Jan 29, 2009

Jagannath Temple - Puri Orissa Part - IV

Statue of mother and child, Jagannath Temple
Photograph of a statue of mother and child from the Jagannatha Temple at Puri, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections, taken by Poorno Chander Mukherji in the 1890s.

Close view of two female statues on the north façade of the shrine, Jagannath Temple
Photograph of two female statues on the north façade of the shrine of the Jagannatha Temple at Puri, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections, taken by Poorno Chander Mukherji in the 1890s.

Close view of sculptural details and mouldings on the façade of the basement of the refectory, Jagannath Temple
Photograph of the sculptural details and mouldings on the façade of the basement of the refectory Jagannatha Temple at Puri, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections, taken by Poorno Chander Mukherji in the 1890s.

Close view of architrave and sculptured façade on left side of inner gateway, Jagannath Temple
Photograph of the architrave and of the sculptured façade on the left side of the inner gateway of the Jagannatha Temple at Puri, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections, taken by Poorno Chander Mukherji in the 1890s.

Jan 28, 2009

Jagannath Temple - Puri Orissa Part - III

The Singh Darwaza or Lion's Gate of the Jagannath Temple
Photograph of the Lion Gateway (Singhadwara) of the Jagannatha Temple at Puri from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections: India Office Series (volume 24: 'a' numbers), taken by William Henry Cornish around 1868.

Statue of Varaha in the Jagannatha Temple
Photograph of a statue of Varaha from the Jagannatha Temple at Puri, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections, taken by Poorno Chander Mukherji in the 1890s.

Statue of Ganga, Jagannath Temple
Photograph of a statue of Ganga in the Jagannatha Temple at Puri, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections, taken by Poorno Chander Mukherji in the 1890s.

Entrance and left half of east façade of the refectory of the Jagannath Temple
Photograph of the Jagannatha Temple at Puri, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections, taken by Poorno Chander Mukherji in the 1890s.

Close view showing sculptural details of right half of east façade of the refectory of the Jagannath Temple
Photograph of the sculptural details from the Jagannatha Temple at Puri, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections, taken by Poorno Chander Mukherji in the 1890s.

Close view of the inner gateway of the Jagannatha Temple
Photograph of the gateway of the Jagannatha Temple at Puri, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections, taken by Poorno Chander Mukherji in the 1890s

Close view of the base of the Aruna-stambha in front of the Jagannath Temple
Photograph of the base of the Aruna-stambha in front of the Jagannath Temple at Puri, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections, taken by Poorno Chander Mukherji in the1890s.

Close view of sculpture panels and mouldings in right half of east façade of the refectory of the Jagannath Temple
Photograph of the sculptural panles in the Jagannath Temple at Puri, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections, taken by Poorno Chander Mukherji in the 1890s.

Close view of portion of north façade of the Jagannath Temple.
Photograph of the Jagannatha Temple at Puri, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections, taken by Poorno Chander Mukherji in the 1890s.

Jan 27, 2009

Jagannath Temple - Puri Orissa Part - II

General view of the Dol-Mandapa
Photographed : 1890
Photograph of the Dol-Mandapa in the Jagannatha Temple Complex at Puri, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections, taken by Poorno Chander Mukherji in the 1890s.

Close view of the Lion Gate and Aruna-stambha of the Jagannath Temple
Photographed : 1892
Photograph of the Lion Gateway (Singhadwara) of the Jagannatha Temple at Puri, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections, taken by William Henry Cornish around 1892.

Northern entrance of the Jagannatha Temple
Photographed : 1890
Photograph of the north entrance of the Jagannatha Temple at Puri, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections, taken by Poorno Chander Mukherji in the 1890s.

View from the east towards the Jagannath Temple, Puri, with the bazaar in the foreground
Photograph of the Jagannatha Temple, Puri from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections, taken by William Henry Cornish in c.1892.

Southern façade of the Jagannath Temple
Photographed : 1892
Photograph of the south façade of the Jagannatha Temple at Puri, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections, taken by William Cornish in c.1892.

