EU: Street scene with Hindu temple in Colombo (1913)
1913 Colombo, Sri Lanka
A Hindu temple stands amid a street scene in Colombo in this 1913 photograph. The city's diverse population, drawn from across South and Southeast Asia during the colonial period, supported a range of religious buildings including Hindu temples such as this one.
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