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Description: | Water-colour drawing by Thomas Fraser of the ruins of the Temple at Sivasamudram in Karnataka, dated c.1800. Inscribed on back in ink is: 'Ruins of the Great Pagoda at the ancient City of Shivensamudra. T. Fraser'; on front in water-colour': T. Fraser.'
At Sivasamudram the River Cauvery forms two waterfalls that plunge into a depth of 125 metres forming picturesque rapids. This drawing depicts the ruined entrance gopura or pyramidal tower of a temple situated in a densely forested hills near the falls. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Fraser, Thomas (1776-1823) | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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