Close view of the inscription on the Buddhagupta Pillar, Eran, Sagar District. Photographer: Cousens, Henry
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Captioned and numbered in the negative. For a translation of the inscription, dated 484-485 A.D., see Alexander Cunningham, 'Report of tours in Bundelkhand and Malwa in 1874-75 and 1876-77' (A.S.I. vol. X, Calcutta, 1880), p. 82.
Front view of Gadarmal Temple and torana, Pathari, Bhopal State. Photographer: Beglar, Joseph Daviditch Melik
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards the temple, with the torana ('of a very unique style and exquisite beauty', Beglar) in the foreground. Detailed description in J. D. Beglar, 'Report of a tour in Bundelkhand and Malwa, 1871-72...' (A.S.I. vol VII, Calcutta, 1878), pp. 69-75.
General view of the Jain Temple of Pataini Devi, Pithaora. Photographer: Beglar, Joseph Daviditch Melik
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the small rectangular flat-roofed temple. Reproduced as lithograph in Alexander Cunningham, 'Report of a tour in the Central Provinces in 1873-74 and 1874-75' (A.S.I. vol IX, Calcutta, 1879), pl. vi, and described pp. 31-33.
View of the gateway known as the Jhula Darwaza, Rewa. Photographer: Garrick, Henry Baily Wade
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Genre: Architectural Photography View of the richly-sculptured gateway, taken from a ruined Hindu temple at Gurgi and set up at Rewa. Described in H. B. W. Garrick, 'Report of a tour through Behar, Central India, Peshawar, and Yusufzai' (A.S.I. vol. XIX, Calcutta, 1885), pp. 80-82. A lithograph...
Rock-cut Temple known as the Tiger Cave at Saluvankuppam, north of Mamallapuram. Photographer: Rea, Alexander
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Genre: Architectural Photography Massive boulder in which a portico has been excavated, with the surrounding rock-face carved into the form of a ring of yali ('tiger') heads. To the left are carved two elephants, with niches above. Printed from a broken glass plate. Subjects = Archaeological ...
General view of the uncompleted south gopura of the Ramalingeshvara Temple, Rameswaram. Photographer: Rea, Alexander
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Genre: Architectural Photography View of the other side of the gopura to that seen in print 2333. Subjects = Archaeological Survey of India Collections; Archaeological Survey of India Collections (Indian Museum Series); architectural elements; gopuras; Indian architecture; Indian architecture...
Front view of main sanctuary and tower of the Brihadishvara Temple, Thanjavur. Photographer: Rea, Alexander
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view. The emulsion has degenerated in one area of the negative (mainly in sky), leaving a fine patteren of lines on the print. Subjects = Archaeological Survey of India Collections; Archaeological Survey of India Collections (Indian Museum Series); Ind...