Barah Durwazah [or Golden Mosque], Gaur. Photographer: Unknown
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Photograph of the Barah Durwazah (or Golden Mosque) at Gaur taken by Thomas Fraser Peppé in 1870 as part of the collection of Sir Richard Carnac Temple. The mosque is comprised of eleven entrances, two buttresses, four corner towers and a spacious courtyard which is almost seventy metres in diam...
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.
Buddhist pillared temple at Nair, Gya. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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This photograph of the temple remains 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, 'Nair is on the Patna and Gya road, west from Dharawut, and about twenty miles from ...
[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...
[Rocky outcrop with Karna Chowpar cave, Barabar Hills.] Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Photograph of Rocky outcrop with Karna Chowpar cave in the Barabar Hills.This photograph was taken by Thomas Fraser Peppé in 1870 and is part of the collection of Sir Richard Carnac Temple. The caves in the Barabar and Nagarjuni hills date back to the 3rd century BC in the Maurya period and are ...
[Image of a horseman outside the temple at Dapthu.] Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Genre: Architectural Photography Duplicate of India Office Series, Photo 1000/28(2854). This is 'No 114' 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 se...
[Cliffs at Rohtasgarh, looking south, with the fort on top.] Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Genre: Landscape Photography This is 'No 147' 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 section). Subjects = forts; Temple Collection Location = ...
[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 as sacred as the G...