Silver and gold plated ratha in Kumbesvara Temple, Kumbakonam, Tanjore District. Photographer: Rea, Alexander
Scope & Content:
View of vehicle for carrying the temple deities, mounted on a wheeled platform, with an Indian figure posed beside the vehicle to indicate scale. Duplicate at Photo 1002 (2392).
Gold and silver plated Kailasa vahana in Kumbesvara Temple, Kumbakonam, Tanjore District. Photographer: Rea, Alexander
Scope & Content:
View of vehicle for carrying the temple deities, mounted on a wheeled platform, with an Indian figure posed beside the vehicle to indicate scale. Duplicate at Photo 1002 (2390), printed after the glass negative had been broken.
Silver and gold plated Ayudas (arms) in Kumbesvara Temple, Kumbakonam, Tanjore District. Photographer: Rea, Alexander
Scope & Content:
View of vehicle for carrying the temple deities, mounted on a wheeled platform, with an Indian figure posed beside the vehicle to indicate scale. Duplicate at Photo 1002 (2391).
Silver and gold plated Brahma Ratha in Kumbesvara Temple, Kumbakonam, Tanjore District. Photographer: Rea, Alexander
Scope & Content:
View of vehicle for carrying the temple deities, mounted on a wheeled platform, with an Indian figure posed beside the vehicle to indicate scale. Duplicate at Photo 1002 (2395).
Silver and gold plated Brahma Ratha in Kumbesvara Temple, Kumbakonam, Tanjore District. Photographer: Rea, Alexander
Scope & Content:
A smaller vahana, in the form of an open-sided pavilion, with metal rings attached to the base for inserting carrying poles. Duplicate at Photo 1002 (2394).