The great Stone Bull, Tanjore. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
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Photograph of the Stone Bull in the Brihadishvara Temple at Tanjore, taken by Samuel Bourne in 1869. Side view of the great Nandi sculpture in the Brihadishvara temple at Tanjore (Thanjavur).
Mundapum, with facade of carved stone horses [at Srirangam]. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
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View looking along the façade of the great horse mandapa (Sheshagirirayar Mandapa) in the Ranganatha Temple complex at Srirangam, with two Indian figures posed in the foreground, taken by Samuel Bourne in 1869. This view shows part of the Ranganatha Temple, a sacred Vaishnava complex situated on...
Iwullee. [Sculptured slabs from the Durga Temple, Aihole.] Photographer: Thomas Biggs.
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Signed in the negative: T. Biggs. See Photo 1000 (980) for another copy of this print. These slabs were photographed in front of the Durga Temple and can be seen in situ in Photo 1000 (979).
Sashweekul, Gunpatri. Hampee or Beejanuggur. [Sasivakalllu Ganesha Statue: Monolithic figure of Ganesha on the road to Hampi, Vijayanagara.] Photographer: Thomas Biggs.
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Image cropped from a larger negative. See Photo 1000/9(1008) for another copy of this print.
Badami. Vishnoo in the largest cave. [Vishnu sculpture in Cave III, Badami.] Photographer: Thomas Biggs.
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Signed in the negative: T. Biggs. View looking along verandah of the Hindu rock-cut temple, Cave III, at Badami, from the west end, towards sculptured figure of Vishnu on the coiled serpent. For another copy of this print, see Photo 1000/9(987).
Badami. Narasimha in the largest cave. [Vishnu sculpture in Cave III, Badami.] Photographer: Thomas Biggs.
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View looking along the verandah of the Hindu rock-cut temple, Cave III, at Badami, from the east end, towards the sculptured panel of Vishnu as the man-lion Narasimha. For another copy of this print, see Photo 1000/9(986).