English: The photo shows the ruined condition of the Subrahmanya shrine in the Nataraja temple complex in the 19th century. This photo was taken in the first half of 19th century, but neither exact year is known nor the author. The photo was published in 1850s and its negative held by the Museum of Contemporary Art, housed within the Government College of Arts and Crafts. The subjects of these photographs range from the hill tribes of Nilgiris to pagodas and monuments of the Madras Presidency to guns and antiques from Fort St. George.