India Perspectives, Volume 11PTI for the Ministry of External Affairs, 1998 - India |
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Page 34
... carved with an astonishing ingenuity . The ceiling , here again , is the piece de resistance : a fantastic marble lotus hangs down in amazing weightlessness , a shimmering filigree of marble , an indisputable claimant to a place " among ...
... carved with an astonishing ingenuity . The ceiling , here again , is the piece de resistance : a fantastic marble lotus hangs down in amazing weightlessness , a shimmering filigree of marble , an indisputable claimant to a place " among ...
Page 24
... carved on the rest of the body : two on the chest , a massive one covers the entire stomach region , two on each thigh and two on the knees . The penis is a tortoise's head . One wonders , what could have been in the mind of the ...
... carved on the rest of the body : two on the chest , a massive one covers the entire stomach region , two on each thigh and two on the knees . The penis is a tortoise's head . One wonders , what could have been in the mind of the ...
Page 39
... carved black basalt , a favourite material with the Kakatiyas and their talented artisans . The partly roofless mandapam of the elaborate structure has numerous intricately carved stone pillars among which sits a huge and beautiful ...
... carved black basalt , a favourite material with the Kakatiyas and their talented artisans . The partly roofless mandapam of the elaborate structure has numerous intricately carved stone pillars among which sits a huge and beautiful ...
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