Train passing through railway bridge vintage photograph in my collection.

Train passing through Railway bridge vintage photograph in my collection. As per some people observation and opinion this bridge location is in Mumbai.

Radios Selling Shop of Tamilnadu Vintage Studio photograph in my collection

This is Radios Selling Shop of Tamilnadu Vintage Studio photograph in my collection.

Godess Lakshmi Maa image vintage tin box and a studio photograph of a baby girl have this vintage tin box in the photo in my collection sharing today on the auspicious Akshaya Tritiya

Amarchand Sobachand, Chemist, Madras printed their vintage Goddess Lakshmi Maa seated in Lotus Flower vintage tin box in my collection. The same tin imge is in a vintage cute baby girl studio photo in my collection where baby holding her hand in a iron round table where this vintage tin box kept. Sharing this vintage tin box and photograph today on the auspicious Akshaya Tritiya festival.

Indian Woman performing Namaste vintage photograph and label in my collection sharing today on the occasion of International Womens Day

 These are "An Indian Woman performing Namaste" vintage original photograph and vintage gujarati language new year greeting card or label in my collection. Sharing them today on the occasion of International Women's Day.

Village people honoring local sports person with garland vintage south indian photograph in my collection

This is Village people honoring local sports person with garland vintage south indian photograph in my collection.

Adi Shankaracharya vintage small photograph in my collection

This is Adi Shankaracharya vintage small photograph in my collection. This  photograph is may be a stage artist or performer who acted as Adi Shankaracharya in a performance and this photograph may be taken in a devotional performance during festival events in temples. 

Parsi Mother and Daughter vintage photograph in my collection

This is Parsi Mother and Daughter vintage photograph in my collection. Sharing it today on the occasion of Mother's Day.

Rani Sirpri's Tomb Ahmedabad vintage postcard and photographs

Rani Sipri's Mosque (Gujarati: રાણી સિપ્રી ની મસ્જીદ) also known as Rani Sipri ni Masjid or Masjid-e-nagina, formerly known as Rani Asni's Mosque, is a medieval mosque in the walled city of Ahmedabad, Gujarat in India. This mosque was commissioned in 1514 by queen Sipri, the wife of Mahmud Begada. a Sultan who ruled Gujarat. It is also known as Masjid-e-Nagina (Jewel of a mosque) because of the intricate jali carvings on its walls.

Construction:  The mosque is named after the Hindu queen of Sultan Mahmud Begada, Rani Sipri. The queen commissioned this mosque in 1514 A.D. when her husband executed their son for some misdemeanor. After her death, the queen was buried in this mosque. Inside, there is also a Jenana, a separate area for women to worship.

Architecture : The Jali screen work that includes flowing plants and trees is the prime attraction of this monument. Similar intricate Jali work can be seen in other Islamic architectural monuments in the city like Siddi Sayyed Jali and Sarkhej Roza.

The above text courtesy on Rani Sipri's Tomb is from Wikipedia website. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rani_Sipri%27s_Mosque

In my collection i have one vintage postcard of Rani Sipri's Tomb, Ahmedabad.

These are 2 different photographs of Rani Sirpri's Tomb from a vintage book of 1874.

Bombay vintage small photographs

These are some Bombay vintage small photographs in my collection.

I can identify the places in the most of these Bombay vintage small photographs which i am sharing here from my collection. For some places i do not have any idea about the places of these photographs.

These are 2 different Craford Market Bombay vintage small photographs.

This is Gateway of India bombay vintage small photograph.

This is Victorial Terminus Railway Station Bombay vintage small photograph.

This is Marine Drive Bombay vintage small photograph.

This is BBCI Railway Office Bombay vintage small photograph.

This is Taj Hotel Bombay vintage small photograph.

This is The New Globe Theatre Bombay vintage small photograph.

I am not able to identify the names of these places of Bombay in the below vintage small photographs which are in my collection.

Nagin Lake Srinagar vintage photographic postcard

This is Nagin Lake Srinagar vintage photographic postcard in my collection.

