Hindu Collection (page 15)

Ganesha, 12th century. Found in the Collection of State Oriental Art Museum, Moscow

Costume design for the ballet Oriental Fantasy (Ballet Hindu), 1913. Artist: Bakst, Leon (1866-1924)
Costume design for the ballet Oriental Fantasy (Ballet Hindu), 1913. Private Collection

Inneres eines Hindutempels, Ceylon, 1926. Interior of a Hindu temple, Ceylon. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

Szene aus Shakuntalavilasa, dem Spiel von Shakuntala, 1926. Actors in the play Shakuntala. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

Schauspieler als Subrahmanya (Kriegsgott), 1926. Actor as subrahmanya the war god. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

Schauspieler als Guruswamin (der obersete der geistlichen Lehrer), 1926. Actor as Guruswamin, the supreme spiritual teacher. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen

Neuer Hindutempel Pithat, Colombo, 1926. New Hindu Temple Pithat, Colombo. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

Eingang zu einem Hindutempel, Ceylon, 1926. Entrance to a Hindu Temple, Ceylon. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

Wandelhalle eines Hindutempels, Ceylon, 1926. The lobby of a Hindu temple, Ceylon. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

A River Festival at Benares, 1905. Artist: Mortimer Luddington Menpes
A River Festival at Benares, 1905. From India, by Mortimer Menpes. Text by Flora A. Steel. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1905]

A nautch girl, Madras Presidency, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

A Hindu religious procession, Madras, 1902. Artist: Wiele & Klein
A Hindu religious procession, Madras, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

Hindu marriage ceremony, 1902. Artist: Kapp & Co
Hindu marriage ceremony, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

Hindu fakirs and a native dwelling, 1902. Artist: Bourne & Shepherd
Hindu fakirs and a native dwelling, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

The Temple of the Tooth, Kandy - Interior, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
The Temple of the Tooth, Kandy - Interior, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

A Hindu Sanywassi or Religious Ascetic, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate
A Hindu Sanywassi or Religious Ascetic, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

A Hindu Temple, Pettah, Colombo, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate
A Hindu Temple, Pettah, Colombo, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

A Hindoo Hill-shepherd of Kashmir, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
A Hindoo Hill-shepherd of Kashmir, 1903. Also known as the Imperial Durbar, the Delhi Durbar was held three times, in 1877, 1903, and 1911

Mohondas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948), as a young man
Mohondas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948), known as Mahatma (Great Soul), as a young man. Indian Nationalist leader and organiser of the non-cooperative movement against British rule in India

Pirthi Raj Temple, Delhi, c1900. Pirthi Raj Temple, Delhi, India. Built by Maharaja Pirthi Raj of Rai Pithaura. The line of Hindu style carved square pillars forms part of a cloister at

Garbha or Circutous Gurzat dance, c1910. Garba is a form of dance that originated in the state of Gujarat in India. Traditional garbas are performed around a lit lamp or statue of the Goddess Shakti

Hindu Nautches Playing Cards, c1910. Hindu Nautches Playing Cards, Nautch is a style of popular dance, performed by girls known as Nautch girls in Northern India. [D. Macropolo & Co. Calcutta, c1910]

Colonnade in the Interior of the Hindu Temple on the Island of Rameswaram Southern India, c1903, ()
Colonnade in the Interior of the Hindu Temple on the Island of Rameswaram Southern India, c1903, (1904). From The Worlds History, Volume II, by Dr. H. F. Helmolt [William Heinemann, London, 1904]

A Hindu Custom Now Suppressed: Preparations for a Suttee, 1908. From Harmsworth History of the World, Volume 2, by Arthur Mee, J.A. Hammerton, & A.D. Innes, M.A. [Carmelite House, London, 1908]

View of the Temples and Mosques of Sassur, near Poona, in the Deccan, 1908. From Harmsworth History of the World, Volume 2, by Arthur Mee, J.A. Hammerton, & A.D. Innes, M.A

The Sacred City of the Hindus: Benares on the Ganges, 1908. From Harmsworth History of the World, Volume 2, by Arthur Mee, J.A. Hammerton, & A.D. Innes, M.A. [Carmelite House, London, 1908]

