Hindu Collection (page 16)

The Zenana, 1847. Artist: Bonner
The Zenana, 1847. The zenana is the area in which women are secluded in some Hindu and Muslim families. Illustration from The History of China and India, by Miss Corner, (Dean and Co, London, 1847)

Grand Temple of the Bull, Tanjore, India, 1847. Artist: Kirchner
Grand Temple of the Bull, Tanjore, India, 1847. Illustration from The History of China and India, by Miss Corner, (Dean and Co, London, 1847)

Pilgrims at the source of the Ganges, India, 1847. Illustration from The History of China and India, by Miss Corner, (Dean and Co, London, 1847)

Temple of Somnath, Gujarat, India, 1847. Artist: Robinson
Temple of Somnath, Gujarat, India, 1847. Illustration from The History of China and India, by Miss Corner, (Dean and Co, London, 1847)

Cremation in India, c1890. Artist: Gillot
Cremation in India, c1890. Illustration from Iles Andaman et Ceylan, Moeurs et Coutumes, (a work on the customs and costume of the Andaman Islands and Ceylon), by L Boulanger, (Paris, c1890)

Coolies at worship, Jamaica, c1905. Artist: Adolphe Duperly & Son
Coolies at worship, Jamaica, c1905. Group portrait of Indian immigrants who came to the island as indentured workers. Illustration from Picturesque Jamaica, by Adolphe Duperly & Son, (England, c1905)

Baroda state elephant, India, 20th century

Hindu baby and cradle, India, 20th century

Hindu religious beggar, India, 20th century

Hindu fruit sellers, India, 20th century

Tiruchirapalli, India, c1840. Artist: N Remond
Tiruchirapalli, India, c1840. Rock Fort or Ucchi Pillayar Hindu temples

Gopuram, Sri Meenakshi Hindu Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, c1900s(?). Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Gopuram, Sri Meenakshi Hindu Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, c1900s(?). Stereoscopic card. Dedicated to Shiva and his consort, the princess Meenakshi

Pillars of a Hindu temple, Madurai, India, c1900s(?). Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Pillars of a Hindu temple, Madurai, India, c1900s(?). Stereoscopic card

Bathing at a Ghat on the Ganges, Calcutta, India, c1900s(?). Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Bathing at a ghat on the Ganges, Calcutta, India, c1900s(?). Stereoscopic card

Sculpture on the Wall at the Upper End of the Cave, Island of Elephanta, India, 1799. The Elephanta Caves are located on Elephanta Island in the Arabian Sea off Mumbai

Hindoo and Mahomedan Buildings, 1835. Artist: G Baxter
Hindoo and Mahomedan Buildings, 1835

A Badaga temple, Nilgiri Hills, India, c1925. The Badaga people are Hindus. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 2nd series

Pyramid Tower, Tiruchendur, Tamil Nadu, India, c1925. Hindu temple of carved stone. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 2nd series

Avadaiyar-Kovil tower, Avadaiyarkovil, Tamil Nadu, India, c1925. The Athmanathaswami Temple, dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, is also known as the Avadayar Koil

Carved figure in Rami Perams Pagoda, Ramesvaram, India, c1925. Temple in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 2nd series.re, 2nd series

Passage in Rami Perams Pagoda, Ramesvaram, Tamil Nadu, India, c1925. Temple in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 2nd series

The Great Arch, Vadnagar, Gujarat, India, c1925. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 2nd series

North wall of Mandapa, Sunak, India, c1925. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 2nd series

Dus Awtar, Caves of Ellora, India, early 19th century. Artist: William Woolnoth
Dus Awtar, Caves of Ellora, India, early 19th century. The village of Ellora is famous for its complex of cave temples. 34 Buddhist

Cotoma Budha, worshipped in Ceylon, Siam, China, 19th century. Artist: Andrew Thom
Cotoma Budha, worshipped in Ceylon, Siam, China, 19th century

A Gentoo Woman burning herself on the Funeral Pile of her Husband, 18th century. Artist: Samuel Wale
A Gentoo Woman burning herself on the Funeral Pile of her Husband, 18th century. The practice of Sati or widow-burning was finally banned in India in 1846. (Gentoo is a corruption of Telugu)

Hindu Temple, Srirangam, India, c1925. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 2nd series

Old Palace, Datia, India, c1925. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 2nd series

Bir Singh Deos palace, Datia, India, c1925. The 17th-century palace of Bir Singh Deo is an example of Hindu architecture. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire

Burning Ghat, Benares, India, c1925. Hindu cremation ghats at the edge of the River Ganges in what is now known as Varanasi

Teli-Mandir, Gwalior, India, c1925. The 9th-century temple is a combination of Muslim and Hindu architecture. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 1st series

Hindu Temple, Bombay, India, c1925. Temple in what is now known as Mumbai. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 1st series

Hindu Temple, Vijayanagar, India, c1925. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 1st series

The front hall of a Hindu temple, Vellore, India, c1925. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 1st series

Hindu theatre on the backs of Elephants, c1900. French advertisement for Liebigs extract of meat

Hindu Fakirs practicing their superstitious rites, 19th century. Artist: Bell
Hindu Fakirs practicing their superstitious rites, 19th century. A fakir is a Sufi or Hindu ascetic mendicant, especially one who performs feats of endurance or apparent magic

Caucasian Race, Hindus, 1800-1900. Artist: A Portier
Caucasian Race, Hindus, 1800-1900. Hindus can be referred to as the successors of Vedic Aryans and other tribes of India. Most of the Hindus today live in India

Entrance to the Elephanta Caves, Bombay, India, 19th century. The 8th-century Hindu temple caves near Mumbai were carved out of the rock

The Ghat, Hurdwar, Hindus Bathing in the Ganges, 19th century. Artist: J Redaway
The Ghat, Hurdwar, Hindus Bathing in the Ganges, 19th century. Indians bathing in the holy waters of the River Ganges at Hardwar, Uttar Pradesh

Banganga Tank and Walkeshwar Temple at Bombay, 1890s. Artist: Edwin Lord Weeks
Banganga Tank and Walkeshwar Temple at Bombay, 1890s. The tank and the temple, which is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, were built in the 1120s. From a private collection

Hindu Fakirs practising their superstitious rites, 19th century. Artist: Bell
Hindu Fakirs practising their superstitious rites, 19th century. 1) The Great Tree of the Banyans. 2) A pagoda of the idol Mamaniva

Indra, the Hindu god of light, 19th century

Erotic Sculpture, Hindu Temple, Khajuraho, India, 950 - 1050. The Khajuraho temples were built over a span of a hundred years, from 950 to 1050

Medieval Hindu Temple, Khajuraho, India, 950 - 1050
Medieval Hindu Temple, Khajuraho, India. The Khajuraho temples were built over a span of a hundred years, from 950 to 1050

Desakha Ragini, Ragamala Album, School of Rajasthan, 19th century. Athletes Exercising. Ragamala paintings are depictions in visual form of Ragas, a form of Hindu music

Outside a temple, India, 1828. Artist: Marlet et Cie
Outside a temple, India, 1828. A lithograph from L Inde Francais, 1828. From the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Kanada Ragini, Ragamala Album, School of Rajasthan, 19th century. Two soldiers salute the courage of the prince who has killed a white elephant

Brahmin Astronomer, Calculating the Eclipse, 1828. Artist: Marlet et Cie
Brahmin Astronomer, Calculating the Eclipse, 1828. A lithograph from L Inde Francais, 1828. From the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

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