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Description: | Photograph of Bhim Tal from the 'Album of Indian Views' taken by Samuel Bourne in 1864. Bhim Tal (Bhim Lake) is near the hill-station of Nainital in the Kumaon Hills. This area of Kumaon came under British rule after the Anglo-Nepal War (1814-16) and Nainital became the summer capital of the colonial administration of the province. The Bhimtal lake is named after Bhima, one of the Pandava Brothers, from the Indian epic poem the Mahabharata. This is a view looking along the lakeside path towards the old temple built by Baz Bahadhur Chand, Raja of Kumaon, in the 17th century and a sacred Pipul tree. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Subjects: | Lakes Hinduism Hindu Temples Temples Cartography And Topography Sacred Architecture Architecture Faith and Religion Rivers and waterways People And Society Natural World | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Bourne, Samuel | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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