“A Seth’s House, Jhunjhanu [Jhunjhunu].” External view of large house with crowd in front. The house is covered with detailed mural paintings. Seth’s were merchants who travelled all over India to make their fortunes. They often built large houses or monuments with their fortune. The Shekhawati region, of which Jhunjhunu is a part, is known for its numerous highly detailed frescos which adorn the walls of temples and mansions. ❧ United Free Church of Scotland photographs from the Rajputana mission.
- Collection
- International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-79202
- Date published
- circa 1901
- Dates
- circa 1901
- Pages
- Photographic prints, 20.2 x 13.8 cm.
- Place Discussed
- Asia India Jhunihunūn Rājasthān
- Provider
- California Digital Library
- Published in
- India
- Reference
- impa-a-nls-75648680-1.tif
- Rights
- For commercial reproduction please contact the National Library of Scotland by referring to http://www.nls.uk/copyright . For access to the originals please e-mail manuscripts@nls.uk National Library of Scotland National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EW, Scotland, UK The National Library of Scotland license the use of this content under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 UK: Scotland License. manuscripts@nls.uk
- Source
- Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/15115d97d2c0620d2c005da60aff68e1
