EditorialSculptured rocks, at Mavalipuram, on the Coast of Coromandel. A group of monuments at Mahabalipuram; ratha temples in the form of processional chariots; mandapa, or rock sanctuaries modelled as rooms covered with bas-reliefs; rock reliefs in the open a...
EditorialThe Ashes of Ravana. The cave known as Ravana-ki Khai is a single-storeyed excavation dating from the 7th century and consists of a square columned mandapa and a verandah. The facade has lost several of its piers revealing the large pillared hall behin...
EditorialIndra Sabha. Indra Sabha is the largest of the Jain series and dates from the 9th century under Rashtrakuta patronage. The interior of the cave has a columned mandapa or hall with niches on the three sides and the sanctuary in the middle of the back wa...
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 Ashes of Ravana, interior view. The cave known as Ravana-ki Khai is a single-storeyed excavation dating from the 7th century and consists of a square columned mandapa and a verandah. The facade has lost several of its piers revealing the large pill...
EditorialFacade, Mundapum, Trichinopoly. View looking along the fa?ade of the mandapa, with its piers carved in the form of rearing horses. A later (1880s?) print from a photograph taken by Bourne in 1869. 1869. Source: Photo 440/2(20).
EditorialFacade, Mundapum, Trichinopoly. View looking along the fa?ade of the mandapa, with its piers carved in the form of rearing horses. A later (1880s?) print from a photograph taken by Bourne in 1869. 1869. Source: Photo 440/2(20).
EditorialThe Ashes of Ravana. The cave known as Ravana-ki Khai is a single-storeyed excavation dating from the 7th century and consists of a square columned mandapa and a verandah. The facade has lost several of its piers revealing the large pillared hall behin...
EditorialFacade, Mundapum, Trichinopoly. View looking along the fa?ade of the mandapa, with its piers carved in the form of rearing horses. A later (1880s?) print from a photograph taken by Bourne in 1869. 1869. Source: Photo 440/2(20).
EditorialIndra Sabha. Indra Sabha is the largest of the Jain series and dates from the 9th century under Rashtrakuta patronage. The interior of the cave has a columned mandapa or hall with niches on the three sides and the sanctuary in the middle of the back wa...
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 Ashes of Ravana, interior view. The cave known as Ravana-ki Khai is a single-storeyed excavation dating from the 7th century and consists of a square columned mandapa and a verandah. The facade has lost several of its piers revealing the large pill...
EditorialSculptured rocks, at Mavalipuram, on the Coast of Coromandel. A group of monuments at Mahabalipuram; ratha temples in the form of processional chariots; mandapa, or rock sanctuaries modelled as rooms covered with bas-reliefs; rock reliefs in the open a...
EditorialArchitectural Ensemble from a Jain Meeting Hall, last quarter of 16th century, India (Gujarat, Patan), Teak with traces of color, H. (approx.) 15 ft. (4.58 cm), Sculpture, The carved wooden dome, balconies and supports of this architectural ensemble be...
EditorialArchitectural Ensemble from a Jain Meeting Hall, last quarter of 16th century, India (Gujarat, Patan), Teak with traces of color, H. (approx.) 15 ft. (4.58 cm), Sculpture, The carved wooden dome, balconies and supports of this architectural ensemble be...