EditorialThe interior of an excavated Hindoo temple, on the island of Salsette. The Vihara prayer hall in the Kanheri Caves on Salsette Island; figures at the end of the hall; columns on either side; rocks on the floor. Antiquities of India. Twelve Views from t...
EditorialThe Paranirvana of Buddha, Gal Vihara, Polonnaruva, Ceylon, 1870-1871. Joseph Lawton (British, d. 1874). Albumen print; image: 21.4 x 28.2 cm (8 7/16 x 11 1/8 in.); matted: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.).
EditorialDehr Warra. This single-storey excavation is in the southernmost group of the Buddhist caves, and dates back to the 6th century. It consists of a long spacious hall or vihara which was used as a Buddhist monastery as it is indicated by the residential ...
EditorialThe interior of an excavated Hindoo temple, on the island of Salsette. The Vihara prayer hall in the Kanheri Caves on Salsette Island; figures at the end of the hall; columns on either side; rocks on the floor. Antiquities of India. Twelve Views from t...