Interior of the Jama Masjid in Ahmedabad, The Jumma Mosque.- Pillars in the Interior, photograph, page, number: '18.', inscription: 'F2', photographer: Thomas Biggs, Ahmedabad (city), c. 1856 - in or before 1866, Gujarat, paper, albumen print, height 201 mm x width 148 mm, temple, shrine, Islam, Mohammedanism, column, pillar, architecture, Jama Masjid (Ahmedabad), A sepia-toned photograph showing a large interior space filled with tall carved stone pillars arranged in rows, each pillar featuring fluted shafts and ornate capitals and bases with layered stonework; two men in traditional light-colored clothing and turbans are among the pillars, one standing and leaning against a pillar and the other seated on the floor near a base; the floor appears smooth and worn, the ceiling is supported by the pillars with visible stone beams, and a hanging lantern is suspended from one pillar.
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Interior of the Jama Masjid in Ahmedabad, The Jumma Mosque.- Pillars in the Interior, photograph, page, number: '18.', inscription: 'F2', photographer: Thomas Biggs, Ahmedabad (city), c. 1856 - in or before 1866, Gujarat, paper, albumen print, height 201 mm x width 148 mm, temple, shrine, Islam, Mohammedanism, column, pillar, architecture, Jama Masjid (Ahmedabad), A sepia-toned photograph showing a large interior space filled with tall carved stone pillars arranged in rows, each pillar featuring fluted shafts and ornate capitals and bases with layered stonework; two men in traditional light-colored clothing and turbans are among the pillars, one standing and leaning against a pillar and the other seated on the floor near a base; the floor appears smooth and worn, the ceiling is supported by the pillars with visible stone beams, and a hanging lantern is suspended from one pillar.

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Interior Jama Masjid Ahmedabad Jumma Mosque.- Pillars photograph page number 18 inscription F2 photographer Thomas Biggs city c 1856 - 1866 Gujarat paper albumen print height 201 mm x width 148 mm temple shrine Islam Mohammedanism column pillar architecture sepia-toned photograph showing large interior space filled tall carved stone pillars arranged rows featuring fluted shafts ornate capitals bases layered stonework two men traditional light-colored clothing turbans standing leaning seated floor near base floor smooth worn ceiling supported visible stone beams hanging lantern suspended pillar

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