Partial view of façade of the Sheshagiriayar Mandapa shrine showing sculpted columns, Srirangam Temple (also known as the Sri Ranaganath Temple), Seringham (now Srirangam), India

People:

P.A. Johnston (photographer)

Title:

Partial view of façade of the Sheshagiriayar Mandapa shrine showing sculpted columns, Srirangam Temple (also known as the Sri Ranaganath Temple), Seringham (now Srirangam), India

Date:

between ca. 1882 and 1891

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)

Technique and media:

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions:

comp.: 20.7 x 28.0 cm

Reference number:

PH1978:0045

Point of View:

partial view
exterior view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- The photograph is attached to the CCA mount on the u.l. and u.r. with two white woven tape hinges.

Inscription:

inscribed - by an unknown hand, in graphite, on the sheet, verso, l.l.: with title numbered - by an unknown hand, in graphite, on the sheet, verso, u.r.: "1808" numbered - by an unknown hand, in pen and blue ink, on the sheet, verso, c.l.: "1890 / 00" [upside down] numbered - by an unknown hand, in graphite, on the sheet, verso, c.: "L146 / 2456.32"

Location:

Srirangam; Tamil Nadu; India;

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

temple
reliefs
figures (representations)
statues
mandapa
façade
shrine (structure)
columns (architectural elements)

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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