Digital Rare Book:
Cultural Data in the Kurma Purana
By Dr.Harinarayan Dubey and Lakshminarayana Tripathi
Published by University of Allahabad - 2002
In Hindi
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Painting, Kurma, the tortoise incarnation of Vishnu, in opaque watercolour on paper, Te...
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Wood-block print, Durga on throne supported by lions, design for copper plaque, by Mangat Ram or Mola Ram of Srinagar, printed on paper, Garhwal, ca. 1760.
Wood-block print, on paper, the goddess Durga seated on a throne supported by lions. She holds a sword, lotus, conch and mace. Design for a ...
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Illustration to a Krishna Rukmini series: Krishna and Shiva meet.
Garhwal, circa 1840
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; Krishna drawn in chariot with attendants and soldiers meeting Siva approaching on Nandi. The foreground is littered with slain combatants.
Pahari painting in India largely dwelt on the symbols and themes from mythology and literature. Pahari painting is an umbrella term. It is used for the form of Indian painting which originated from Himalayan kingdoms of North India during 17th-19th century. Rema...
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Watercolour by Hyder Young Hearsey (1782-1840) of a view of Kedarnath in Garwhal, Uttarakhand, dated 29th May 1808. This view, showing the snow-covered mountain in the background and three yaks and two boys in the foreground, is erroneously inscribed on the ba...
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Plate 6 from the fourth set of Thomas and William Daniell's 'Oriental Scenery,' which they called 'Twenty-four Landscapes.' The views progress northwards from the far south at Cape Comorin to Srinagar in Garhwal in the Himalaya mountains. This south...
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Plate 1 from the fourth set of Thomas and William Daniell's 'Oriental Scenery,' which they called 'Twenty-four Landscapes.' The views progress northwards from the far south at Cape Comorin to Srinagar in Garhwal in the Himalaya mountains. 'This view...', ...
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Plate 12 from the fourth set of Thomas and William Daniell's 'Oriental Scenery,' which they called 'Twenty-four Landscapes.' The views progress northwards from the far south at Cape Comorin to Srinagar in Garhwal in the Himalaya mountains. Kannauj was an impor...
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Through the influence of the Prince-Regent, Moira was appointed Governor-General of India in 11 November 1812.[29] His tenure as Governor-General was a memorable one, overseeing the victory in the Gurkha War (1814–1816); the final conquest of t...
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'A Native of Garwhal', in the attitude of moving forward, 1908.
Oil on canvas by Gertrude Ellen Burrard (later Lady Gertrude) (1860-1928), 1908.
Gertrude Ellen Burrard accompanied her husband Sidney Burrard, an Indian Army Officer, around the Indian subcontinent during his time as Superinte...
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The waterfall at Courtallum in the Tinnevelly district - 1804
Plate 3 from the fourth set of Thomas and William Daniell's 'Oriental Scenery,' which they called 'Twenty-four Landscapes.' The views progress northwards from the far south at Cape Comorin to Srinagar in Garhwal in the Himalaya moun...
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A view of Badrinath; snow-covered mountain in the background, three yaks and two boys in the foreground. Garwhal - 29 May 1808.
Watercolour by Hyder Young Hearsey (1782-1840) of a view of Badarinath in Garwhal, Uttar Pradesh, dated 29th May 1808. This view, showing the snow-covered mountain in...
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A view of the wooded valley from Fulaldaru, with the Srikanta Peaks in the distance, taken by Samuel Bourne in the 1860s. Srikanta peaks are an important peak in the Garhwal Himalayas and stand at 6728 m.
Samuel Bourne's photographs display a compositiona...
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Plate 1 from the fourth set of Thomas and William Daniell's 'Oriental Scenery,' which they called 'Twenty-four Landscapes.' The views progress northwards from the far south at Cape Comorin to Srinagar in Garhwal in the Himalaya mountains. 'This view...', ...
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The Waterfall at Puppanassum in the Tinnevelly district - 1804
Plate 2 from the fourth set of Thomas and William Daniell's 'Oriental Scenery,' which they called 'Twenty-four Landscapes.' The views progress northwards from the far south at Cape Comorin to Srinagar in Garhwal in the Himalaya mount...
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The Waterfall at Courtallum in the Tinnevelly District - 1804
Plate 3 from the fourth set of Thomas and William Daniell's 'Oriental Scenery,' which they called 'Twenty-four Landscapes.' The views progress northwards from the far south at Cape Comorin to Srinagar in Garhwal in the Himalaya mounta...
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The waterfall at Puppanassum in the Tinnevelly district - 1804
Plate 2 from the fourth set of Thomas and William Daniell's 'Oriental Scenery,' which they called 'Twenty-four Landscapes.' The views progress northwards from the far south at Cape Comorin to Srinagar in Garhwal in the Himalaya mou...
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Plate 11 from the fourth set of Thomas and William Daniell's 'Oriental Scenery,' which they called 'Twenty-four Landscapes.' The views progress northwards from the far south at Cape Comorin to Srinagar in Garhwal in the Himalaya mountains. The Dhua Kund, or Pool of Smoke, i...
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