[www.keralites.net] Old Photos-Various Vintage Photos-Part 91

 

Maharaja Kishan Singh of Bharatpur, Rajasthan - 1902 Maharaja Sir Kishan Singh (1899–1929) was the ruling Maharaja of princely state Bharatpur (1918–1929) and successor of Maharani Girraj Kaur.Maharaja Kishan Singh was born at Moti Mahal, Bharatpur on 4 October 1899 in a Hindu Jat family. He was eldest son of Maharaja Ram Singh by his second wife, Maharani Girraj Kaur. He was educated at Mayo College, Ajmer and Wellington. He succeeded on the deposition of his father on 27 August 1900. Installed on the gadi at Bharatpur on 30 August 1900. He reigned under the regency of his mother until he came of age and was invested with full ruling powers on 28 November 1918.

Photograph of the Ganges riverbank around Ram Ghat - Banares (Varanasi) 1869 The Ram Ghat was built by the Raja of Jaipur and has a temple dedicated to Ram. Varanasi on the river Ganges is one of the seven sacred cities of the Hindus. The waterfront of Varanasi (Benares) is lined with over 100 ghats, with long flights of stone steps where residents and pilgrims come to perform their ablutions and worship in the temples. The Ram Ghat is a popular bathing ghat.   Photographer: Brajo Gopal Bromochary Source: British Library

Kashmir (or Cashmere) Gate - Delhi 1860's Source: ebay

Old Fort of Delhi - Vintage Photograph Source: ebay

View of Delhi City from Jumma Masjid - 1860's Source: ebay

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