Benares, Temple at Ramnagar
A very nicely hand-tinted postcard, with the red used to seize the eye, setting the temple off against an uneven, unreal application of blue on the terraces below - but who cares?
Compare to Tuck's Temple at Ramnager.
A very nicely hand-tinted postcard, with the red used to seize the eye, setting the temple off against an uneven, unreal application of blue on the terraces below - but who cares?
Compare to Tuck's Temple at Ramnager.
Kanchenjunga, the third highest mountain in the world, owes its name to the combination of two Tibetan words namely 'Kanchen' and 'Dzonga' that refers to 'Five Treasures of the Great Snow'. Five summits adorn Kanchenjunga (Kinchunjunga). From
This ghat was one of the most common photographic and postcard images, and renamed in 2012 as Chotulal's Ghat. It apparently dates back to the 18th century.
A "Greetings from India" postcard composed of many images, each of which were also separate postcards, within stenciled letters. On the back the owner wrote "What do you think of the square tacks?"
One of the major settings in Raj history, and one of the few interiors shown in postcards. The former Government House in Kolkata is now the Raj Bhavan, the offical residence of the Governor of West Bengal.
One of the popular postcard views of this hillstation now in Pakistan and once on the major route to Kashmir from Punjab. Murree adheres tightly to a steep hillside. Note how the Protestant Church is on top, and the "native bazaar" descends below.
A delicately hand-tinted postcard, with the green stalks breathing life into the frozen men.
In 1835, Robert Smith, a Military Engineer, constructed this building used for ammunition storage. It apparently still stands as a ruin, after the actual depot was blown up during the Uprising of 1857.
One of the most common postcards from the Darjeeling area. The double loop offers a magnificent view of Darjeeling and Mount Everest. The toy train of Darjeeling is a major draw for tourists and connects Darjeeling to Siliguri in North Bengal.
La Martiniere College initially consisted of a splendid eighteenth century residence, to which other structures have been added over the years.