosque, Shahpur, Ahmadabad. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view from the south-east looking towards the two-storied façade, flanked by truncated minarets. Reproduced in collotype in James Burgess, The Muhammadan architecture of Ahmadabad (Archaeological Survey of Western India, vol. VIII, London, 1905), pl. xlv....
Close view of Shaikh Hasan Muhammad Chishti's Mosque, Shahpur, Ahmadabad. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
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Genre: Architectural Photography Close view from the south-east looking along the screen on arches of the east elevation, with the base of the south minaret in the foreground. The photograph is evidently composed to highlight the rich carved work on the minaret. Duplicate (later printing) of Ph...