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India 150 Years Ago: The Photographer Behind Rare Photos of Taj, Sanchi, Ellora & More

A 19th-century photographer, Lala Deen Dayal, documented India's monuments and daily life across the subcontinent, earning a royal appointment and building a large studio operation. Much of his archive faced dispersal after his death, but a significant subset was acquired in 1989, preserving a view