Caption:
Rope bridge over the Alakananda river at Srinagar, Garhwal, U.P. The old town (since washed away by floods from the bursting of the Gohna lake in 1904) occupies the centre of the picture, but is partially hidden by the rock in the foreground. It was once the capital of Garhwal and the residence of the Rajas. On the opposite bank of the Alaknanda (spanned by a rope bridge 240 feet long) is the village of Ranihat. 1808. Oil painting. 17 by 24 ins. Source: Foster 577.