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Title: Jain Tower, Chittaurgarh, India, ca.1890
Creator: Dayal, Deen, 1844-1905
Date Created and/or Issued: circa 1890
Publication Information: University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution: University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection: International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
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Description: “Jaina [Jain] tower Chittore [Chittorgarh].” View of carved stone tower from a distance. The Kirti Stambh, or Tower of Fame, was built in the 12th century and reaches 22 metres into the air. It is dedicated to Adinath, a Jain saint, and the exterior of the tower is covered with sculptures of Jain saints and symbols. ❧ Views of Rajputana by Lala Deen Diyal.
Type: image
Format: Photographic prints, 13.4 x 20.4 cm.
Identifier: impa-a-nls-75650277-1.tif
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-79271
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-a-nls-75650277-1.jpg
Subject: Architecture (object genre)
Jainism
Towers (single built works)
Time Period: circa 1890
Place: Asia
Chittaurgarh
India
Rājasthān
Source: Acc.7548/F/12 [Reference number]
NLS DOD ID: 75650275 [File]
Relation: International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs from Scottish Missions, the National Library of Scotland
Views of Rajputana by Lala Deen Diyal, Indore
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