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Puran Mal Samadhi

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Creator(s)
Hindu, Indian (South Asian)
Time period
creation date: first half 19th century
Location
Site: Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh, India)
Cultural context
Hindu
Indian (South Asian)
Description
Samadhi is a Sanskrit/Hindi word for cenotaph, a structure commemorating the dead akin to a tomb, but without remains. Given the profusion of Muslim tombs in Hyderabad, the Marwari moneylender Seth Puranmal Ganeriwal, who flourished in the first half of the 19th century built a domed pavilion approached by an open stairway, resembling an Islamic tomb, though cremation, not burial is the norm among upper caste Hindus.
exterior, view from north, 2006
Work type
Cenotaph
Medium
masonry
stone
Keywords
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Image
Rights
(c) Abbas Tyabji
Access rights
All rights reserved
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