Portrait of Mrs. Elinor Glyn, 1912. Artist: Philip A de Laszlo
Portrait of Mrs. Elinor Glyn, 1912. Elinor Glyn (1864-1943), romantic novelist of the early 20th century. From The Studio Volume 68. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1916]

Vasco da Gama Visits the King, 1904
Vasco da Gama Visits the King. The Zamorin of Calicut receiving Vasco da Gama. In 1498 Vasco da Gama landed in Calicut. His arrival has often been considered as the beginning of a new phase during

Hindu devotee on a bed of nails near the shrine of Kali, Calcutta, India, early 20th century(?)
Hindu devotee doing penance on a bed of nails near the shrine of Kali, Calcutta, India, early 20th century(?). Detail from a stereoscopic card

Temple to the goddess Parvati, wife of Siva, south-west of Pune, Maharashtra, India, c1924. The hilltop Hindu temple dates from the 18th century when Pune was ruled by the Peshwa dynasty

Victory of Cali over the Giant Mahish A sura, with the idols of the Temple of Jagannath, 1809. Artist: J Chapman
Victory of Cali over the Giant Mahish A sura, with the idols of the Temple of Jagannath, 1809

Plan of the Elephanta Caves, India, 1799. The Elephanta Caves are located on Elephanta Island in the Arabian Sea off Mumbai

Interior of a cave temple, Ellora, Maharashtra, India, 19th century (1956). Ellora is famous for its rock temples, a series of caves carved out of the rocky hillside, one and a quarter miles long

Asceticism: a group of Mughal ascetics, (1956). From the British Museum, London. A print from Ideas, a volume about the origin and early history of many things, common and less common

Oriental Divinities. Artist: A Thom
Oriental Divinities. Indra and Cotama Budha. A print from The Faiths of the World, a Dictionary of All Religions and Religious Sects Their Doctrines, Rites, Ceremonies and Customs, Vol I

The Ten Abatars or Incarnations of Vishnu. Artist: A Thom
The Ten Abatars or Incarnations of Vishnu. A print from The Faiths of the World, a Dictionary of All Religions and Religious Sects Their Doctrines, Rites, Ceremonies and Customs, Vol I

Ruins at Ettaia, Said to Have Been Caused by the Combat Between Krishna and Kali. Artist: Finden
Ruins at Ettaia, Said to Have Been Caused by the Combat Between Krishna and Kali. A print from The Faiths of the World, A Dictionary of All Religions and Religious Sects, Volume II

Tombs of the Gond Rajahs, Chanda, central India, 1875. The Gond kingdoms ruled part of central India from the late 14th until the 18th century

Hindu nautches playing cards, India, early 20th century

Bathing and burning the Hindu dead, Benares (Varanasi), India 1903. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Bathing and burning the Hindu dead, Benares (Varanasi), India 1903. Stereoscopic slide, detail

How Hindu cows enjoy life on Harrison Street, Calcutta, India, 1900s. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
How Hindu cows enjoy life on Harrison Street, Calcutta, India, 1900s. Stereoscopic slide. Detail

Hurdwar, a place of Hindu pilgrimage, India, c1860. The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began in the town of Meerut and soon erupted into other mutinies

The Hindoo Mother, c1860. Artist: EJ Portbury
The Hindoo Mother, c1860. When the infant of a poor Hindoo (Hindu) dies, the mother carries it in her arms to the Ganges, on the banks of which she lays it for some time on a piece of mat

Hindu children of North Kashmir, India, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume IV: Georgia to Italy

An Image worshipped by the Chingulais... late 18th century
An Image worshipped by the Chingulais as the Deity who presides over Health, Wisdom, plenty etc, late 18th century. European depiction of Ceylonese people worshipping the Hindu god Ganesh

Sesame mill painted in honour of a Hindu goddess, India, 1936. Artist: Ewing Galloway
Sesame mill painted in honour of a Hindu goddess, India, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Hindu cow with sacred cow, India, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Hindu temple in the Pettah, Colombo, Ceylon. View in the capital of what is now Sri Lanka

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