[View of a temple at the Kundas or bathing places, Nasik.] Photographer: Unknown
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Photograph of a view of a temple at the Kundas or bathing places in Nasik. Nasik is one of the holy cities of Hinduism as it is believed to be one of the places where Rama spent his exile with Sita and Lakshmana. The town lies on both sides of the Godavari river, which is considered to be as sac...
[View of the Kundas or bathing places, Nasik.] Photographer: Unknown
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Photograph of a view of the Kundas or bathing places in Nasik. Nasik is one of the holy cities of Hinduism as it is believed to be one of the places where Rama spent his exile with Sita and Lakshmana. The town lies on both sides of the Godavari river, which is considered to be sacred and has man...
[View of a temple at the Kundas or bathing places, Nasik.] Photographer: Unknown
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Photograph of a view of a temple at the Kundas or bathing places in Nasik. Nasik is one of the holy cities of Hinduism as it is believed to be one of the places where Rama spent his exile with Sita and Lakshmana. The town lies on both sides of the Godavari river, which is considered to be sacred...
[View of Deolali cantonment near Nasik.] Photographer: Unknown
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Photograph of a view of the Deolali cantonment near Nasik.This photograph was taken by an unknown photographer in the 1870s and is part of the collection of Sir Richard Carnac Temple.
[General view of Ajanta Caves XVI-XXVII from the ravine below.] Photographer: Gill, Robert
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Photograph of the general view of Caves 16-27, Ajanta. The thirty magnificent cave temples of Ajanta are situated in a horse-shoe valley of the Waghora river in West India and consist of prayer halls (chaityas) and monasteries (viharas), built for the Buddhist community who lived there. The firs...
[General view of Ajanta Caves I-XV.] Photographer: Gill, Robert
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Photograph of a general view of Caves 1-15 at Ajanta. The Buddhist cave temples of Ajanta were excavated into a horse-shoe shaped cliff overlooking the Waghora River in the 2nd – 1st century BC and later in the 5th century AD, a period of time which coincides with the Hinayana and Mahayana phase...
[Interior of] Cave XIX, Ajanta. Photographer: Cousens, Henry
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Photograph of Cave 19 at Ajanta. This cave contains a very well executed chaitya hall. The facade is dominated by a large horseshoe-shaped arched window. The interior is very elaborate and is divided into three aisles by two rows of columns. These have capitals adorned by Buddha figures, flying ...
[Facade of Ajanta Cave II.] Photographer: Gill, Robert
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Photograph of the facade of Cave 2, at Ajanta. The thirty magnificent cave temples of Ajanta are situated in a horse-shoe valley of the Waghora river in West India and consist of prayer halls (chaityas) and monasteries (viharas), built for the Buddhist community who lived there. The first group ...
[Facade of Cave IV, Ajanta.] Photographer: Gill, Robert
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Photograph of the facade of Cave 4, at Ajanta. The thirty magnificent cave temples of Ajanta are situated in a horse-shoe valley of the Waghora river in West India and consist of prayer halls (chaityas) and monasteries (viharas), built for the Buddhist community who lived there. The first group ...