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Description: | Photograph of the Residency at Mount Abu in Rajasthan, taken by Lala Deen Dayal in the 1880s, from the Curzon Collection: 'Views of places proposed to be visited by Their Excellencies Lord & Lady Curzon during Autumn Tour 1902'. Lord Curzon served as Viceroy of India between 1899 and 1905. Mount Abu is the only hill station in Rajasthan and is situated on a plateau in the Aravalli Hills 1200 metres (4000 feet) above sea level. From 1840 Abu was used as a summer residence by the Political Superintendent of Sirohi and a sanatorium was subsequently built for invalid soldiers. From 1845 until 1947 it was the headquarters of the British Resident in Rajputana. To the north-east of the town is the Jain temple complex of Dilwara, a pilgrimage site built between the 11th and 15th centuries. This is a distant view of the Residency building on a rocky ridge, approached by a winding road. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Deen Dayal, Lala | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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