Schoolboys at the Golden Temple at Amritsar in the Punjab - c. 1903

Photographer: James Ricalton
Source: British Library

Two South Indian Woman and a Girl - Madras (Chennai) 1867

This photograph is from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections and taken by a member of the Madras School of Industrial Arts.
Source: British Library (bl.uk)

Portrait of a South Indian Woman and Child, Madras (Chennai), Tamil Nadu - c.1867

The Photographer was a member of Madras School of Industrial Arts. The face of the child is blurred due to movement.
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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.

Source: British Library (bl.uk)