EditorialDas Avatara. This cave was started as a Buddhist monastery, but in the 8th century was converted into a Hindu sanctuary under the patronage of the Rashtrakuta king Dantidurga (c.730-55). It consists of an open court with a free-standing monolithic mand...
EditorialThe Rathas, monolithic [Mamallapuram]. A view of the Pancha Rathas from the south-west, with the Dharmaraja Ratha in the foreground and the Bhima Ratha beyond. The other rathas are not clearly seen. c. 1880. Photograph. Source: Photo 472/1(27). Languag...
Editorial‘‘God of Some Things’’ (center) by Huma Bhabha, alongside various monolithic sculptures at the exhibition “Between the Earth and Sky" at the Kasmin Gallery, New York, Jan. 23, 2021. (Nina Westervelt/The New York Times)
EditorialThe entrance of Indra Sabha. Indra Sabha is the largest of the Jain caves at Ellora and dates from the 9th century Rashtrakuta period. A simple gateway leads into an open court in the middle of which stands a monolithic temple with a pyramidal superstr...
EditorialView of Indra Sabha, looking outward. The monolithic shrine, with a pyramidal superstructure topped by an octagonal roof, stands in the middle of the inner court of Indra Sabha cave. Beside it are a free-standing elephant and a column with Jain figures...
EditorialEntrance to a Hindoo Temple near Bangalore. The temple depicted by the Daniells has been identified with the Gangadharesvara temple near Bangalore, which is entered through a columned hall preceded by a courtyard with four monolithic granite pillars. T...
EditorialAaisha Joseph, a diversity consultant with nearly 16,000 followers on LinkedIn, in New York, Sept. 8, 2020. (Benjamin Norman/The New York Times)
EditorialEthiopia, Lasta province, Lalibela. The Church of Saint George (Bete Giyorgis). One of the eleven rock-hewn monolithic churches in Lalibela. Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Exterior view church in the shape of a cross. Constructed during the reign ...
EditorialThe entrance of Indra Sabha. Indra Sabha is the largest of the Jain caves at Ellora and dates from the 9th century Rashtrakuta period. A simple gateway leads into an open court in the middle of which stands a monolithic temple with a pyramidal superstr...
EditorialView of Indra Sabha, looking outward. The monolithic shrine, with a pyramidal superstructure topped by an octagonal roof, stands in the middle of the inner court of Indra Sabha cave. Beside it are a free-standing elephant and a column with Jain figures...
EditorialEntrance to a Hindoo Temple near Bangalore. The temple depicted by the Daniells has been identified with the Gangadharesvara temple near Bangalore, which is entered through a columned hall preceded by a courtyard with four monolithic granite pillars. T...
EditorialDas Avatara. This cave was started as a Buddhist monastery, but in the 8th century was converted into a Hindu sanctuary under the patronage of the Rashtrakuta king Dantidurga (c.730-55). It consists of an open court with a free-standing monolithic mand...
EditorialThe entrance of Indra Sabha. Indra Sabha is the largest of the Jain caves at Ellora and dates from the 9th century Rashtrakuta period. A simple gateway leads into an open court in the middle of which stands a monolithic temple with a pyramidal superstr...
EditorialThe Rathas, monolithic [Mamallapuram]. A view of the Pancha Rathas from the south-west, with the Dharmaraja Ratha in the foreground and the Bhima Ratha beyond. The other rathas are not clearly seen. c. 1880. Photograph. Source: Photo 472/1(27). Languag...
EditorialView of Indra Sabha, looking outward. The monolithic shrine, with a pyramidal superstructure topped by an octagonal roof, stands in the middle of the inner court of Indra Sabha cave. Beside it are a free-standing elephant and a column with Jain figures...
EditorialEntrance to a Hindoo Temple near Bangalore. The temple depicted by the Daniells has been identified with the Gangadharesvara temple near Bangalore, which is entered through a columned hall preceded by a courtyard with four monolithic granite pillars. T...