Some of the most astonishing photographs from ancient India. A treasure, the country known for its culture and heritage. Under the British governance, there has been so much of divinity and significance to these photographs since they transport us altogether to an era full of surprises. Various religion, caste, tribes and what more could one imagine in an incredible country, these portraits do spell some beautiful untold stories, the merchants, traders, women of all ages, the farmers, rich and the poor all in masses.
For a country well known for its diversity, photography can never do justice since a lot of it still remains unexplored and are still waiting to be translated into a piece of photograph. All photos are linked and lead to the sources from which they were taken. Please feel free to explore further works of these photographers on their collections or their personal sites.
Indian Mother And Child
In the times of The British Raj
Bombay Bicycle Club – India
Hari Dasu – India
Woman – Madras, India
Golden Temple of Amritsar, Punjab – c1860’s
Family of Thomas de Souza, Bombay, India
Poor Cripple Beggar’s Ox Cart and Men Standing behind – Calcutta (Kolkata)
Kanchipuram Temple, India
Porters, North Bengal – c1856
White children, Indian carers
Boy from the caste of scribes – Bengal, c1856
Rabindranath Tagore with Brahmacharyashrama boys – Santiniketan 1903
Hooghly River Bank after the Cyclone – Calcutta (Kolkata) 1867
Temple, Southern India
Group Photograph of Bhutia People of Darjeeling – 1860’s
Parsi woman and son – India
Professional Dancing (Nautch) girls in the streets of Old Delhi – India 1906
Vintage Studio Photograph of Marwari Traders – Bombay (Mumbai)
A Royal Family of India
Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai, India
Andaman Tribals Fishing – Circa 1870
Fruit Shop in an Indian Bazaar
Two Indian Ladies in Sari – Studio Portraits
Bridge in Srinagar – Kashmir
Indian Woman and Girls Outside of a House
Kailash Temple of Ellora, Maharashtra
Village Scene, Madura
The Taj Mahal, Agra
Women Grinding – India
Shop, Kurseong, India
Enjoying Hookah in an Indian Village
Tamil Beauty
The Harbor from the Yacht Club – Bombay
Toda Woman
People at the side of River Ganges – Benares (Varanasi)
Charminar. Street view, Hyderabad
Bhendy Bazaar, Mumbai
Indian Theatrical Group, Mumbai
Indian Woman
Group of Domestic Servants at Madras
Native Barber of Madras
Portrait of an Indian Village Woman
Portrait of Group of Brahmans
Studio Portrait of a Marathi Theatrical troupe – Bombay
Portrait of an Indian Tribal Woman
Group Photograph of Workers Repairing Road
Great Temples of Tanjore
A Boy of Kadu Kuruba Tribe
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