Sunday, 31 March 2013

NAGARJUNAKONDA



POSTCARDS OF NAGARJUNAKONDA

PUBLISHED BY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA 

FROM MY COLLECTION 





NAGARJUNAKONDA
THE GREAT DEPARTURE OF BUDDHA


NAGARJUNAKONDA 
SITE 34
BATHING GHAT


NAGARJUNAKONDA ,
SITE 99
SARVADEVA TEMPLE


NAGARJUNAKONDA ,
SITE 5
BAHUSRUTIYA MONASTERY



NAGARJUNAKONDA ,
SITE 93
STEPPED TANK



NAGARJUNAKONDA ,
RECONSTRUCTED   MAHA-CHAITYA




NAGARJUNAKONDA ,
SITE 17
AMPHITHEATRE




NAGARJUNAKONDA ,
SITE 93
A  DANCING  DWARF





NAGARJUNAKONDA ,
BUDDHA  AND  NANDA ON A VISIT TO HEAVEN




NAGARJUNAKONDA ,
GARLAND - BEARERS





NAGARJUNAKONDA ,
MARA'S  ATTACK  AND RETREAT,FOLLOWED
BY A MITHUNA - PANEL





NAGARJUNAKONDA
A DECORATED  STUPA ON A DRUM-SLAB



NAGARJUNAKONDA ,
BUDDHA'S PARENTS  GRIEVING  AFTER THE
GREAT  DEPARTURE  OF BUDDHA.






NAGARJUNAKONDA ,
RECONSTRUCTED  CHAITYA- GRIHA 






NAGARJUNAKONDA ,
SITE 16
STUPA WITH TEN-SPOKED BASE





NAGARJUNAKONDA ,
SCENE FROM SIBI-JATAKA





NAGARJUNAKONDA ,
SCALE- MODEL OF A  MONASTERY





BACK SIDE







NAGARJUNAKONDA ,
DECORATED PILLAR




INDIRA'S VISIT TO BUDDHA 








NAGARJUNAKONDA ,
RECONSTRUCTED MONASTERY

POSTCARD OF DELHI ( PRINTED IN SAXONY)

POSTCARD  FROM  DELHI  IN  MY  COLLECTION 

PUBLISHED BY  LAL CHAND & SONS, 


PHOTOGRAPHERS ,DARIBA ,DELHI,

PRINTED IN SAXONY






DIWAN KHAS,DELHI
THE HALL OF SPECIAL AUDIENCE.
BUILT OF FINEST WHITE MARBLE INLAID WITH PRECIOUS STONES.
THE FINEST BUILDING OF THE FORT.







BACK SIDE OF THE POSTCARD

THANJAVUR



POSTCARDS OF THANJAVUR 

PUBLISHED BY ARCHAEOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT OF INDIA 

IN MY COLLECTION


BRIHADESHWARA TEMPLE,COMPOUND,
SUBRAHMANYA TEMPLE ,GOPURAM


BACK SIDE 
BRIHADESHWARA TEMPLE ,
PAINTED DANSEUSE.

BRIHADESHWARA TEMPLE
GANESHA

BRIHADESHWARA TEMPLE,
DANCING SHIVA


BRIHADESHWARA TEMPLE,
SHIVA   AS   BHIKSHATANA-MURTI

BRIHADESHWARA TEMPLE,
SHIVA  AS  GANGADHARA

BRIHADESHWARA TEMPLE,
SHIVA  AS  CHANDRASEKHARA

BRIHADESHWARA TEMPLE,
SHIVA   AS   LINGODBHAVA


BRIHADESHWARA TEMPLE,
NANDI

BRIHADESHWARA TEMPLE,
SHIVA  AS  VIRABHADRA

BRIHADESHWARA TEMPLE,
CHOLA KING AND SAINT




BRIHADESHWARA TEMPLE,
MAHISHAMARDINI

BRIHADESHWARA TEMPLE,
PAINTED DANSEUSES


BRIHADESHWARA TEMPLE,
PAINTED CHOLA KING AND SAINT

BRIHADESHWARA TEMPLE,
CORBELLED ROOF OF CORRIDOR












PHOTOS OF STATUES FROM GOVERNMENT MUSEUM,TRIVANDRUM



A COLLECTION OF OLD PHOTOGRAPHS OF STATUES FROM

FROM GOVERNMENT MUSEUM ,TRIVANDRUM.






SIVA AND SATHI
14TH CENTURY,BRONZE.



BACK SIDE








INDRA,15TH CENTURY,WOOD CARVING.





BACK SIDE






BHIKSHATANAMOORTHY,16TH CENTURY OR LATER,BRONZE.





BACK SIDE




SOMASKANDA,13TH CENTURY,BRONZE.





BACK SIDE 

Saturday, 30 March 2013

BAGH CAVES( MADHYA PRADESH,INDIA)





PUBLISHED BY GWALIOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT

POSTCARDS FROM MY COLLECTION OF BAGH CAVES





BAGH CAVES NOS 4 AND 5,PROCESSION OF HORSEMEN(PAINTED ON FACADE)






BAGH CAVE NO 4, A SQUARE PILLAR IN THE INTERIOR.





BAGH CAVE NO 2,GENERAL VIEW.



BAGH CAVE NO 3 : INTERIOR VIEW.





BAGH CAVE NO 4,PRINCIPAL DOORWAY.





BAGH CAVE NO 4,NAGA-RAJA AND CONSORT IN CHAPEL.





BAGH CAVE NO 5,INTERIOR VIEW







BAGH CAVE NO 3: TWO FEMALE FIGURES ( A PAINTING)







STATUE OF RAJA OR DONOR NEAR BAGH CAVE NO 4.





BAGH CAVE NO 4 : A MINOR DOORWAY.







BAGH CAVES NO 4 AND 5 ,DANCE, Ist HALF,( PAINTED ON FACADE)







BAGH CAVE NO 4 : PRINCIPAL DOORWAY,DETAIL.








YAKSHA MANIBHADRA,ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM,GWALIOR.








BAGH CAVE NO 4 : INTERIOR PILLARS AND COLUMNS.






BAGH CAVE NO 4 : A PILLAR WITH LION BRACKETS.








BAGH CAVE NO 2 : INTERIOR,CENTRAL VIEW.










BACK SIDE OF THE SAME POSTCARD. 











BAGH CAVE NO 4 : INTERIOR PORCH.