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Photo 125/3(17)
- Record Id:
- 041-003048769
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003048490
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100025648639.0x000526
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100133165313.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 125/3(17)
- Title:
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Rao Desalji's 'Chatri', [Bhuj]. Photographer: Unknown
- Scope & Content:
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Photograph of Rao Desal’s chhatri at Bhuj, Gujarat, taken by an unknown photographer during the 1870s. The chhatri is a funerary monument and was one of a group of cenotaphs belonging to the Raos of Kutch, the rulers of Bhuj, which stood to the west of the town bordering the Hamirsar Tank. Most took the form of domed kiosks or pavilions set on plinths. The small, beautiful chhatri of Rao Desal II (ruled 1819-1860) has an unusual quadrangular shape with a square chhatri roof and is elaborately carved with floral and foliate motifs, human figures and animals. This view of the cenotaph shows the steps leading up to the chhatri flanked by four carved figures representing palace servants and musicians.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003048490
040-003048752
041-003048769 - Is part of:
- Photo 125 : Sir Richard Carnac Temple Collection: Views of India, China and England. Photographer(s): Beato, Felice
Photo 125/3 : Sir Richard Carnac Temple Collection: Views in India. Photographer(s): Ritter, Molkenteller and Company, Henry Hinton, Samuel…
Photo 125/3(17) : Rao Desalji's 'Chatri', [Bhuj]. Photographer: Unknown - Hierarchy:
- 032-003048490[0003]/040-003048752[0017]/041-003048769
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Photo 125
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100133165313.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Albumen Print
- Start Date:
- 1870
- End Date:
- 1879
- Date Range:
- 1870s
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Appointment Required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Known
- Notes:
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Subjects = chhatris; Indian architecture; Temple Collection