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Lala Deen Dayal (1844 - 1910) (also known as Raja Deen Dayal^[1]) was a pioneer Indian photographer and court photographer to the sixth Nizam of Hyderabad, Mahbub Ali Khan, Asif Jah VI.

Dayal was born in Sardhana, Uttar Pradesh and first trained as an engineer but took up photography in about 1864. The following year he was commissioned to photograph the Governor General's tour of Central India^[2]. In 1866 Deen Dayal entered government service as Head Estimator and Draughtsman^[3].

In 1868 Deen Dayal founded the firm Lala Deen Dayal & Sons, and was subsequently commissioned to photograph various temples and palaces of India^[4]. He established studios in Secundurābād, Bombay, and Indore in the 1870s^[5].

In 1875-1876, Deen Dayal photographed the Royal Tour of the Prince and Princess of Wales^[6]. In the early 1880s he travelled with Sir Lepel Griffin through Bundelkhand, photographing the ancient architecture of the region^[7].

Deen Dayal was appointed photographer to the Viceroy of India in 1885^[8]. The next year he retired from government service and concetrated on his career as a professional photographer. Soon afterwards he moved from Indore to Hyderabad to work for the Nizam of Hyderabad, who conferred the honorary title of Raja upon him. It was at this time that Dayal created the firm Raja Deen Dayal & Sons in Hyderabad^[9].

Deen Dayal was appointed photographer to Queen Victoria in 1887^[10].

In 1905-1906, Raja Deen Dayal accompanied the Royal Tour of the Prince and Princess of Wales^[11]. Dayal died in Bombay.

Notes

^ The Library of Congress (i.e. the Anglo-American Name Authority) gives the date of his death as 5 July 1905, which is probably an error, and gives the preferred form of his name as "Deen Dayal, Raja". The Union List of Artist Names gives his year of death as 1910 and the preferred form of his name as "Dayal, Lala Deen".
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^ Thomas, 24.
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References

Anglo-American Name Authority File, s.v. “Deen Dayal, Raja”, LC Control Number n 79141503, cited 18 August 2006.
Canadian Centre for Architecture; Collections Online, s.v. “Dayal, Lala Deen”, cited 18 August 2006.
Johnson, William S. Nineteenth-Century Photography: An Annotated Bibliography, 1839-1879 (Boston: G.K. Hall, 1990).
Thomas, G. History of photography, India, 1840-1980 (Andhra Pradesh: Andhra Pradesh State Akademi of Photography, 1981), 24, 31, 39, 40.
Union List of Artist Names, s.v. "Dayal, Lala Deen", cited 18 august 2006.

[1] The Library of Congress (i.e. the Anglo-American Name Authority) gives the date of his death as 5 July 1905, which is probably an error, and gives the preferred form of his name as "Deen Dayal, Raja". The Union List of Artist Names gives his year of death as 1910 and the preferred form of his name as "Dayal, Lala Deen".

[2] Johnson.

[3] Thomas, 24.

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[5] Thomas, 31.

[6] Thomas, 24.

[7] Thomas, 39.

[8] Thomas, 40

[9] Thomas, 40.

[10] Thomas, 40

[11] Thomas, 40.

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-'''Lala Deen Dayal''' (1844 - 1910) (also known as '''Raja Deen Dayal'''<ref>The Library of Congress (i.e. the Anglo-American Name Authority) gives the date of his death as 5 July 1905, which is probably an error, and gives the preferred form of his name as "Deen Dayal, Raja". The Union List of Artist Names gives his year of death as 1910 and the preferred form of his name as "Dayal, Lala Deen".</ref>) was a pioneer [[India|Indian]] photographer. He was born in [[Sardhana]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] and died in [[Mumbai|Bombay]]. He was court photographer to the sixth [[Nizam]] of [[Hyderabad State|Hyderabad]], [[Mahbub Ali Khan, Asif Jah VI]].
+'''Lala Deen Dayal''' (1844 - 1910) (also known as '''Raja Deen Dayal'''<ref>The Library of Congress (i.e. the Anglo-American Name Authority) gives the date of his death as 5 July 1905, which is probably an error, and gives the preferred form of his name as "Deen Dayal, Raja". The Union List of Artist Names gives his year of death as 1910 and the preferred form of his name as "Dayal, Lala Deen".</ref>) was a pioneer [[India|Indian]] photographer and court photographer to the sixth [[Nizam]] of [[Hyderabad State|Hyderabad]], [[Mahbub Ali Khan, Asif Jah VI]].
-Lala Deen Dayal first trained as an engineer but took up photography in about 1864. The following year he was commissioned to photograph the Governor General's tour of Central India<ref>Johnson.</ref>. In 1866 Deen Dayal entered government service as Head Estimator and Draughtsman<ref>Thomas, 24.</ref>.
+Dayal was born in [[Sardhana]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] and first trained as an engineer but took up photography in about 1864. The following year he was commissioned to photograph the Governor General's tour of Central India<ref>Johnson.</ref>. In 1866 Deen Dayal entered government service as Head Estimator and Draughtsman<ref>Thomas, 24.</ref>.
 In 1868 Deen Dayal founded the firm ''Lala Deen Dayal & Sons'', and was subsequently commissioned to photograph various temples and palaces of India<ref>Johnson.</ref>. He established studios in [[Secundurābād]], [[Mumbai|Bombay]], and [[Indore]] in the 1870s<ref>Thomas, 31.</ref>.
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 Deen Dayal was appointed photographer to [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]] in 1887<ref>Thomas, 40</ref>.
-In 1905-1906, Raja Deen Dayal accompanied the Royal Tour of the [[George V of the United Kingdom|Prince]] and [[Mary of Teck|Princess]] of Wales<ref>Thomas, 40.</ref>.
+In 1905-1906, Raja Deen Dayal accompanied the Royal Tour of the [[George V of the United Kingdom|Prince]] and [[Mary of Teck|Princess]] of Wales<ref>Thomas, 40.</ref>. Dayal died in [[Mumbai|Bombay]].
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