Kailasanath Temple Ellora Caves vintage photographs

Kailashnath Temple, also Kailash or Kailāsa or Kailasanath Temple, is a famous temple, one of the 34 monasteries and temples known collectively as the Ellora Caves, extending over more than 2 km, that were dug side by side in the wall of a high basalt cliff in the complex located at Ellora, Maharashtra. Of these, the Kailasa (cave 16) is a remarkable example of Dravidian Architecture on account of its striking proportion; elaborate workmanship architectural content and sculptural ornamentation of rock-cut architecture with Pallava influence. It is designed to recall Mount Kailash, the abode of Lord Shiva. It is a megalith carved out of one single rock. It was built in the 8th century by the Rashtrakuta King Krishna 1.

The Kailash Temple is notable for its vertical excavation—carvers started at the top of the original rock, and excavated downward. The traditional methods were rigidly followed by the master architect which could not have been achieved by excavating from the front.

It is estimated that about 400,000 tons of rocks were scooped out over hundreds of years to construct this monolithic structure. From the chisel marks on walls of this temple, archeologists could conclude that three types of chisels were used to carve this temple.

All the carvings are done in more than one level. A two-storeyed gateway opens to reveal a U-shaped courtyard. The courtyard is edged by a columned arcade three stories high. The arcades are punctuated by huge sculpted panels, and alcoves containing enormous sculptures of a variety of deities. Originally flying bridges of stone connected these galleries to central temple structures, but these have fallen.

Within the courtyard are two structures. As is traditional in Shiva temples, an image of the sacred bull Nandi  fronts the central temple housing the lingam. In Cave 16, the Nandi Mandap and main Shiva temple are each about 7 metres high, and built on two storeys. The lower stories of the Nandi Mandap are both solid structures, decorated with elaborate illustrative carvings. The base of the temple has been carved to suggest that elephants are holding the structure aloft.

A living rock bridge connects the Nandi Mandap to the porch of the temple. The temple itself is a tall pyramidic structure reminiscent of a South Indian temple. The shrine – complete with pillars, windows, inner and outer rooms, gathering halls, and an enormous stone lingam at its heart – is carved with niches, plasters, windows as well as images of deities, mithunas (erotic male and female figures) and other figures. Most of the deities at the left of the entrance are Shaivite (followers of Lord Shiva) while on the right hand side the deities are Vaishnavaites  (followers of Lord Vishnu).

There are two Dhwajasthambha (pillars with the flagstaff) in the courtyard. The grand sculpture of Ravana  attempting to lift Mount Kailasa, the abode of Lord Shiva, with his full might is a landmark in Indian art.

The above text courtesy from the website of wikipedia.org http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kailashnath_Temple,_Ellora

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellora_Caves

These are 2 different Kailasanath Temple Ellora Caves vintage photographs. These 2 vintage photographs are the originals from the collection of Mr.Anthony Davis of http://www.19cphoto.com/.  

Mr.Anthony Davis has excellent collection of vintage photographs of several countries across the globe and they are available for sale at his website http://www.19cphoto.com/.

Mr.Anthony Davis giving me permission for using his several Indian vintage photographs in my Heritage of India blog. Anthony Davis sir thank you very much for your encouragement for allowing me for using your Indian vintage photographs in my Heritage of India blog.

 These are 3 different Kailasanath Temple Ellora vintage postcards in my collection.

                                 

                              

Fording the River vintage photograph

This is Fording the River, India vintage photograph in my collection.

Crawford Market Bombay vintage photograph

This is Crawford Market Bombay vintage photograph in my collection.

Palitana Jain Temples vintage photographs

Location:   Palitana is located in Gujarat, 51 km south west of Bhavnagar. The town has a good road and rail network that connects it to the other cities of Gujarat. Bhavnagar, the nearest airport lies at a distance of 60  kilometer from Palitana.  Siddha Kshetra Shri Shatrunjaya Teerth is situated on a hill, which  is decorated by 3500 temples. Spires of the temples attract pilgrims  from a far distance. Nagarjuna founded Palitana, which derives its name from Guru Padalipta or politta. The chief attraction here is the holy Jain shrine Shatrunjay  Hill, 3 km away from the railway station. 

