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170 years old photo of the European cemetery of Madras (now #Chennai) in Tamil Nadu was taken in 1851 AD. Chennai was founded by the British East India Company in 1639.

14th century the Black Death Plague doctor in mask & costume.Plague doctors wore a mask with a bird-like beak to protect them from being infected by deadly diseases such as the Black Death, which they believed was airborne. In fact, they thought disease was spread by miasma.

The plague has historically occurred in large outbreaks, with the best known being the Black Death in the 14th century which resulted in greater than 50 million (5 Crore) dead. The plague had been used as a biological weapon since ancient time because of its high mortality rate.

Today on Maha Shivaratri at end of the war with Brahma & Vishnu, Lord Shiva came into existence in form of Shivalinga.
ॐ नमः शिवाय I ॐ नमः शिवाय II
( Mantra of Shaivism in Shri Rudram hymn in Yajurveda )

On occasion of International Women's Day today, we tweet old photos & paintings of Indian women which show their activities and clothing in old time. #InternationalWomensDay

201 years old painting of ruin of French Governor House at #Chandranagar in West Bengal was painted in 1820 AD.

161 years old picture of Indian domestic servants of a British officer in #India was published in 1859 AD.

137 years old new year greeting card from a London tea merchant firm to its customers sent in 1883 AD. Sending seasonal greetings cards was a familiar idea by the end of 19th century: many businesses, in particular, sent cards to their customers wishing them a 'Happy New Year'.

142 years old painting of tomb of Mughal emperor #Akbar at Sikandra, #Agra in Uttar Pradesh was painted by a travelling British lady artist Marianne in 1878 AD.

149 years old painting of mountains of hill station #Mahabaleshwar in #Maharashtra was painted in 1871 AD.