General view of Buddhist caves, Mahad. Photographer: Cousens, Henry
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Genre: Architectural Photography Also known as the Pal or Pala caves, situated about a mile north-west of Mahad. Published in 'Bombay list', p.208; 'Archaeological Survey of Western India', IV, pp.18-19; Fergusson and Burgess, 'The Cave Temples of India' (London, 1880), pp. 209-11 (where locati...
Dagobas lying upturned on the ground at the Mahad Caves. Photographer: Cousens, Henry
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Genre: Architectural Photography Small stupas lying on the ground, with a European man reclining beside one of the stones. The same figure appears in print 593 and is probably Henry Cousens himself.
General view of Hindu temple at Mahad. Photographer: Cousens, Henry
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Genre: Architectural Photography Presumably the Vireshvara Temple (Henry Cousens, 'Revised list of antiquarian remains in the Bombay Presidency ... originally compiled by J. Burgess' (Bombay, 1897), p. 207). The temple has a modern pantiled roof erected over the stone building.
Close view of carved door jamb in the Hindu Temple at Mahad. Photographer: Cousens, Henry
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Genre: Architectural Photography Presumably the Vireshvara Temple (Henry Cousens, 'Revised list of antiquarian remains in the Bombay Presidency ... originally compiled by J. Burgess' (Bombay, 1897), p. 207).
General view of façade of Buddhist Chaitya Hall, Cave III, Kanheri. Photographer: Cousens, Henry
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Genre: Architectural Photography Reproduced in collotype in 'Archaeological Survey of Western India', IV, pl.iv. The figure standing in front of the chaitya (back to camera) is possibly Henry Cousens.