Sculpture of Somaskanda group, Saluvankuppam. Photographer: Madras School of Industrial Arts
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Genre: Archaeological Photography India Museum no. 607/63, received 26 July 1872; with note referring to Public Department, India Office, no. 17d of 4 June 1872.
Trimurti in the Great Cave (Shiva Temple), Elephanta. Photographer: Newton, Henry
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Genre: Architectural Photography Very faded print. Close view of the triple-headed Shiva sculpture on the south wall of the cave temple. India Museum no. 543.
Avadea Covill [Avadaiyarkoil]. Carved pillar inside porch. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
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Genre: Architectural Photography '...represents Shiva in the most dreaded of his incarnations, as Vira Bhadra, the destroyer'. Received from Captain Lyon, 5th May 1871. India Museum no. 1269. Duplicate at Photo 212/4 (10).
Avadea Covill [Avadaiyarkoil]. Carved pillar inside porch. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
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Genre: Architectural Photography '...another representation of Shiva, with all his attributes, but this time slaying one of the sons of Kasimuni, the principle of evil'. Received from Captain Lyon, 5th May 1871. India Museum no. 1270. Duplicate at Photo 212/4 (11).
Avadea Covill [Avadaiyarkoil]. Carved pillar in front of porch. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
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Genre: Architectural Photography '...represents Shiva or Mahadeva exulting over the destruction ot Tripurasura on whose body he is trampling'. Received from Captain Lyon, 5th May 1871. India Museum no. 1264. Duplicate at Photo 212/4 (5).
Avadea Covill [Avadaiyarkoil]. Carved pillar in front of porch. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
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Genre: Architectural Photography '...represents Vishnu, combined with Shiva, then called Hari Heri'. Received from Captain Lyon, 5th May 1871. India Museum no. 1266. Duplicate at Photo 212/4 (7).
Interior of Cave Temple from the entrance, Elephanta. Photographer: Sykes, David Harold Day
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Genre: Architectural Photography With sculpture panel of Shiva as Nataraja in entrance porch at the right. For another copy of this photograph in better condition (a later printing), see Photo 199 (5).
Madura. The Great Pagoda [Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple]. Carved pillar in the Thousand Pillar Portico [Airakkal Mandapa]. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
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Genre: Architectural Photography Pillar carved in the form of Shiva armed for battle. Received from Captain Lyon, 5th May 1871. India Museum no. 1201. Duplicate at Photo 212/2 (21).