It was not only in his
portraitures and "sovereign scenarios" that Lala Deen Dayal
excelled. He roamed all over India, exploring its old world
cities as well as its virgin vistas; carting heavy load of
equipment sometimes in bullock carts from solitary temples to
a lonely waterfall; from a serene lake to a bustling town;
from monuments to palaces, and left us a valuable legacy. His
excensive series of Indian views forms a timeless travelogue
of the country.
He was not alone - others had
made a speciality of this type of documentary work but Deen
Dayal had in him some incredible urge and he bent all his
efforts during those seven years of touring to attain a high
level of technical achievement combined with his inborn love
of his beautiful country.
He had an unerring eye for
detail, enormous patience, skill on the job and later in his
darkroom where with patient labour he watched his work take
shape and come to life in the developing trays
Diwan-e-aam Red Fort-Delhi
Hindu Colonnade at Kutub, Delhi
Man Mandir Form, Gwalior
The Taj Mahal from the Riverside,
Agra
Ellora Caves,
Aurangabad
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