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I am collecting Indian Heritage and culture related vintage postcards, paintings, prints etc. and exhibited them at several locations across India in various events and also sharing them with school and college children by giving presentations to them on Indian Heritage and Culture with my collections and also documenting puppetry etc. intangible performances.

Tuesday 25 August 2015

Temples of India sketches from "India illustrated with pen and pencil" vintage book


These are Temples of India sketches from "India illustrated with pen and pencil" vintage book of the year 1891.

I found this "India illustrated with pen and pencil" vintage book in archive.org website. https://archive.org/details/indiaillustrated00urwi

This is Black Pagoda at Konark temple sketch.



This is Gopuram at Kumbakonam temple sketch.



This is Grand Pagoda, Kancheepuram, Gopuram and Sacred Tank of Kancheepuram temple sketch.




















This is Grand Temple of Bhubaneshwar sketch.



















This is Hindu Temples Benares sketch.



















This is Pagoda of Chidambaram temple sketch.



















This is Pagoda Tirunalveli temple sketch.


This is Sreerangam temple sketch.

This is Tanjore (Tanjavur) Temple sketch.


This is Temple of Jagannath, Puri sketch.






2 comments:

  1. Nice sketches on some our old temples. These historical temples are icons of our Sanatana Dharma. Pride India.

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  2. great and unique presentation and composition !!

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