“Daki Ram’s Chatri [chhatri]. He was a famous Guru and the people built him this monument.” External view of several domed canopies and small buildings. The term “chhatri” refers to the domed canopies and is considered typical of Rajasthan architecture. Chhatris were often built as cenotaphs for wealthy or important individuals, especially in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan. ❧ 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-c123-79161
- Date published
- circa 1900
- Dates
- circa 1900
- Pages
- Photographic prints, 19.9 x 14.2 cm.
- Place Discussed
- Asia India Rājasthān
- Provider
- California Digital Library
- Published in
- India
- Reference
- impa-a-nls-75648563-1.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/b6c117e294d033ea3866c116d7306fac
