Kohla or Granary Hill, Dapthu. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Genre: Landscape Photography General view of the granite outcrop. 'The south of the district of Gya is bounded by a range of hills which form the boundary between Gya and Palamow near Maharajgunge. Some of these hills are composed of huge masses of granite of very suggestive outlines. The most ...
Configuration of massive boulders known as Bhimsen's Cooking-pot, near Dapthu. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Genre: Landscape Photography 'The continuation of the same hills [see note at print 2855], and where the Koel river runs round their base, and at the point where the rock slopes down into the river, three large boulders block the path. These stones are said to have been collected by the popula...
Asokan Edict Pillar with lion capital at Kolhua, a suburb of the ancient Vaisali. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the pillar, situated in a courtyard and surrounded by houses. Also known as the Bakra or Bukra column. For a detailed description, see Maulvi Muhammad Hamid Kuraishi, 'List of ancient monuments...in the Province of Bihar and Orissa' (ASI, New Imp...
Distant view of Asokan Edict Pillar with lion capital at Kolhua, with ruins of brick stupa in foreground. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Genre: Architectural Photography The ruins of the stupa, covered in vegetation and with a pipal tree growing on top, are at the right of the photograph. India Museum no. 1077. Another copy at Photo 125/1(97).
Asokan Edict Pillar at Lauriya Araraj. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the pillar (lacking capital). A European figure, possibly the photographer, stands at the base. For a detailed description, with translation of edicts, see Maulvi Muhammad Hamid Kuraishi, 'List of ancient monuments...in the Province of Bihar and ...