On the top of the hill 873 temples  were built of white marble, the work beginning in the 11th century and continuing for 900 long' years. However, destroyed by the Muslim invasions in 14th and 15th centuries, the temples were built anew in 1500. They are  unique- in their architecture and sculpture. The ornamented temples look  like ivory miniatures in the sunlight, seems to be wedding cake. Notable  among the temples are Adinath, Kumarpal, Sampriti Raj, Bimal Shah. The  holiest temple among the cluster, according to the Jain pilgrims, is the temple of Adishwar, the first Jain Tirthankar. It is also the most  beautifully wrought. The marble image of the deity is bedecked with gold  ornaments studded with precious jewels. The largest temple built in 1618  is that of 4-faced Adinath, the first Tirthankara.

Bhagawan AdishvarJain Teerth: 

  It is on the Shetrunjaya Mountain at a distance of  nearly six kilometers near the city of the bank of the river Shetrunjaya. This mountain has 3800 steps. On it, there are 700 temples with summits. 7000 idols are installed in them. The artistry and sculpture of these temples aptly illustrate the ancient  art.

Historical Details: This tirth is known as the eternal tirth. The ancient name of the city of  Palitana was Padliptapur. In olden times this mountain was also called Pundarikgiri. Palitana is a city of temples. Worshippers come to Palitana, take a bath in the river, bow down to the 99 idols and cross the ocean of re-births.  

The temple was renovated 16 times as under. First Renovation : By Chakravarti Bharat, the son of Bhagawan Adinath.  Second Renovation : By the King named Dandavirya.  Third Renovation : By Shri Ishaneshvar in the interim period between the times of the first and the second Tirthankaras.  Fourth Renovation : By Mahendra of the fourth upper world (dev-loko). Fifth Renovation : By Brahmendra of the fifth upper world. Sixth Renovation : By Chamarendra, Indra of Bhavanapatis. Seventh Renovation : By Sagar Chakravarti, the second Chakravarti of the times of Bhagawan Ajitnath. Eighth  Renovation : By Vyantarendra in the times of Abhinandan Swami. Ninth Renovation : By King Chandrayasha in the times of Chandraprabh Swami. Tenth Renovation: By Chakradhar, the son of Bhagawan Shantinath in the times of Bhagawan Shantinath.   Eleventh Renovation : By Ramchandraji and Lakshamanji in the times of Munisuvrat Swami. Twelfth Renovation : By the five Pandavas in the times of Bhagawan Neminathji.   Thirteenth Renovation : By Sheth Javed Shah of Mahuva in the year 108 of the Vikram era. He spent a million gold mohurs.  Fourteenth Renovation : By the advisor Bahud in the times of Kumarpal in the year 1213 of the Vikram era. Fifteenth Renovation : By Shri Samara Shah in the year 1371 of  the Vikram era. Sixteenth Renovation : By Shri Karama Shah of Chitod on the auspicious sixth day of the dark half of the month of Vaishakh in the year 1587 of the Vikram era.  The Digamber Jain temple  The Digamber Jain temple on Shatrunjaya Teerth is an ancient temple, has 9 shrines with various Teerthankaras idols installed. On the main shrine of temple, the magnificent idol of principal deity 1008 Bhagwan Shantinath is installed, this is 42 inch in height; in Padmasana posture made of white stone & was installed in V.S. 1686. According to the inscription on idol, a famous businessman of Ahmedabad installed this.  In this temple, beautiful standing idols of Yudhishthir, Bheem and Arjun are also installed in V.S. 2025, these three Pandavas attained salvation from here. Two another idols of Bhagwan Parshvanath each 24 inch in height in Padmasana posture are installed here, one is called Chintamani Parshvanath and other is called Vighnaharan Parshvanath. Both were installed in V.S. 1734.  On the both sides of northern gate of temple foot images of Bhagwan Adinath and Bhagwan Sambhavanath are installed. On the inner shrine  with attractive spires, there are three foot images of three Pandavas are also installed.

