Front view of the Asokan Edict Pillar, Lauriya Nandangarh, Champaran District. Photographer: Simpson, Benjamin
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view of edict pillar with lion capital. Described in 'List of Ancient Monuments in Bengal. Revised and corrected up to 31st August 1895' (Calcutta, 1896), pp. 380-381: 'A short distance from these tombs stands the lion pillar of Lauriya Navandgarh. Th...
Side view of the Asokan Edict Pillar, Lauriya Nandangarh, Champaran District. Photographer: Simpson, Benjamin
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the Asokan edict pillar, with tree behind and a horse standing near the base. See note at Photo 1002/1 (26).
Garuda Pillar at Jajpur, Cuttack District. Photographer: Cornish, William Henry
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Genre: Architectural Photography Described in 'List of Ancient Monuments in Bengal. Revised and corrected up to 31st August 1895' (Calcutta, 1896), pp. 476-477: 'This is about 22 feet high, and stands on a pedestal made of three eneormour blocks of stone, each about 5 feet long, 5 feet broad a...
General view of the Mosque of Abu Nasir Khan, with statue lying in foreground, Jajpur, Cuttack District. Photographer: Cornish, William Henry
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Genre: Architectural Photography Described in 'List of Ancient Monuments in Bengal. Revised and corrected up to 31st August 1895' (Calcutta, 1896), pp. 472-475: 'Adjoining the compound of the Subdivisional Office stands a mosque with two minarets. It is about 70 feet long by 80 broad. It has f...
Entrance to the Lomas Rishi Cave, Barabar Hills. Photographer: Beglar, Joseph Daviditch Melik
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Genre: Architectural Photography Described in 'List of Ancient Monuments in Bengal. Revised and corrected up to 31st August 1895' (Calcutta, 1896), p. 318: 'This is similar to the Sudama cave, both in size and arrangements, but the roof is unfinished, while the walls and roof of the Sudama cav...
View of entrance to Lomas Rishi Cave and Sudama Cave, Barabar Hills. Photographer: Beglar, Joseph Daviditch Melik
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Genre: Architectural Photography Oblique view of entrance to Lomas Rishi Cave (in foreground), looking along the ridge towards the plain entrance to the Sudama Cave.