The image captures a historical moment: the Nizam of Hyderabad receiving the Duke and Duchess of Connaught at a railway station. The event took place

The image captures a historical moment: the Nizam of Hyderabad receiving the Duke and Duchess of Connaught at a railway station.

The event took place in January 1889.

The Nizam of Hyderabad at the time was Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI.

The photograph was taken by Raja Deen Dayal.

The event highlights the diplomatic relations and formal receptions between British royalty and the rulers of the

princely states during the British Raj era.