Inscription inside the temple at Umga, recording its construction in Sumbut 1496. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Genre: Archaeological Photography Close view of inscription. 'Inside there is a large slab of black chlorite with a long inscription recording the building of the temple by Bhyrub Indra in Sumbut 1496, i.e., A.D. 1439, on Thursday, the light half of the moon Bysack, and was dedicated to Jugerna...
General view of the Palace of Maharaja Jayprakash Singh of Deo. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Genre: Architectural Photography '...His palace, a large rambling building, is quite modern' (descriptive notes by T.F. Peppé accompanying photographs, India pub. proc., 18 February 1871, IOR/P/505 p. 1642). India Museum no. 1049.
Ruined temple at Umga. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Genre: Architectural Photography 'Still higher up [than the 'altar'], and also facing the east, are the ruins of another temple, nearly as large as the one lower down, and in the same style, but nearly the whole of the superstructure has fallen down. On the path between the two temples there ar...
Cave temple at Sitamarhi, 25 miles east of Gaya. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards the plain entrance of the cave, which is excavated from a massive free-standing granite boulder. P.C. Roy Chaudhury, Gaya volume of Bihar District Gazetteers (Bihar, 1957), p.338-339, writes that it is unclear whether the cave was made for ...
General view of the Vishnupada Temple, Gaya. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Genre: Architectural Photography Domed mandapa in the foreground, with sanctuary tower beyond. 'The temple of Vishnu Pad, the largest and most important in Gya, although comparatively modern, is a most imposing structure, but its confined situation prevents a good photograph being obtained of i...
General view of the Acyuta Temple, Gaya. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view looking up the hillside towards the temple. 'The final ceremony of Pind is performed at the Achyber Temple, which is siuuated near the foot of the Brahmajoni Hill and close to the Rukmini Tank. (descriptive notes by T.F. Peppé accompanying photograp...
Large sculptured figure of standing Buddha at Kispa. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Genre: Archaeological Photography 'The place is nearly west from Nair, about six miles. There are large mounds there, and a very fine standing statue of Sakya Singha as a teacher with Buddhist creed in an inscription round his head...' (descriptive notes by T.F. Peppé accompanying photographs, ...
