Ruined large brick temple, known as Salivahana's Temple, Sonatapan, Bankura District. Photographer: Beglar, Joseph Daviditch Melik
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Inscription: Numbered '8.B' in the negative Genre: Architectural Photography View of the shikara, in a decayed and ruinous state. Described in 'List of Ancient Monuments in Bengal. Revised and corrected up to 31st August 1895' (Calcutta, 1896), pp. 18-19: 'This is a tall temple, solidly bui...
Jor Bangla Temple (Keshta Raya Temple), Bishnupur, Bankura District. Photographer: Beglar, Joseph Daviditch Melik
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Inscription: Numbered '4.B' in the negative Genre: Architectural Photography General view of Keshta-Raya Temple, brick built hut type with characteristic bangla curved roof. Described in 'List of Ancient Monuments in Bengal. Revised and corrected up to 31st August 1895' (Calcutta, 1896), pp....
Detail of roofing in interior of the Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya. Photographer: Garrick, Henry Baily Wade
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Genre: Architectural Photography Incorrectly credited to Beglar in T. Bloch, 'A list of the photographic negatives of Indian antiquities in the collection of the Indian Museum: with which is incorporated the list of similar negatives in the possession of the the India Office' (Calcutta, 1900). ...
Ruined Buddhist monastery at foot of Kauwa Dol Hill, Gaya District. Photographer: Beglar, Joseph Daviditch Melik
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view of site: little is visible apart from a number of pillars: 'Kauwa-Dol has been identified by Mr Beglar with the site of the Silabhadra Monastery of Hwen Thsang, an assignment with which I [Cunningham] fully concur' (Cunningham and Garrick, op. cit.,...
Statues in the court of the temple at Damdama, Hazaribagh District. Photographer: Beglar, Joseph Daviditch Melik
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Genre: Architectural Photography Group of sculptured slabs, identified as: 'A Surya seated on lotus throne, and some ornamental pieces' in T. Bloch, 'A list of the photographic negatives of Indian antiquities in the collection of the Indian Museum: with which is incorporated the list of similar...
Interior of Zafar Khan Ghazi's Tomb, Tribeni, Hugli District. Photographer: Beglar, Joseph Daviditch Melik
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Genre: Architectural Photography Interior of tomb, in a ruinous state. Described in 'List of Ancient Monuments in Bengal. Revised and corrected up to 31st August 1895' (Calcutta, 1896), pp. 40-41. See also, George Michell (ed), 'The Islamic Heritage of Bengal' (UNESCO, Paris, 1984), p. 136.