The places behind the paintings.
The site uses painted interpretations based on the photographs credited here. They celebrate the places we discuss; they are not photographs of Eastbound customers or evidence of a delivered visit.
These adapted illustrations are shared under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. This artwork licence does not apply automatically to unrelated website code or text. Please retain the source credits, licence links and change notices when reusing the artwork.
Kamakhya
Painted adaptation for Eastbound of the photograph by Devkmaravi, via Wikimedia Commons.
- Original photograph
- Kamakhya Temple - DEV 8829.jpg
- Original licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- Changes
- Reference resizing and re-encoding; painted reinterpretation; altered colour and texture; simplified architectural details and people; paper margin; responsive resizing and image compression.
Bagalamukhi facade detail
Painted facade detail after the photograph by Bishal Baishya, via Wikimedia Commons. The Kamakhya adaptation after Devkmaravi was also used as a painting-style reference.
- Original photograph
- Maa Bogola Temple, Kamakhya, Guwahati, Assam.jpg
- Original licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- Changes
- Painted reinterpretation and altered tones and texture; simplified foliage and architectural details; a facade-only crop excluding reconstructed upper roofs and lower steps; resizing and WebP compression. This is a detail illustration, not an architectural or access survey.
Bhuvaneshwari
Painted dome study after the photograph by Gitartha.bordoloi, via Wikimedia Commons. The Kamakhya adaptation after Devkmaravi was used as a painting-style reference.
- Original photograph
- Bhuvaneswari Temple, Guwahati.jpg
- Original licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- Changes
- Reference normalisation and re-encoding; painted reinterpretation; altered colour and texture; simplified foliage and mouldings; paper margin; responsive resizing and WebP compression. This is a dome study of the hilltop shrine, not an architectural or access survey.
Dhumavati (painted figure)
Painted adaptation of an eighteenth-century Rajasthan School painting held at the National Museum, New Delhi, photographed by SpeakingArch, via Wikimedia Commons.
- Original photograph
- Goddess Dhumavati, circa 18th century CE, Rajasthan School of Art, housed in National Museum, New Delhi.jpg
- Original licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- Changes
- Reference normalisation and re-encoding; painted reinterpretation in gouache; cropped inside the original oval medallion and its floral border removed; inscriptions removed; altered colour and texture; paper margin; responsive resizing and WebP compression.
Umananda
Painted adaptation after the photograph by Newhunterr, via Wikimedia Commons. The Kamakhya adaptation after Devkmaravi was used as a painting-style reference. The original Umananda photograph remains CC0; the resulting adaptation is shared here under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Original photograph
- Umannda Temple.jpg
- Original licence
- CC0 1.0
- Changes
- Reference resizing and re-encoding; a levelled riverbank; reframing; painted texture and altered colours; simplified foliage and structures; paper edges; responsive resizing and WebP compression. This is a partial interpreted island view, not a current river or access report.
Type and identity
The site uses self-hosted Alegreya and Atkinson Hyperlegible Next typefaces, distributed under the SIL Open Font License. The Eastbound mark is an original geometric SVG.