Jagannath Temple - Puri Orissa Part - I

View of the Dol-Mandapa, Puri from outside the exterior wall
Photographed : 1890
Photograph of the Dol-Mandapa in the Jagannatha Temple Complex at Puri, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections, taken by Poorno Chander Mukherji in the 1890s. Puri in Orissa, is one of the four traditional pilgrimage centres for Hindus, and the centre of the cult of Jagannatha, a form of Krishna. The main shrine, with a towered sanctuary and mandapa with a pyramidal roof, is attributed to Anantavarman Chodaganga of the Eastern Ganga dynasty (r.1077-1147). Other mandapas were added in the 13th and 15th Centuries. The rectangular complex has many other minor shrines and is within a high double-walled enclosure with four gates at the cardinal points. This massive free-standing stone torana or hindola (swing) has beams ending in carved figures of seated lions. Its precise location is unidentified. The wall in front of it is decorated with sculptural panels set in niches and a large carved elephant.

The Lion Gateway (Singha Dwara) of the Jagannath Temple
Photographed : 1870
Photograph of the Lion Gateway (Singhadwara) of the Jagannatha Temple at Puri, taken by an unknown photographer around 1870. Puri, a town on the east coast of India in the state of Orissa.

Minor temples at south side of Jagannath Temple
Photographed:1890
Photograph of the minor temples at south side of Jagannatha Temple complex at Puri, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections, taken by Poorno Chander Mukherji in the 1890s.

General view from the south-east of the Jagannath Temple
Photographed : 1892
General view from the south-east of the Jagannatha Temple, Puri from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections, taken by William Henry Cornish in c.1892.

Entrance to the Jagannatha Temple
Photographed: 1865
Photograph of the Lion Gateway (Singhadwara) of the Jagannatha Temple at Puri from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections: India Office Series (volume 21, 'a' numbers), taken by Henry Dixon in the early 1860s.

Jan 26, 2009

A Sadhu (Fakir) on a Bed of Nails - Calcutta c. 1920's

Jan 24, 2009

Bhubaneswar a Sadhu in front of his cell, a photogravure from a German art book, 1928

Animal Sacrifice in India - Various Photographs

An albumen print by Bourne and Shepherd, c.1880's

Sacrificial custom," from Customs of the World, ed. by Walter G. Hutchinson, London, 1931

Seven goats slain but Kali wants more-- horrid sacrifice to the Hindu goddess-- Calcutta," 1903

Old Court House Street, Calcutta, an albumen photo by Bourne and Shepherd, c.1880's

Burra Bazaar, Calcutta, an albumen photo, c.1880's

Native Village near Calcutta - 1892

Actual place is unknown but probably form a hill area

A Calcutta street view an albumen photo from the 1890's

A Calcutta street view an albumen photo from the 1890's.jpg

Jan 23, 2009

Tea-pickers, a photo from the 1930's

Women porters, Madras, a photo from c. the 1920's

Amazing image !! See the size of the clay pots.

Spinning in India - 1900's

Spinning in the streets of Jeypore, 1908

Primitive industry in old India--Hindu women spinning beside a Jain temple at Amber, 1903. A very interest composition. A Camel, a temple and spinning woman.

Dinner Time - 1890's

Ayahs (Indian Maidservant) an albumen photo, c.1880's

Ayahs (Indian Maidservant) with European children.

Saburmatee River, Ahmedabad -- women washing clothes, late 1800's or early 1900's

Milk-woman, a studio photograph, late 1800's or early 1900's

Women participating in road maintenance work, a photo by R. Howard from 1918 (place unknown)

Road from Agra to Fatepur Sikra - 1908

Women clearing weeds - 1895

Photograph of a row of women working in field in the modern state of Jammu and Kashmir, probably near the capital of Srinagar. The photograph dates to the 1890s. Jammu and Kashmir is a Himalayan region in north-western India famous for its mountain scenery and lakes. Kashmiris work mainly on the land, producing crops and tending animals.