Temple of Martand, Liddar Valley, Kashmir
1894
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1894
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Temple of Martand, Liddar Valley, Kashmir is a 1894 photographic by J.W. Groves, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This black-and-white photo shows an old stone temple half-buried in grass. The walls are cracked and uneven, with a small window high up. A person stands near the ruins, and a few sheep graze in the foreground. The temple looks abandoned, with nature slowly taking over. The photo was taken in 1894 by a photographer named Groves. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more historic photos like this.
A black-and-white photograph from 1894 shows a man standing amid the ruins of a large temple in the Liddar Valley, Kashmir.
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Photographer J.W. Groves captured Kashmir in the 1890s, leaving behind glass-plate prints of landmarks like Nedou’s Hotel in Gulmarg and the post office entrance in Islamabad. His lens framed scenes where locals and…
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