Front view of ruins of the Baladitya Temple, Nalanda. Photographer: Beglar, Joseph Daviditch Melik
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Genre: Architectural Photography View of the ruins of the Buddhist temple. 'List of Ancient Monuments in Bengal' (Calcutta, 1896), pp. 254-255. Alexander Cunningham, 'Archaeological Survey of India. Report for the year 1871-72' (A.S.I. vol. III, Calcutta, 1873), pp. 94-95. Duplicate of Phot...
Rear view of ruins of the Baladitya Temple, Nalanda. Photographer: Beglar, Joseph Daviditch Melik
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Genre: Architectural Photography View of the ruins of the Buddhist temple. 'List of Ancient Monuments in Bengal' (Calcutta, 1896), pp. 254-255. Alexander Cunningham, 'Archaeological Survey of India. Report for the year 1871-72' (A.S.I. vol. III, Calcutta, 1873), pp. 94-95. Duplicate of Photo...
Rear view of ruins of the Baladitya Temple, Nalanda Photographer: Beglar, Joseph Daviditch Melik
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Genre: Architectural Photography Rear view from another angle. Credited to Dr Simpson in Bloch's list, but more likely to be by Beglar. Duplicate of Photo 1002 (189).
Old ruined gate of the fort, Bihar (Bihar Sharif). Photographer: Beglar, Joseph Daviditch Melik
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Genre: Architectural Photography 'List of Ancient Monuments in Bengal' (Calcutta, 1896), pp. 256-257. By the 1890s the fort was in a state of severe decay: 'Neglected, and excavations systematically carried on vandal like for the sake of the bricks and sculptures, which are readily sold. Alread...
Miscellaneous sculptures in Bihar Museum. Photographer: Beglar, Joseph Daviditch Melik
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Sculptures of 'Aditya, Vishnu, Vamanavatara, Kalkiavatara, and fragments'. Note by Bloch reads: 'The sculptures photographed while exhibited in the Bihar Museum were collected from various places in Bihar, and are now in the Indian Museum. A paper by Mr Broadley, dealing with this collection, wa...