Interior of the Shiva Temple looking towards the linga shrine, Elephanta (stereoscopic double). Photographer: Newton, Henry
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Genre: Architectural Photography Faded print. 'Photo. by W. Griggs from a negative lent by H. Newton Esq. late of Bombay, 17/10/71.' Received 2 March 1872. India Museum no. 532/37.
Mandapas in the Venkataramana Temple, Tadpatri. Photographer: Madras School of Industrial Arts
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Genre: Architectural Photography View showing parts of two mandapas. The mandapa with stone monkeys on the eaves (see print 2619) is in the background. In the foreground a European figure stands beside the stone shrine used to hold a tulsi (sweet basil) bush, sacred to Vishnu. India Museum no. ...
Jumbookeshwar Temple near Trichinopoly. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
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Genre: Architectural Photography Interior of shrine with lingam in centre. Received from Captain Lyon, 5th May 1871. India Museum no. 1154. Duplicate at Photo 212/1 (15).
Marble pavilion in the enclosure of the Swami Narayan Temple, Ahmadabad. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
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Genre: Architectural Photography Chhatri or pavilion, with brackets in the form of carved figures. India Museum no. 1488. Received from Captain Lyon 7 February 1871. Duplicate print at Photo 1001 (3245), where the structure is named as the 'Stone bird chattri'. 597. - This little shrine is bui...
Genre: Architectural Photography Shrine with figures of the Buddha receving homage from a white elephant and a nat. Letterpress continues: 'This is at the Sontoung-pyee-tiyne Pagoda. The white elephant and a Nat are making offerings to Gautama. The Nats, in Burman belief, are an order of being ...
No. 114. Rangoon. The Votive Tree. Photographer: Tripe, Linnaeus
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Genre: Landscape Photography Offerings hanging from the tree, probably in the precincts of the Shwe Dagon Pagoda. Letterpress continues: 'Offering of muslin are suspended from this in honor of Gautama; some even have prayers written on them in the idea that every breeze would waft their petitio...
Interior of the mandapa looking towards the entrance to the linga shrine, Santeshvara Temple, Tillivalli. Photographer: Cousens, Henry
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along two rows of columns towards the doorway of the shrine, with the linga visible inside. Photograph taken during the Western Circle survey season of 1892-93. Another copy of this print at Photo 1009/1 (1366). Subjects = Indian architecture
Shrine in the Jhavari Premchand Temple, Satrunjaya. Photographer: Cousens, Henry
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Genre: Architectural Photography Richly-carved niche in the temple, housing a tirthankara image, which is not visible due to the oblique angle of view (but see print 2089).
