Rev. P. Rajahgopaul of the Free Church of Scotland Mission, Madras (Chennai) - c.1860

Source: British Library

Two young Women and a Child, Displaying Jewellery, at Madras (Chennai) in Tamil Nadu - c.1870's

This photograph is attributed to the Madras School of Industrial Arts which was an important training centre for photographers in the area, established in 1850. The two women pictured here are wearing rings, earrings, noserings, bracelets, necklaces, and anklets.
Source: British Library

Studio portrait of Three Girls Wearing Jewellery - Madras (Chennai), Tamil Nadu 1870's

This photograph is attributed to the Madras School of Industrial Arts which was an important training centre for photographers in the area, established in 1850. The young girl on the left is wearing the half-sari which is the traditional dress of adolescent girls in the South Indian states. The girl in the centre of the photograph is wearing the jewelled head-dress traditionally worn at marriage ceremonies or at 'rites of passage' ceremonies performed when a girl reaches puberty.

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Studio Portrait of Five Women Wearing Jewellery, Madras (Chennai) - c.1870's

This photograph is attributed to The Madras School of Industrial Arts which was an important training centre for photographers in the area, established in 1850. The two girls standing behind the three seated women are wearing the jewelled head-dress traditionally worn at marriage ceremonies or at 'rites of passage' ceremonies performed when a girl reaches puberty.

Source: British Library

Guardian Statues in Madras (Chennai), Tamil Nadu - c. 1860's

This photograph of guardian figures in Chennai, Tamil Nadu was taken by Nicholas Bros in the 1860s and is part of a collection entitled 'Album of Photographs of India and Overland Route.' Guardian figures serve as symbolic protection at temples and other sacred sites.