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040-003048491 Subject Ajanta Cave 2

1. Photo 125/1(32)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 125/1(32)
Title:
[Left end chapel in the verandah of Ajanta Cave II.] Photographer: Cousens, Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography For another copy, see India Office Series, Photo 1000/5 (518). Subjects = architectural elements; columns; Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Buddhist); interiors; rock-cut temples; Temple Collection; temples
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1880
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 125/1(14)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 125/1(14)
Title:
[Facade of Ajanta Cave II.] Photographer: Gill, Robert
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the facade of Cave 2, at Ajanta. The thirty magnificent cave temples of Ajanta are situated in a horse-shoe valley of the Waghora river in West India and consist of prayer halls (chaityas) and monasteries (viharas), built for the Buddhist community who lived there. The first group ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item