North-west corner of the Golden Lily Tank, Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple, Madurai. Photographer: Nicholas and Company
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along the west side of the tank, with a gopura in the background. A small portion of the north gopura can be seen in the background at the extreme right. Credited to Cole in Bloch's list, but almost certainly part of the series taken for Cole by Nic...
Entrance to the Pudu Mandapa, Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple, Madurai. Photographer: Nicholas and Company
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Genre: Architectural Photography View from the south-east looking along the façade of the mandapa, and showing the pillars carved in the form of rearing horses and lions. Credited to Cole in Bloch's list, but almost certainly part of the series taken for Cole by Nicholas & Co. of Madras. ...
Close view of the entrance to the Pudu Mandapa, Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple, Madurai. Photographer: Nicholas and Company
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Genre: Architectural Photography Oblique view from the south-east, showing four of the sculptured pillars flanking the entrance to the mandapa. Credited to Cole in Bloch's list, but almost certainly part of the series taken for Cole by Nicholas & Co. of Madras. Subjects = Archaeological S...
Interior of the Pudu Mandapa, Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple, Madurai. Photographer: Nicholas and Company
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along the interior of the mandapa, showing sculptures, with a number of figures (blurred) seated along the sides of the aisle. Credited to Cole in Bloch's list, but almost certainly part of the series taken for Cole by Nicholas & Co. of Madras. ...
Sculptured pillars in the Mutarli Mandapa, Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple, Madurai. Photographer: Nicholas and Company
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Genre: Architectural Photography View of the painted interior of the mandapa. This print is reproduced in photogravure in H.H. Cole, Preservation of National Monuments in India (vol II, (?)Calcutta, c. 1884), part 10, Great Temple of Siva and his consort at Madura, pl. ii: 'The Mutarli Mandapam...
(?)Part of the Mutarli Mandapa of the Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple, Madurai. Photographer: Nicholas and Company
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Genre: Architectural Photography View from interior looking towards open courtyard. Identified in Bloch's list as showing pillars in the Pudu Mandapa, but this appears to be incorrect. Credited to Cole in Bloch's list, but almost certainly part of the series taken for Cole by Nicholas & Co...
Close view of pillars in the (?)Pudu Mandapa, Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple, Madurai. Photographer: Nicholas and Company
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Genre: Architectural Photography Identification uncertain. Credited to Cole in Bloch's list, but almost certainly part of the series taken for Cole by Nicholas & Co. of Madras. Subjects = Archaeological Survey of India Collections; Archaeological Survey of India Collections (Indian Museu...
Colonnade of pillars in the Viravasantaraya Mandapa, Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple, Madurai. Photographer: Nicholas and Company
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Genre: Architectural Photography Identified as the Pudu Mandapa in Bloch's list. This print is reproduced in photogravure in H.H. Cole, Preservation of National Monuments in India (vol II, (?)Calcutta, c. 1884), part 10, Great Temple of Siva and his consort at Madura, pl. iii. Subjects = Arch...
Close view of pillar with sculptured figure from the Pudu Mandapa, Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple, Madurai. Photographer: Nicholas and Company
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Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Archaeological Survey of India Collections; Archaeological Survey of India Collections (Indian Museum Series); architectural elements; Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Hindu); Indian sculpture; Indian sculpture (Hindu); mandapas; temples
Close view of pillar with sculptured figure from the Pudu Mandapa, Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple, Madurai. Photographer: Nicholas and Company
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Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Archaeological Survey of India Collections; Archaeological Survey of India Collections (Indian Museum Series); architectural elements; Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Hindu); Indian sculpture; Indian sculpture (Hindu); mandapas; temples
