Hill & temple of Brahmajuni Gya, Gaya. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Photograph of the hill and temple of Brahmajuni Gya at Gaya. This photograph was taken by Thomas Fraser Peppé in 1870 and is part of the collection of Sir Richard Carnac Temple. The flight of steps leading to the temple on the summit of the hill can be seen in the distance.
[Mahaswar tank or Kund Petta, Gaya.] Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Genre: Architectural Photography Duplicate of India Office Series, Photo 1000/28(2761). This is 'No 21' in Peppé's list of descriptions which was forwarded with the prints to the Government of India. See Letter No 98, Public Dept., April 1871 (copy kept in Prints, Drawings & Photographs sec...
[Temple near Gaya.] Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Photograph of the temple near Gaya. This photograph was taken by Thomas Fraser Peppé in 1870 and is part of the collection of Sir Richard Carnac Temple. Descriptive notes by Peppé accompanying the photographs read as follows, 'The final ceremony of Pind is performed at the Achyber Temple, which ...
[Entrance to a temple near Gaya.] Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Genre: Architectural Photography Duplicate of India Office Series, Photo 1000/28(2763). This is 'No 23' in Peppé's list of descriptions which was forwarded with the prints to the Government of India. See Letter No 98, Public Dept., April 1871 (copy kept in Prints, Drawings & Photographs sec...
[Mangaldeva temple, on the hill which runs down to the Rukmini tank, Gaya.] Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Genre: Architectural Photography Duplicate of India Office Series, Photo 1000/28(2765). This is 'No 25' in Peppé's list of descriptions which was forwarded with the prints to the Government of India. See Letter No 98, Public Dept., April 1871 (copy kept in Prints, Drawings & Photographs sec...
[Arched gateway to the new town of Gaya.] Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Genre: Architectural Photography Duplicate of India Office Series, Photo 1000/28(2771). This is 'No 31' in Peppé's list of descriptions which was forwarded with the prints to the Government of India. See Letter No 98, Public Dept., April 1871 (copy kept in Prints, Drawings & Photographs sec...
[View of the courtyard in front of the Mahabodhi temple, Bodh Gaya.] Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Genre: Architectural Photography Duplicate of India Office Series, Photo 1000/28(2775). This is 'No 35' in Peppé's list of descriptions which was forwarded with the prints to the Government of India. See Letter No 98, Public Dept., April 1871 (copy kept in Prints, Drawings & Photographs sec...
Colossal Buddha at back of Kowadol peak, Barabar Hills, Gaya District. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Photograph of a colossal Buddha figure in the Barabar Hills, Bihar, taken by Thomas Fraser Peppé in 1870. Peppé wrote, 'On the east side of the hill there must have been a large temple, some few pillars of which are still standing, and a gigantic figure of the ascetic Boodh, measuring 8 feet hig...
Sudama [and] Lomas Rishi Caves at Barabar [Hills], Gya. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Photograph of Sudama and Lomas Rishi Caves at Barabar in Gya. The Sudama and Lomas Rishi Caves represent the earliest example of rock-cut architecture in India. They belong to the 3rd century, Maurya period. The Sudama Cave was dedicated by the emperor Ashoka in 261 BC and consists of a circular...
Photograph of the sculptured doorway of the Lomas Rishi cave in the Barabar Hills, Gaya. Caves in the twin Hills of Barabar and Nagarjuni date back to the 3rd century BC, Maurya period and represent some of the earliest example of rock-cut architecture in India. The Lomas Rishi Cave was carved o...