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Ratan Devi
[between ca. 1915 and ca. 1920]
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
Notes:
Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards.
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Format: Glass negatives.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.26333
Call Number: LC-B2- 4515-5
'Directly in front of me was the sheer West Face of Nanda Devi, all 10,000 feet of it still unclimbed, sometimes described as one of the last great challenges of modern mountaineering. Looking up, with the eagles circling high above, I felt I was staring at the walls of Mordor. Someone would undoubtedly die trying to climb it." - from "Nanda Devi, a Journey to the Last Sanctuary" by Hugh Thomson.
After a long search through my 200 odd photos, my favourite pic of this beautiful mountain! Evening view. Nanda Devi (7,816 m; 25,643 ft), a two-peaked massif and India's second highest peak (23rd highest in the world), forms a 2 km (1.2 mi) long high ridge, oriented east-west (this view is from the west summit looking eastwards). The west summit stands higher, and the eastern summit has been named Nanda Devi East. Together the peaks refer to the twin peaks of the goddess Nanda. The main summit stands guarded by a barrier ring comprising some of the highest mountains in the Indian Himalayas (Nanda Devi East numbering among them), twelve of which exceed 6,400 m (21,000 ft) in height, further elevating its sacred status as the daughter of the Himalaya in local myth and folklore. The interior of that almost insurmountable ring, the Nanda Devi Sanctuary, receives protection from the Indian government as the Nanda Devi National Park. Nanda Devi East lies on the eastern edge of the ring (and of the Park), at the border of Chamoli, Pithoragarh and Bageshwar districts- Source, Wikipedia
I went to Auli hoping to catch a "glimpse" of Nanda Devi...perhaps a peek at the peak. What I got when I reached there were freezing temperatures in May, wind and very cold rain, and a complete grey-out. Then the clouds lifted and the sun broke through around 4:00 PM. The Goddess gave me a sneak peek of her snowy slopes around 5:00 PM and finally lifted her cloudy shroud at 6:00 to reveal herself. I have travelled to the Himalayas often, but never have I seen the mountans so clearly, or looked at Nanda Devi at her glorious best! I was blessed with a truly fantastic experience!!!
Odisha in India is has rich culture. The people of rural Odisha till date manufacture several statues in brass, copper and other alloys. I clicked this pic in one of the government outlets of such craft in Rourkela named Utkalika.
Nanda Devi is the second highest mountain in India and the highest entirely within the country (Kangchenjunga being on the border of India and Nepal); owing to this geography it was the highest known mountain in the world until computations on Dhaulagiri by western surveyors in 1808. It is part of the Garhwal Himalaya, and is located in the state of Uttarakhand, between the Rishiganga valley on the west and the Goriganga valley on the east. Its name means Bliss-Giving Goddess. The peak is regarded as the patron-goddess of the Uttarakhand Himalaya.
Arthur Devis (1712-1787) - Mr and Mrs Atherton
www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/artifact/mr-and-mrs-william-a...