Showing posts with label 1880s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1880s. Show all posts
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Dec 9, 2017
Conflict of Durga with Mahishasur - Mahishasuramardini Cave Temple, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu - 1880
Photograph taken by Nicholas and Co in ca. 1880 at Mahabalipuram (Mamallapuram) in Tamil Nadu, showing a sculptural frieze of Durga seated on a lion, shooting arrows at Mahishasura. Most of the temples and art at this site are ascribed to the reign of the Pallava king Narasimhavarman I (ruled 630-about 668 AD), from whose title of Great Wrestler or Mahamalla the place derives its name. The Mahishasuramardini cave temple takes its name from the huge sculpture panel on its walls celebrating the feat of the goddess Durga (a form of the Mother Goddess Shakti) who slew the buffalo-headed demon Mahishasura. With its naturalistic dynamism and beauty the panel is considered to be a masterpiece of Indian art.
Source: British Library
Various Temples North of The Mamallapuram Village in Tamil Nadu - c.1885
Small Temples North of the Village of Mamallapuram
Unfinished Cave Temple, Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu - c.1885
Unidentified Cave Temple, Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu - c.1885
Unidentified Cave Temple, Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu - c.1885
Unidentified Cave Temple, Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu - c.1885
General View of the Entrance to the Krishna Mandapa, Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu - c.1885
View from the South-West of the Arjuna Ratha and the Draupadi Ratha, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu - c.1885
Two Unfinished Rathas, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu - c.1885
General view from the north-west of the Shore Temple, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu - c.1885
General view from the south-west of the Bhima Ratha, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu - c.1885
General view of the entrance to the Varaha Cave Temple, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu - c.1885
Front view of the Dharmaraja Cave Temple, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu - c.1885
General view from the North-West of the Shore Temple, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu - c.1885
Unidentified Cave Temple, Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu - c.1885
Two Unfinished Rathas, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu - c.1885
Olakkanatha Temple, a structural shrine above the Mahishamardini Cave Temple, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu - c.1885
General view of the entrance to the Pancha Pandava Mandapa, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu - c.1885
General view from the south-west of the Dharmaraja Ratha, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu - c.1885
Vahara cave temple, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu - c.1885
General view of the Ganesha Ratha, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu - c.1885Maharaja Birchandra of Tripura self-portrait with his wife Monomohini - c1880's
Source: the-south-asian.com
Dec 3, 2017
Esplanada Row, Looking Towards Dharamtala, Calcutta (Kolkata) - c.1880's
Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program
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View of Arched Gateways to the Raj Bhavan (Government House) and Great Eastern Hotel - Calcutta (Kolkata) c.1881
View of a row of buildings facing an open field and one of the arched gateways to the Raj Bhavan, previously known as Government House, along a wide thoroughfare. The archway is topped with a statue of a lion, flanked with minor gateways that are in turn topped with the statue of sphinxes. Four of the buildings prominently display signages on their exteriors: (from left to right) "Great Eastern Hotel," "Outfitters," "Harman & Co," and "J.G. Hanhart." Some people can be seen around the area.
Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program
Calcutta (Kolkata) Buildings and Street Scene - c.1881
Source: http://getty.edu
View of a row of buildings facing an open field and two ornate gates, along a wide thoroughfare. Three of the buildings prominently display signages on their exteriors: (from left to right) "Outfitters," "Harman & Co," and "J.G. Hanhart." Also visible in the foreground are the fence that surrounds the field and several horse-drawn carriages along the thoroughfare.
Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program
Nov 19, 2017
Hyderabad 1880s
HH the Nizam's Chowmahela Palace, Hyderabad; a photo by Lala Deen Dayal, 1880's
The entrance bridge to City, Hyderabad; a photo by Lala Deen Dayal, 1880's
Distant view of City, Hyderabad; a photo by Lala Deen Dayal, 1880's
Nov 17, 2017
Muharram Festival Procession - Baroda, Gujarat, Circa 1880
Photo of a Muharram procession in Baroda (Vadodara) from the 'Album of portraits and views in Baroda' taken by an unknown photographer in c. 1880.
Tea pickers and owners, Darjeeling, c.1880's
Tea pickers and owners, Darjeeling, c.1880's
Tea pickers and owners, Darjeeling, c.1880's; the chests say "Salim Tea Association"
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