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Tanjore Collection

Background imageTanjore Collection: Great pagoda and stone bull Tanjore, India, Samuel Bourne

Great pagoda and stone bull Tanjore, India, Samuel Bourne
19th century vintage photograph - great pagoda and stone bull Tanjore, India, Samuel Bourne photographer

Background imageTanjore Collection: Pagoda of Brihadeeswarar Temple or Peruvudaiyar

Pagoda of Brihadeeswarar Temple or Peruvudaiyar Kovil, Thanjavur, India. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Background imageTanjore Collection: Raja Shivaji, last Raja of Thanjavur (Tanjore)

Raja Shivaji, last Raja of Thanjavur (Tanjore), Bhonsie dynasty. Seated on a carpet, waited on by courtiers and servants. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Bonatti after Francois Solvyns

Background imageTanjore Collection: Monster Gun of Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, India

Monster Gun of Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, India
Monster Gun of Tanjore (Thanjavur), Tamil Nadu, India. This enormous iron cannon was built during the reign of Raghunatha Nayak (17th century), and is thought to be one of the largest in the world

Background imageTanjore Collection: Hindu Temple at Thanjavur, India

Hindu Temple at Thanjavur, India
Hindu Temple at Thanjavur, formerly Tanjore, a municipality and the headquarters of the Thanjavur District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageTanjore Collection: The Great Pagoda at Tanjore, Madras

The Great Pagoda at Tanjore, Madras, Its beautiful carved walls rise like a pyramid to a height of two hundred feet, and are crowned by a dome which is said to consist of a single huge stone. 1912

Background imageTanjore Collection: Great Stone Bull, Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, India

Great Stone Bull, Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, India
Great Stone Bull in the Brihadishvara Temple, Tanjore (Thanjavur), Tamil Nadu, India. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageTanjore Collection: The Inner Gopuram, Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, India

The Inner Gopuram, Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, India
The Inner Gopuram in the Brihadishvara Temple, Tanjore (Thanjavur), Tamil Nadu, India. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageTanjore Collection: Part of Brihadishvara Temple, Tanjore, India

Part of Brihadishvara Temple, Tanjore, India
Part of the Brihadishvara Temple, Tanjore (Thanjavur), Tamil Nadu, India. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageTanjore Collection: India Thanjavur

India Thanjavur
The great pagoda

Background imageTanjore Collection: Sacred Cow, Tanjore

Sacred Cow, Tanjore
Cows are sacred to Hindus : this statue of the Sacred Cow is at Tanjore, India

Background imageTanjore Collection: India / Thanjaur Temple

India / Thanjaur Temple
Tamil Nadu, Thanjaur: the Sri Brihadeeswara Temple


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