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| Title | Man seated on steps within the Hatheesing Temple, Ahmedabad, ca. 1903 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | ca. 1903 |
| Notes | Signs on columns read as follows: Notice: Ladies and gentlemen desirous of seeing this temple are respectfully requested to take off their shoes outside the temple and put on cloth slipper which will be supplied by the people in charge. Umbrellas and sticks should be left at the entrance of the temple [illeg.] over to the care of the aforementioned people. Low caste servants in attendance on visitors and dogs cannot be allowed to enter into the temple. The [illeg.] is in accordance with the religious feelings of the community. Feelings which it is hoped visitors will have no difficulty in respecting if they wish to see the interior of the temple.
Caption below image: Ahmadabad, Hathe Sing Temple
PH Coll 257.48 |
| Contextual Notes | Built outside the Delhi Gate of Ahmedabad in 1850 by a rich Jain merchant, the Hatheesing Temple is the best known of Ahmedabad's many ornate Jain temples. Built of pure white marble and profusely decorated with rich carvings, the Hatheesing Temple is ded |
| Location Depicted | India--Ahmedabad |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Temples, Jaina--India--Ahmadabad; Jaina sculpture--India--Ahmadabad; Ahmadabad (India)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Architecture, Jaina--India--Ahmadabad |
| Digital Collection | International Collections
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| Order Number | INC0194
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| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | E. Reynolds India Photograph Album. PH Coll 257 |
| Object Type | Photograph |
| Physical Description | Silver gelatin |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original text at 150 dpi in greyscale, saved in JPEG format and resized to 768 ppi horizontal. Saved at compression rate 3. 2004 |
