Carving on ancient brick tower, Sarnath, nr Benares. Photographer: Rust, Thomas A.
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Genre: Architectural Photography Detail of carving on the Dhamekh stupa at Sarnath. Subjects = architectural elements; Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Buddhist); stone carving; stupas Location = India; Sarnath; Uttar Pradesh
[General view of the rathas at Mamallapuram]. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view from the south-west of the 'Pancha Rathas', uncompleted temple-like monoliths that have been compared to mobile shrines or chariots (rathas). In the foreground is Dharmaraja ratha, with the Bhima ratha beyond. In the background, extreme left, is the...
[Draupadi ratha and Arjuna ratha, Mamallapuram.] Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Architectural Photography View from the west of the two northernmost of the Pancha Rathas, on the left the Draupadi ratha, with curved, hut-like roof and female guardians between pilasters on each side of the doorway; on the right, the Arjuna ratha, similar in form to the Dharmaraja rath...
[Nandi Pavilion and entrance gopara, Brihadishvara Temple, Tanjore.] Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Architectural Photography View from the south-west, the Nandi pavilion in the left foreground. Subjects = architectural elements; gopuras; Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Hindu); Nandi pavilions; temples
View on the Railway - Columbo [sic] to Kandy, Ceylon. Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
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Genre: Landscape Photography Line passing through tunnel in rock face on the Colombo to Kandy line. Original negative number '2083' has been scratched out on print: the pencilled number '2129' on the reverse corresponds with the print entitled 'View on the Ceylon Railway' in the Bourne & Sh...
Genre: Architectural Photography Looking towards the two main pagodas of the 8th-century Shore temple. With the sea at the right. A modern note on the mount identifying the photographer as Alexander Rea is unconvincing. The prints appear to date from the 1860s (or possibly 1870s); Rea did not a...