Interior of Cave Temple from the entrance, Elephanta. Photographer: Sykes, David Harold Day
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking into the temple from the fence, with evidence of excavation work in the foreground. Printed from a broken glass negative.
The East Wing of the Cave Temple, Elephanta. Photographer: Sykes, David Harold Day
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking south-east from the main temple, showing the entrance to the east wing, with stone lions flanking the steps and the linga shrine beyond. Similar but not identical to plate 12 of James Burgess, 'The Rock-Temples of Elephanta or Gharapuri' (D.H. Sykes...
View of Dherwada group of Buddhist caves looking north, Ellora. Photographer: Cousens, Henry
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along the façades of the southernmost group of caves. Platinum print. Photo 40 (8) is a platinum print from the same negative. For another copy of this photograph (a later printing), see Photo 199 (42).
View of Dherwada group of Buddhist caves looking south, Ellora. Photographer: Cousens, Henry
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along the façades of the southernmost group of caves (Caves II-V). Platinum print. Reproduced as a woodcut in 'Archaeological Survey of Western India', V, no. 1, p. 5.
Front of South shrine of Hindu Cave XXI (Ramesvara), Ellora. Photographer: Cousens, Henry
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Genre: Architectural Photography Showing pillars with relief sculpture of the Sapta Matrika on wall behind. Platinum print. Photo 40 (74 and 157) are albumen prints from the same negative.
Façade of Hindu Cave XV (Dasavatara), Ellora. Photographer: Cousens, Henry
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Genre: Architectural Photography Platinum print. General view of the façade of the two storey cave, started as a Buddhist monastery, but taken over for Hindu worship. Reproduced as a woodcut in 'Archaeological Survey of Western India', V, no.12, p. 23. For another copy of this photograph in be...
Façade of Buddhist Cave XII (Tin Thal), Ellora. Photographer: Cousens, Henry
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Inscription: Signed and numbered in the negative, 'H.C. 011.' Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the façade of the three-storey temple from the right. Platinum print. Photo 40 (17) is an albumen print from the same negative. Signed in the negative: H.C. 011.
Façade of Hindu Cave XXIX (Dumar Lena), Ellora. Photographer: Cousens, Henry
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Genre: Architectural Photography View of temple façade after restoration, showing steps flanked by stone lions. Platinum print. Photo 40 (145, 160 and 161) are albumen prints made from the same negative.