Marble image of the Tirthankara Parsvanatha in the Jhavari Premchand Temple, Lalachand Modi Premchand Tuk, Satrunjaya. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
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Genre: Architectural Photography Showing image seated in shrine consisting of richly-carved columns and lintel. Described in E. D. Lyon, 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs designed to illustrate the ancient architecture of Western India' (Geneva, 1871), p. 16: '638. - Close to the entr...
Interior of Buddhist chaitya hall, Cave 19, Ajanta, from the window over the entrance. Photographer: Gill, Robert
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Genre: Architectural Photography The view looks along the interior of the chaitya at the level of the sculptured panels above the columns, and also shows clearly the ribs of the ceiling. Stereoscopic view. See Madras Government Proceedings, Public Department, 18 April 1868, letter of 18 March ...
Close view of capital in the verandah of Buddhist vihara, Cave 24, Ajanta. Photographer: Gill, Robert
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Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of carved capital, with column broken away. The print has been mounted on the page upside down. Stereoscopic view. See Madras Government Proceedings, Public Department, 18 April 1868, letter of 18 March 1868 from James Burgess, which supplies a list ...
Doorway of Buddhist Vihara, Cave XXIV, Ajanta, with Major Gill seated in entry. Photographer: Gill, Robert
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view of doorway, with Gill seated on the ground leaning against the architrave, which is decorated with carved figures.
Pillars and sculpture on the right side of the nave in the Buddhist Chaitya Hall, Cave XIX, Ajanta. Photographer: Cousens, Henry
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Genre: Architectural Photography Row of pillars, with lintel above elaboratly carved with Buddha images. Buddha figure on main stupa partially visible at left of print. For another copy, see Photo 125/1(29).