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Description: | Photograph of the carvings on a pilaster in Cave XXI (Rameshvara), at Ellora in Maharashtra, taken by Henry Cousens in the 1870s. The spectacular site of Ellora has a series of Hindu, Buddhist and Jain cave temples excavated into the rocky façade of a cliff of basalt. The Hindu cave Rameshvara dates to the 6th century and is renowned for its finely executed sculptures. The pilaster in this view has a square base carved with bands of floral motifs. Small figures of ghanas are seated at the corners of the octagonal section which is adorned with a medallion containing a seated couple. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Cousens, Henry | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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