Carved stone pillars of mandapa of the Margasahayeshvara Temple, Virinchipuram. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Architectural Photography Corner of mandapa, with a close view of carved pillars in the form of rearing horses and riders. Duplicate at print 2593. India Museum no. 655.
Tank and small gopura in the Jalakanteshvara Temple, Vellore. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking across the tank (with small shrine in the centre), towards the gopura on the farther side. India Museum no. 805.
Ruins of the Tomb of Ghias-ud-din Azam Shah, Sonargaon. Photographer: Brennand, W.
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Genre: Architectural Photography Showing a heap of finely carved stones. This print is reproduced as a lithograph in J. Wise, 'Notes on Sunargaon, Eastern Bengal' (Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, vol. XLIII, part I, Calcutta, 1874), plate VIII: 'This tomb has fallen to pieces. The iro...
Pillared hall to south of Vishnupada Temple, Gaya. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Genre: Architectural Photography 'To the south of the temple, and almost touching it, there is a handsome pillared hall, where the bare rock shows itself; in fact, the pillars are let into the solid rock for a foundation.' (descriptive notes by T. F. Peppé accompanying photographs, India public...
Distant view of the Acyuta Temple, Gaya. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Genre: Architectural Photography With the Rukmini Tank in foreground. The Achyber temple is very old, and must have been a monastery chapel, as the present buildings, although mostly re-built and altered, seem to have been originally a Buddhist monastery. (descriptive notes by T.F. Peppé accomp...
East face of the Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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General view from the east, showing the samadhi, covered archway, etc. Peppé's photographs of Bodh Gaya were received by the India Office in 1871, but appear to correspond with the series referred to in a meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal in August 1865.
Sculptured image of Vishnu on Garuda at Kispa. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Genre: Archaeological Photography '...Near the above [figure of Buddha] there is a large four-armed figure sitting on the shoulders of another squatting figure. This figure is quite unique; this being the only specimen of the kind to be found in the district...' (descriptive notes by T.F. Peppé...
Audience hall of the Mahal Sarai, Rohtasgarh. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Genre: Architectural Photography 'Passing through this gateway the passage leads into a sort of courtyard, and immediately opposite the entrance is one of the finest buildings in the whole place. It was the public reception room, and was called the Barahdoware [Baradari] or twelve gates, and it...