Palace at Goverdhun, Rajpootana [Govardhan, Rajasthan]. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
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Photograph of Baldeo Singh's chhatri, Govardhan, taken by Samuel Bourne in the 1860s. The chhatri is built of sandstone and is situated at the western end of a formal garden or char bagh adjacent to a tank or reservoir.
The Jumma Musjid, Delhi. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
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A distant view of the Jami Masjid, Delhi, taken by Samuel Bourne in the 1860s. The Jami Masjid was the principal mosque of Shah Jahan's new capital city Shahjahanabad. The mosque is built of red sandstone with white marble. The main building is topped by three onion-shaped domes of white marble ...
The Golden Temple, Umritsar. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
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Photograph of the Golden Temple or Hari Mandir, Amritsar, taken by Samuel Bourne in 1864. The Hari Mandir is situated at Amritsar, the holy city of Sikhs founded in 1579. It is the holiest of the Sikh gurudwaras and contains the Adi Granth, the Original Book. The temple is an example of late Mug...
The Great Pagoda and Stone Bull, Tanjore. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
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Photograph of the Great Pagoda and Nandi pavilion in the Brihadishvara Temple at Tanjore, taken by Samuel Bourne in 1869. View from the south-east corner of the Brihadishvara Temple court at Tanjore (Thanjavur), looking towards the Nandi pavilion, with the main sanctuary of the temple beyond.