At The Dussera Mysore
The fall Mysuru Dasara celebrates the victory of the Hindu goddess Chamundeshwari (Durga) over the demon Mahishasura, the event from which Mysuru's name [formerly Mysore] is derived.
The fall Mysuru Dasara celebrates the victory of the Hindu goddess Chamundeshwari (Durga) over the demon Mahishasura, the event from which Mysuru's name [formerly Mysore] is derived.
A striking distinctive portrait, nicely silhouetted at the bottom, with the richness of the collotype making her seem photographic.
Once one of the jewels of Chennai, the People's Park was constructed between 1859-1861 and extended over 112 acres. Today it is apparently largely neglected with much of the land used for other purposes.
The eighth card in Dhurandhar's series about a new pretty maid who comes into a middle-class household. [Next]
The seventh card in Dhurandhar's series about a new pretty maid who comes into a middle-class household. [Next]
The tenth card in Dhurandhar's series about a new pretty maid who comes into a middle-class household. [First]
The ninth card in Dhurandhar's series about a new pretty maid who comes into a middle-class household. [Next]
The sixth card in Dhurandhar's series about a new pretty maid who comes into a middle-class household. [Next]
The most interesting of his Dhurandhar's later postcards were printed by The Lakshmi Art Printing Press. The Press belonged to Dadasaheb Phalke (1870–1944), a businessman who once worked at the Ravi Varma Press and had been a student at the J.J.
The second card in Dhurandhar's Coquettish Maid Servant Series. [Next]