India: Hindu temples on a hillside at Pune. Photograph by J. Taylor, 1881.
- Taylor, J. E. (John Edmund), active 1860-1885.
- Date:
- 1881
- Reference:
- 32465i
- Part of:
- Sketches in the Malay archipelago. Album of watercolours and photographs made and collected by J.E. Taylor.
- Pictures
About this work
Description
A view from the hill of Parvati in the city of Pune (Poona). The temples are Hindu and form a cluster of Vishnu, Shiva, Parvati and Kartikswamy. The temples were built and consecrated in the 1750s in the reign of Balaji Bajirao Peshwa (1740-1761) who was the Prime Minister and de facto head of the Maratha empire
Publication/Creation
1881
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint, albumen ; 15.6 x 21 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Parbutti Temple &c Poona
Lettering on mount reads "Our visit to India - 1881 - Buddhist temple near Poonah"
Bears number: 4310
Reference
Wellcome Collection 32465i
Type/Technique
Languages
Subjects
Where to find it
album of watercolours and photographs
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request Note