Alexander Greenlaw (1856), Sunil Shinde (2008), both Hampi

In 1856, Colonel Alexander Greenlaw took over 60 photos in Hampi using the then newly developed callotype method of waxed paper negatives. Over time, the photographs disappeared for 100 years and were discovered in a private collection in 1980.

I followed Colonel Greenlaw's footsteps using a digital 4 MBPS 10x optical zoom and copied the prints as closely as I could.

The undergrowth has since been cleared. Otherwise, in 152 years, very little has changed.

[The watchtower in the Zenana enclosure.]

 

[Lotus Mahal in the Zanana enclosure]

 

[Gopura of the Vitthala temple. The light-tower has collapsed and is lying in situ]

 

[The Garuda chariot in the Vitthala temple. The top of the chariot is gone, while the main shrine has new support buildups]

 

[The free standing manthapa in the Vitthala temple]

[Krishna temple]

[Elephant stables]