Front view of the temple at Bhitargaon, Kanpur District. Photographer: Joseph Daviditch Melik Beglar
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General view of the Bhitargaon temple. Alexander Cunningham writes that: 'My enquiries during the season 1877-78 were chiefly directed to the exploration of some of the old places which had not yet been visited ... and to other sites, such as Bilsar, Pakna, Bihar, Newal, Bhitargaon, and Tusaran...
Elephant capital from ancient monolith, Sankasya, Fatehgarh District. Photographer: Beglar, Joseph Daviditch Melik
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Genre: Architectural Photography Printed from a poor quality negative, with damage to emulsion at edges, possibly due to premature drying of collodion. Side view of the capital, described in A. Cunningham, 'Four reports made during the years 1862-63-64-65' (A.S.I. vol. I, Simla, 1871), pp. 274-...
Inscribed pillar at Bhitari. Photographer: Beglar, Joseph Daviditch Melik
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view of pillar, with broken capital, and inscription on base. Described in A. Cunningham, 'Four reports made during the years 1862-63-64-65' (A.S.I. vol. I, Simla, 1871), pp. 97-99. See also North-West Provinces list, p. 229: '[The inscription] chiefly r...
Pillar with lion capital at Latiya, Ghazipur District. Photographer: Beglar, Joseph Daviditch Melik
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the pillar (uninscribed). The top of the capital stands on the ground beside the pillar. North-West Provinces list pp. 232-233.
Close view of inscribed monolith at Bhagalpur. Photographer: Garrick, Henry Baily Wade
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Genre: Architectural Photography Credited to Caney in Bloch's list, but see A. Cunningham and H.B.W. Garrick, 'Report of tours in North and South Bihar, in 1880-81' (A.S.I. col. XVI, Calcutta, 1883), p.130: 'About half a mile to the east of the village of Bhagalpur, and quite close to the banks...