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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 125 Material Type Photographs

121. Photo 125/1(119)

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Photo 125/1(119)
Title:
Kotewali Durwaza, Gaur, [with European group under the arch]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Photograph of Kotewali Durwaza in Gaur. Gaur is surrounded by numerous darwazas or gateways; this late 15th century structure is situated at the southern entrance to the city and today marks the border between western Bengal and the Rajshahi district of Bangladesh. In this view is a European gro...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

122. Photo 125/1(120)

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Photo 125/1(120)
Title:
Kuddam Rassul, Gaur. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the Qadam Rasul mosque in Gaur. This mosque was built by Nusrat Shah in 1530 on top of relics supposedly belonging to Muhammed. It houses a representation of the prophet’s footprint which was found on a stone brought from Medina. The exterior of the building is highly decorated wit...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

123. Photo 125/1(121)

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Photo 125/1(121)
Title:
Ruined mosque, Gaur. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Photograph of a ruined mosque at Gaur. This photograph was taken by an unknown photographer in the 1870s and forms part of the Temple Collection. The ruined city of Gaur, Bengal is situated on a deserted channel of the Ganges. The date of foundation of the city is obscure, however its known hist...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

124. Photo 125/1(122)

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Photo 125/1(122)
Title:
Sonah Musjid, [Golden or Qutb Shahi Mosque], Parrua [Pandua]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the Golden Mosque in Pandua taken by an unknown photographer in the 1870s and is part of the collection of Sir Richard Carnac Temple. The view shows four of the five entrance arches of the Golden Mosque at Pandua, the ancient capital of Bengal from about 1338 to 1500. It was built ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

125. Photo 125/1(123)

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Photo 125/1(123)
Title:
Ruined gateway, Parrua [Pandua]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Photograph of a ruined gateway at Pandua. This photograph was taken by an unknown photographer in the 1870s and is part of the collection of Sir Richard Carnac Temple. The gateway was said to have been built to commemorate the saint Nur Qutb Alam, a local Muslim saint who died in 1415 and whose ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

126. Photo 125/1(124)

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Photo 125/1(124)
Title:
Adina Mosque, Parrua [Pandua]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
This photograph was taken by an unknown photographer in the 1870s and is part of the collection of Sir Richard Carnac Temple (Views of monuments in India). The Adina Mosque (1374-5) was built by Sikander Shah the second sultan of the Ilyas dynasty. It is one of the best surviving examples of ear...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

127. Photo 125/1(125)

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Photo 125/1(125)
Title:
Dubrajpur rocks, Beerbhum. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
This photograph was taken by an unknown photographer in the 1870s and forms part of the Temple Collection. The rocks are situated south of the village of Dubrajpur in the Birbhum District, Bengal. They are huge picturesque outcrops of granite and gneiss (composed of glassy quartz, pink and grey ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

128. Photo 125/1(126)

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Photo 125/1(126)
Title:
Hossainabad village, Beerbhum. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Photograph of Hossainabad village in Birhbhum. Taken by an unknown photographer in 1870, this print is part of the collection of Sir Richard Carnac Temple. This presents a general view taken in a village situated in the Birhbhum District of West Bengal.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

129. Photo 125/1(127)

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Photo 125/1(127)
Title:
View from back of Hi[?]s house, Sooray [Siuri]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the view from the back of a house in Siuri. This photograph was taken by an unknown photographer in the 1870s and forms part of the Temple Collection. Siuri is situated on the east slope of a gravel ridge running along the south bank of the Mor river at a point where it subsides in...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

130. Photo 125/1(128)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 125/1(128)
Title:
Ruins of Nugger [Rajnagar], Beerbhum. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the ruins of Rajnagar in Birbhum. This photograph of a ruined mosque was taken by an unknown photographer in the 1870s and forms part of the Temple Collection. Rajnagar was the capital of the Hindu and Pathan Rajas of Birbhum prior to and following the Muslim conquest in the 13th c...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

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