DESCRIPTION
Purana Pul, or the Old Bridge, was built over the River Musi in 1578 to connect Golconda and Hyderabad. Legends have it that Prince Mohammed Quli Qutb Shah fell in love with a Hindu woman named Bhagmati, who used to live on the other side of the Musi. His father, Sultan Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah, made the bridge so that the young prince could cross the river safely and meet his lover. For this reason, the bridge is also often called 'Pyarana Pul' or 'On Love Bridge' in English.
Purana Pul was the first bridge constructed in Hyderabad and is amongst the oldest in South India. It has 22 arches and is 600 feet long. The bridge is now defunct and is used as a vegetable market, but it remains one of the oldest landmarks of Hyderabad.
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Width
203 mm - 8 inches to 204 mm - 12 inches
Width Range
Less than 610 mm - 24 inches
Height
203 mm - 8 inches to 204 mm - 12 inches
Height Range
Less than 610 mm - 24 inches
Depth
17 mm - 25 mm
Medium
Ceramic
Edition
Open Series
About the Artist
Lala Deen Dayal (1844 - 1905) popularly known as Raja Deen Dayal was born at Sardhana near Meerut in Uttar Pradesh in a Jain jewelers family. He studied engineering at Thompson Civil Engineering College, Roorkee after which he joined the public works department Indore as a head estimator and draftsman.
His photographic career began in the 1870's, when he accompanied Sir Lepel Griffin on his Central India tour during which he photographed Gwalior, Khajuraho, and other Central India sites.
He became the court photographer to the sixth Nizam of Hyderabad, Mahbub Ali Khan, Asif Jah VI, who awarded him the title Raja Bahadur Musavvir Jung Bahadur, and he was appointed as the photographer to the Viceroy of India in 1885.
He received the Royal Warrant from Queen Victoria in 1897. He won many awards in exhibitions in India and abroad, notably the World Colombian Commission in 1893 in the USA.
Specifications
Digital Printing on Ceramic Plates.
With MDF stand for display on table.
Provenance
From the Prshant Lahoti Collection, part of Kalakriti Archives, Hyderabad. A private archive comprising of collection of historical maps, photographs, and popular prints of Indian Sub-continent.
Framing
Without Framing
Year
1880 c.
