Stone temple car or ratha and dvajastambha in the Venkataramana Temple, Tadpatri. Photographer: Madras School of Industrial Arts
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Genre: Architectural Photography View of temple car, standing in a court of the templewith the column standing in front. The ratha contains a Garuda image and functions as a miniature temple in its own right. India Museum no. 682.
Streevelliputtur [Srivilliputtur]. The large Juggernaut car. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the richly-carved wooden temple car. The European figure posed by one of the wheels may possibly be Lyon himself. 'Immediately opposite to the tower is the Wooden Car, one of the largest and handsomest to be found in the South. It was built only ...
Streevelliputtur [Srivilliputtur]. Another view of the large Juggernaut car. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
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Genre: Architectural Photography Direct, side-on view of the temple car, showing the carving in more detail. Received from Captain Lyon, 5th May 1871. India Museum no. 1224. Duplicate at Photo 212/3 (4).
Mahavellipore, near Madras. Small monolithic temple near the village. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the Ganesha Ratha. Received from Captain Lyon, 5th May 1871. India Museum no. 1319. Duplicate at Photo 212/5 (23).
Mahavellipore, near Madras. General view of monolithic temples. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
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Genre: Architectural Photography The Pancha Rathas from the north-west. The view shows, from left to right: Draupadi Ratha, Arjuna Ratha, Bhima Ratha, Dharmaraja Ratha and Nakula Sahadeva Ratha. With the stone lion and elephant, carved in the round, in the foreground. Received from Captain Lyon...
Mahavellipore, near Madras. The first monolith [the Draupadi Ratha]. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
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Genre: Architectural Photography View from the west of the Draupadi Ratha, showing the entrance, with flanking figures carved in relief. '...[Draupadi ratha] represents the one most to the north, and is the only one which is finished, and has its cell hollowed out, and with carvings of figures ...
Mahavellipore, near Madras. The first and second monoliths [Draupadi and Arjuna Rathas]. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
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Genre: Architectural Photography South-east view of Draupadi and Arjuna Rathas. Received from Captain Lyon, 5th May 1871. India Museum no. 1330. Duplicate at Photo 212/5 (34).