Shah Hamadan Dargah, Srinagar, Kashmir 1990

1990, printed 2022

Not on view

This image depicts the shrine of Shah Hamadan (Mir Sayyid Ali Hamdani)—an important saintly figure from Hamadan, Iran—in Srinagar, Kashmir. Built by Sultan Sikandar in the late 14th century, the shrine subsequently suffered several fires and the current structure dates to the eighteenth century.The photograph captures the woodwork panels and tall arches that surround the central structure in a striking interplay of banded shadows and stripes. A small boy stands by an outdoor grave.

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Title: Shah Hamadan Dargah, Srinagar, Kashmir 1990
Artist: Ram Rahman (Indian, born 1955)
Date: 1990, printed 2022
Medium: Gelatin silver selenium toned print
Dimensions: H. 20 in. (50.8 cm)
W. 16 in. (40.6 cm)
Classification: Photographs
Credit Line: Purchase, KMC Foundation Gift, 2023
Object Number: 2023.269
Rights and Reproduction: © Ram Rahman
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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