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Two-Part Panorama with View of the Narmada River at Omkareshwar

1882

Raja Deen Dayal

(Indian, 1844–1905)
Culture
India
Medium
albumen print
Measurements
Mounted: 19 x 50.5 cm (7 1/2 x 19 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2024.82
Public Domain
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Not on view
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Did You Know?

The temple on the left is believed to one of 12 places—Jyotirlinga shrines—where the Hindu god Shiva appeared as a bright column of light.

Description

This stunning panorama boldly places the sacred Narmada River in the middle and foreground. Raja Deen Dayal forces the viewer’s eye to journey between the left-hand island with Omkareshwar Temple, an important pilgrimage site that is one of 12 revered Jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva, and Mamleshwar, a shrine to Shiva on the river’s south bank, which is on the mainland.
A horizontally oriented albumen print depicts a wide river valley in sepia tones, a vertical seam dividing the center. On the left, a steep slope is crowded with stone buildings and a tall, white temple spire. A rocky cliff on the right supports another temple overlooking the water. Small boats dot the river, while tiny figures gather along the shore. The calm water shimmers with reflections of the surrounding landscape.

Two-Part Panorama with View of the Narmada River at Omkareshwar

1882

Raja Deen Dayal

(Indian, 1844–1905)
India

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