The Indian Raja

drawing room, Bashir Bagh Palace, 1888                                   Raja Deendayal

Water Palace, Deeg, 1884                                                           Raja Deendayal

Go ahead ~ be a looky-loo. It's history, after all. Fascinating photographs of 18th-century India, taken by Indian photographer Raja Deendayal, who was appointed court photographer to the royal family of Hyderabad (slideshow): http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-22212009