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1. Photo 1424/1(67)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(67)
Title:
Steps up to Temples [Swayambhu Stupa, Kathmandu Valley.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of steps leading to temples. Swayambhu Stupa, Kathmandu Valley: Small chaityas populate the eastern flank of Swayambhu Hill. A small pair of lions guarding a pair of Buddhas mark the beginning of the path to the complex. The Buddhas, lions and chaityas have been refurbished and continue to o...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 1424/1(68)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(68)
Title:
[The Vajra (thunderbolt) at the Swayambhu Stupa, Kathmandu Valley.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of a scuplture, Vajra (thunderbolt) at the Swayambhu Stupa, Kathmandu Valley, viewed from the north across the top of the staircase down the eastern flank of the hill to the valley floor below. The top of the stairs is immediately to the left of the Vajra and its guardian lion. A second lion...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 1424/1(71)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(71)
Title:
[The Vatsala Devi Temple outside the southwest corner of the Pashupati complex.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View showing a portion of a torana above a doorway in the lower right and a wooden roof strut carved with Tantric themes. Behind the strut in the upper left of the photograph is a wall painting of a single female figure. The goddess’s festival takes place in the month of Chaitra (March/April) beg...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 1424/1(72)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(72)
Title:
[The Vatsala Devi Temple outside the southwest corner of the Pashupati complex.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
A view showing a torana above each doorway and carved wooden roof struts, all displaying Durga motifs. These and the wall painting of a single dancing male skeletal figure reflect Vatsala’s Tantric role. The goddess’s festival takes place in the month of Chaitra (March/April) beginning from this ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 1424/3(12)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/3(12)
Title:
[The Vajra (thunderbolt) at Swayambhu, Kathmandu.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of Vajra (thunderbolt) at Swayambhu, Kathmandu, viewed from the top of the stairs connecting the complex to the valley floor below. The photograph is shot from the north edge of the staircase looking a little south of true east. Immediately behind the Vajra, at the base of the dome of the S...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

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