Old bridge, called Dullalpur pul, Painam, Sonargaon. Photographer: Brennand, W.
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Genre: Architectural Photography Brick-built bridge of three arches. Described in J. Wise, 'Notes on Sunargaon, Eastern Bengal' (Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, vol. XLIII, part I, Calcutta, 1874), p. 91: 'Painam, although a most singular village, possesses few ancient buildings. Ther...
Shiva temple, Painam, Sonargaon. Photographer: Brennand, W.
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along a street of thatched huts towards the temple. Briefly mentioned in J. Wise, 'Notes on Sunargaon, Eastern Bengal' (Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, vol. XLIII, part I, Calcutta, 1874), p. 91: 'In the one street of Painam is a modern an...
Old Goaldih Mosque, known as the Puarana Masjid, Sonargaon. Photographer: Brennand, W.
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the mosque, in very ruinous state and largely covered by vegetation. Described in J. Wise, 'Notes on Sunargaon, Eastern Bengal' ('Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal', vol. XLIII, part I, Calcutta, 1874), p. 92: 'About a hundred yards to the...
Tomb and mosque of Panch Pir, Sonargaon. Photographer: Brennand, W.
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards domed mosque, with ruins of brick structure in foreground. Described in Alexander Cunningham, 'Report of a tour in Bengal and Bihar in 1879-80' (ASI vol XV, Calcutta, 1882), p. 139: 'These are five small brick tombs arranged in one line on a...
Tomb and mosque of Khundar Muhammad Yusuf, Sonargaon. Photographer: Brennand, W.
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards the domed mosque, with two tombs, with curved, Bengali-style eaves, off to the left. Described in J. Wise, 'Notes on Sunargaon, Eastern Bengal' (Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, vol. XLIII, part I, Calcutta, 1874), p. 89: '...This l...
Old Goaldih Mosque, known as the Puarana Masjid, Sonargaon. Photographer: Brennand, W.
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the mosque, in very ruinous state and largely covered by vegetation. Described in J. Wise, 'Notes on Sunargaon, Eastern Bengal' (Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, vol. XLIII, part I, Calcutta, 1874), p. 92: 'About a hundred yards to the s...