[Ahmadabad]: Minar of Shah Aliji's Mosque (left), Two niches in Dada Harir's Well (right). Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916)
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Illustration of two niches in Dada Harir's Vav at Asarva in Ahmadabad, Gujarat. The vav, also known as a step-well or baoli, were common features in Gujarat. An inscription within one of the step-well's galleries states this structure was constructed by Bai Sri Harira in 1501, who was a lady belo...
Caps of a pilar in N. collonade (left), [Groups of figures over capitals of columns in Chaitya at Karli (right)]. Artist(s): Raghoba, Jayrao (fl. 1875).
[Ellora: Sculpture of Shiva, Parvati and Nandi from the north corridor in the court of Kailasa (left), sculpture on the mandapa of Kailasa depicting the descent of the Ganges (right). Artist(s): Burgess, James (1832-1916).
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Illustration of a sculpture from the north corridor in the court of Kailasa (left) and a sculpture on the front of the mandapa of Kailasa (right) from Kailasanatha [Kailasa] Temple, cave XVI, at Ellora from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Elura Cave Temples Buddhist and Brahmanical.' The s...
[Ellora: Panel from Kailasa (left), panel of Shiva and Parvati in northern colonade at back of Kailasa (right)]. Artist(s): Burgess, James (1832-1916).
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Illustration of sculptured panels from Kailasanatha [Kailasa] Temple, cave XVI, at Ellora from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Elura Cave Temples Buddhist and Brahmanical.' The spectacular site of Ellora, in Maharashtra, is famous for its series of Buddhist, Hindu and Jain cave temples exc...
[Ajanta: Kneeling by the Shrine Cave XI]. Surveyor: Cousens, Henry (1854-193?)
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Illustration of a figure from Cave XI at Ajanta from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings from the Buddhist Rock Temples 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 centur...
[Ajanta: Cave XVII. Painting in the verandah]. Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916)
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Illustration of the painting in the verandah from the Buddhist vihara, Cave XVII at Ajanta, from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings from the Buddhist Rock Temples at Ajanta.' The Buddhist cave temples of Ajanta were first excavated into a horse-shoe shaped cliff overlooking the Waghora River ...
[Ajanta: Cave IX, Cave XIX cross sections]. Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916)
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Illustrations of the cross section of Cave IX and XIX at Ajanta from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings from the Buddhist Rock Temples at Ajanta.' The 30 magnificent cave temples are situated in a horse-shoe valley of the Waghora River in West India and consist of prayer halls (chaityas) and monas...