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Container Reference (shelfmark) Photo 670 Subject Hindu Temples Level [40] File

1. Photo 670(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 670(4)
Title:
Teli Ka Mandir or oilman's temple, Gwalior Fort. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Letterpress description reads: 'The temple known as Telika Mandir is the loftiest of all the existing buildings on the Gwalior Fort, being over 100 feet in height. It is a 9th century Vishnu temple peculiar in plan and design. The form of its Sikhara or spire is...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930s
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 670(17)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 670(17)
Title:
Udayesvar temple at Udaypur. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Letterpress description reads: 'Situated at Udaypur, an old village (District Bhilsa), this large and beautiful temple of Siva which is one of the best in India and perhaps the best in Central India was built by Udayaditya, a Paramara king of Malwa, in the 11th ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930s
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 670(18)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 670(18)
Title:
Torana gateway at Gyaraspur. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Letterpress description reads: 'This fine gateway is a remnant of a large 10th century Hindu temple. The temple has disappeared but a part of its plan and a number of beautiful carvings and sculptures have been discovered in excavations. Judged from these, the t...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930s
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 670(20)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 670(20)
Title:
Caves nos 5 and 6 at Udaygiri. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Letterpress description reads: 'These caves excavated in a hill known as Udaygiri, in Gwalior State and can be visited either from Bhilsa or from Sanchi. The group consists of 18 Hindu and 2 Jain caves of the 5th century after Christ. The caves bear three contem...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930s
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 670(21)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 670(21)
Title:
Mahakal temple at Ujjain. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Letterpress description reads: 'There are in India twelve great seats of the worship of Siva and the Mahakal of Ujjain is one of the oldest and most famous. It attracts annually thousands of pilgrims from all parts of India and on the occasion of the Bathing Fes...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930s
Extent:
1 item