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Language Not applicable Place Banavasi, Karnataka, Karnātaka, India, Asia Level [40] File

1. Photo 1003(2000)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1003(2000)
Title:
General view of the Madhukeshvara Temple, Banavasi. Photographer: Cousens, Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the twin temples, situated almost parallel to one another in the courtyard. Reproduced in Henry Cousens, 'The Chalukyan architecture of the Kanarese districts' (A.S.I., vol. XLII, New Imperial Series, Calcutta, 1926), pl. cxxxviii (b) and describ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 1003(2001)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1003(2001)
Title:
Close view of slab with naga sculpture, Madhukeshvara Temple, Banavasi. Photographer: Cousens, Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography '...An upright slab of black stone upon which is carved, in bold relief, a naga or five-hooded serpent, while round the margin or frame runs a short inscription in letters which seem to belong to the second century A.D. It records the gift of a naga, a tank and ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 1003(2002)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1003(2002)
Title:
Rathas or temple cars in front of the Madhukeshvara Temple, Banavasi. Photographer: Cousens, Henry
Scope & Content:
View looking towards three temple cars: 'Without the courtyard, and before the temple, stands a very large 'Jaganatha' car, and nearby are several small ones. These are all decorated and drawn in procession down a great broad street through the village on a certain day of the year, when the ima...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 1003(2003)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1003(2003)
Title:
Ratha or temple car in the Mukhteshvara Temple, Banavasi. Photographer: Cousens, Henry
Scope & Content:
Close view of a large temple car. Its size can be appreciated from the two Indian figures on top of the wooden-wheeled vehicle. Subjects = Archaeological Survey of India Collections; Archaeological Survey of India Collections (Indian Museum Series); temple cars
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item