Caption

Hindu temple with priests, Colombo, Sri Lanka, photograph, Temple, Ceylon ? (current Sri Lanka)., name: 'Skeen & Co.', number: '873', photographer: WLH Skeen & Co., c. 1875 - c. 1910, paper, albumen print, height 213 mm x width 275 mm, South Asia, A stone temple facade with ornate carved arches and columns topped by sculpted figures and decorative domes occupies the foreground, showing layered reliefs of human and animal forms across the upper frieze and roofline; tiled sloping roofs of adjacent structures flank the temple on either side, and a wide stepped platform runs along the base of the facade; several people in traditional wrap garments stand and lean near the columns and steps, and shadows fall across the street in front of the temple.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A77_022

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Keywords

Hindu temple priests Colombo Sri Lanka photograph Temple Ceylon current Sri Lanka name Skeen & Co number 873 photographer WLH Skeen & Co c 1875 - c 1910 paper albumen print height 213 mm x width 275 mm South Asia stone temple facade ornate carved arches columns topped sculpted figures decorative domes occupies foreground showing layered reliefs human animal forms across upper frieze roofline tiled sloping roofs adjacent structures flank temple side wide stepped platform runs base facade several people traditional wrap garments stand lean near columns steps shadows fall across street front temple