1800-1850 photograph of Chidambaram Nataraja temple, Sivaganga tank and western gopuram

The photo shows the Shivaganga pool, the 100 pillar hall next to the wall of the Devi shrine, and the western gopuram behind the pool. The photographer is likely standing somewhere in the northeast corner of the complex, the camera pointing southwest. The 100 pillar hall was in good shape, with an open structure for pilgrims to get in, sit and rest. This hall was in ruins in the 20th century. The western gopuram in this 19th century photo looks different than the one in 21st century.
This photo was taken in the first half of 19th century, but neither exact year is known nor the author. The photo was published in 1850s and its negative held by the Museum of Contemporary Art, housed within the Government College of Arts and Crafts. The subjects of these photographs range from the hill tribes of Nilgiris to pagodas and monuments of the Madras Presidency to guns and antiques from Fort St. George.