Small Joss House at the north-west corner of the building [Hoysaleshvara Temple, Halebid]. In each of the small rooms is a figure of Brahma, several of these houses are studded about the building, and add greatly to the effect. Photographer: Oakeley, Richard Banner
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Genre: Architectural Photography View of the small shrine, showing sculptural decoration of the exterior.
[Unidentified sculpture, Hoysaleshvara Temple, Halebid.] Photographer: Oakeley, Richard Banner
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Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of sculpture on the facade of the temple. Oakeley's note confesses, 'I have very great difficulty in identifying this figure,' and speculates that 'it may represent the destruction of the demon Tarika by Kartikeya.'
Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of sculptured figure of Durga trampling the buffalo demon Mahishasura, on the facade of the Hoysaleshvara Temple, Halebid.
Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of the Nandi image in the pavilion of the Hoysaleshvara Temple, Halebid: 'Being in deep shade, it was very difficult to obtain a good photograph of this statue...'
Doorway on the east side of the [Hoysaleshvara] Temple. Photographer: Oakeley, Richard Banner
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Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of a doorway of the Hoysaleshvara Temple, Halebid, flanked by elaborately carved guardian figures. Oakeley's note points out the cobweb visible in the doorway, no doubt to emphasize the definition achieved in his photographs.
Another series of buttresses on the west north-west side of the builoding, showing the full height of the [Hoysaleshvara] Temple. Photographer: Oakeley, Richard Banner
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Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of a section of the sculptured facade of the Hoysaleshvara Temple, Halebid.