In Palitana city at Mandavi Chawk, there is a beautiful magnificent temple of Digamber Jains, with sky-high attractive spires. This was constructed in V.S. 1948 and installation ceremony of this temple was organized in V.S. 1951 by Seth Shri Haribhai Deokaran and Seth Shri Motichand Padamchand of Solapur under the headship of Bhattaraka Kanak Keerti. Sabha Mandap of the temple is very beautiful. Metallic idol of principal deity Bhagwan Shantinath is very attractive, 30 inch in height in Padmasana posture is installed on the main shrine of this temple. Another idols on this shrine are Bhagwan Adinath and Bhagwan Chandraprabhu each 26 inch in height and Bhagwan Arahnath and  Bhagwan Ajitnath each 20 inch in height in Padmasana posture. Other small metallic idols of various Teerthankaras are also installed here. Shatrunjay Hill Not only temples, Shatrunjay Hill also offers a beautiful view of the surrounding scenery. From here you can also see the biggest irrigation project in Saurashtra. The waters of the flowing Shatrunjay river are said to confer merit in the bather as well as cure various diseases. On the Poornima day, large number of devotees visit this place to worship at this temple. They come from every nook and corner of the country. On the first day, the number reaches nearly a lakh visitors  The Gulf of Cambay is also, visible from the hill. There is an immense Jain museum in front of Takhatgarh dharam-shala on Taneti Road which displays various facts of the Jain religion. Behind Takhatgarh is the Temple of Mirrors, the dome of which is encased in coloured glass. At the start of the stairs, on the right is the Circular Sameswaran temple and other temples. Chhah Gau Yatra Chhah Gau Yatra is a journey of about 16 kms in pilgrim town Palitana in the Bhavnagar district. It is mainly a kind of penance that helps a devout set off the evil results of past deeds and makes his journey to Nirvana or salvation faster and shorter say Jain saints and scriptures. Over the year the Chhah Gau Yatra is becoming more popular and in 2008 year on a single day Palitana had more than 1.5 lakh Jain pilgrims on the auspicious day, 2 days before Holi festival. Chhah Gau Yatra starts from Jap Taleti on the foothills of Shatrunjaya and ends on the other side at a place known as Siddhavad. The name Siddhavad is after a Banyan tree here and it is said thousands of jains have achieved the final stage of life-death cycle, Nirvana or salvation and become free from the bondage of Karma. The Chhah Gau Yatra covers all jain temples in Palitana. Siddhavad is near Adipur, known as the birth place Lord Adinath the first Thirthankar. It is believed that every Jain should visit Palitana at least once in his lifetime to get “Bhavya” status (fit to attain nirvan or salvation). There are a total of 1250 temples located on the Shetrunjaya hills, exquisitely carved in marble. The main temple on top of the hill, is dedicated to 1st tirthankar lord Adinath (Rishabdeva). This year, the auspicious day of Chhah Gau Yatra begins on March 8.

The above text courtesy on Palitana Jain Temples from the website of Jaindharmaonline.com http://www.jaindharmonline.com/pilgri/palitana.htm

These are some other links with plenty of information on Palitana Jain Temples.

http://shatrunjaypalitana.blogspot.in/p/history.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palitana_temples

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palitana

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shatrunjaya 

The following are 6 original and genuine photographs of Palitana Jain Temples belonging to Mr.Anthoy Davis collection and they are available for sale at his Antiq-photo website  http://www.19cphoto.com/

Mr.Anthony Davis of USA has excellent collection of genuine and original vintage photographs of several countries across the globe and they are available for sale at his website http://www.19cphoto.com/

Recently i am contacting Mr.Anthony Davis through email and requesting him for using his several Indian original vintage photographs images in my Heritage of India blog. Mr.Anthony Davis giving permission to me for using images of his original Indian vintage photographs in my Heritage of India blog which are available for sale at his website  http://www.19cphoto.com/

Anthony Davis sir thank you very much for your valuable encouragement to me for using the images of your several indian original photographs of vintage period in my blog. Anthony Davis sir many many thanks for your kind co-operation to me.