View from the nautch bungalow, Shalimar [Shalimar Bagh, Srinagar]. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
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Photograph of the Shalimar Bagh, Srinagar, taken by Samuel Bourne in the 1860s. This garden is most secluded, reached by a tree-lined canal. It is divided into three parts- the public part, private garden for the Emperor and the zenana-laid out in ascending terraces. The entire garden is divided...