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1. Photo 1424/1(90)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(90)
Title:
Scenery, Nepal. Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
A view looking east over fields and the Bishnumati River to the Kathmandu skyline. The temples visible left to right are the tall Taleju Temple in the middle of the photograph, two temples in the Basantapur Darbar and the Jaisi Deval temple.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 1424/1(19)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(19)
Title:
Prisoners outside jail, Katmundu, Nepal. Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of a group of prisoners at the foot of the steps of the Jagannath Temple, outside what is now called the Central Jail. Most of the prisoners are sitting, some with a visiting family group, and are shackled with leg irons. Guards can be seen at the top of the steps. The Central Jail was creat...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 1424/1(29)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(29)
Title:
Temple, Nepal [The Gorakhnath Mandir Temple.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View looking east, showing a numerous Shiva shrines as well as two of the buildings (sattals) within the complex. The Gorakhnath Mandir Temple is located on the hill directly east across the Bagmati River from the Pashupati Temple and along the pathway leading from the footbridges to the Mrigasth...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 1424/1(74)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(74)
Title:
[Taleju Temple, Kathmandu Darbar Square, Kathmandu.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of Taleju Temple, Kathmandu Darbar Square, Kathmandu. The temple was built in 1564 by King Mahendra Malla and dedicated to Taleju Bhawani, a form of Parvati that originated in southern India and became the royal goddess of the Malla kings in the 14th century. The photograph is shot from the ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 1424/1(37)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(37)
Title:
Fountains, Nepal [The Naudhara (“nine spouts”).] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of a building with some fountains on the right. The Naudhara (“nine spouts”) is located in Godawari municipality at the base of Phulchoki, the tallest hill of the Kathmandu Valley. Phulchoki is on the southern rim of the Valley about 18 kilometres south-east of the Kathmandu Darbar Square. G...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 1424/1(73)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(73)
Title:
[Chyasing Deval Krishna Temple (18th century), Patan Darbar Square, Lalitpur, from the southwest.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of Chyasing Deval Krishna Temple (18th century), Patan Darbar Square, Lalitpur, from the southwest. There is uncertainty about its builder. King Vishnu Malla is credited with its construction in 1723 but the daughter of King Yoga Narendra, Yogamati, is also credited with building it later in...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 1424/1(67)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(67)
Title:
Steps up to Temples [Swayambhu Stupa, Kathmandu Valley.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of steps leading to temples. Swayambhu Stupa, Kathmandu Valley: Small chaityas populate the eastern flank of Swayambhu Hill. A small pair of lions guarding a pair of Buddhas mark the beginning of the path to the complex. The Buddhas, lions and chaityas have been refurbished and continue to o...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 1424/1(82)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(82)
Title:
[A view of the Patan Darbar Square, Lalitpur, looking south.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
A view of the Patan Darbar Square, Lalitpur, looking south. The photograph was taken from the east steps of the Vishwanath Temple, a detail of which fills the right edge of the photograph. The temple was built in 1627 by King Narasimha. Narayan Chok - the oldest palace of the Malla kings - is in ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 1424/1(68)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(68)
Title:
[The Vajra (thunderbolt) at the Swayambhu Stupa, Kathmandu Valley.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of a scuplture, Vajra (thunderbolt) at the Swayambhu Stupa, Kathmandu Valley, viewed from the north across the top of the staircase down the eastern flank of the hill to the valley floor below. The top of the stairs is immediately to the left of the Vajra and its guardian lion. A second lion...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 1424/1(18)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(18)
Title:
Prisoners outside jail, Katmundu, Nepal [A group of prisoners outside what is now called the Central Jail, some grooming heads.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of a group of prisoners outside what is now called the Central Jail, some grooming heads. The men are shackled with leg irons. At the centre of the photograph there appears to be visitors, including a woman. The man in white in the upper right of the photograph is seated on the steps of the ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item