Nandi Sculpture on Chamundi Hill, Near Mysore, Karnataka - Circa 1895

Chamundi Hill is a rocky hill about two miles south-east of the Fort of Mysore. The hill takes its name from the Goddess Chamundi, an emanation of Durga and the guardian deity of the Mysore Rajas, who was worshipped in the temple on the summit. On the road that ascends the hill there is a colossal Nandi image hewn out of a single boulder in 1659. Nandi is the bull sacred to the god Shiva. It is represented with ceremonial bells and garlands.
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The Maharaja of Mysore Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV - 2nd February 1895

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Mysore Landscape from the Jagan Mohan Palace - Karnataka, c1890's

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The Maharaja of Mysore Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV and his brothers and sisters in 1895

Born June 4th 1884 the Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV succeeded to office as a minor on the death of his father. He is regarded as one of the most enlightened rulers of modern India; he is credited with transforming Mysore (modern Karnataka) into a model princely state and his period of rule has often been called the ‘Golden Age of Mysore’.

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Jubilee Institute - Mysore, Karnataka, c1890's

Jubilee Institute Constructed in 1887, in commemoration of the Jubilee of the Queen Victoria, Empress of India, as a museum for exhibiting the arts, economic and other products of the country. It contains a library of ancient oriental literature and the latest productions of the west. The foundation stone was laid by H.H. the late Maharaja on the 20th June, 1887. The exterior of the building is decorated with figures of Hindu mythology.

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