World Heritage Monuments and Related Edifices in India, Volume 1 |
Contents
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4 Jain Caves at Udayagiri Khandagiri | 35 |
5 Karli and Bhaja Caves | 41 |
6 The Great Stupa at Sanchi | 49 |
7 Buddhist Caves at Ajanta | 77 |
8 The Siva Cave at Elephanta | 93 |
9 The Buddhist Caves at Aurangabad | 101 |
10 Early Western Chalukya Monuments at Aihole Badami Mahakuta Alampur and Patadkal | 107 |
11 Chalukya II | 125 |
12 The Caves at Ellora | 143 |
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7th Century Agra Aihole Ajanta Alampur apsaras arch architrave Ardhanari Ashoka back wall Badami Basalt beautiful Bhimbetka Bhubanesvara Bodh Gaya Bodhisattvas body bends Brahma Buddha Buddhist built carved Cave ceiling cell century BCE chaitya chaitya windows Chalukya church constructed corners couples courtyard decorated deities Delhi demon depicts Durga dynasty elephants Ellora entrance excavated exterior walls façade face female flanked flowers front Ganesha Ganga gateway goddess gods Granite hall hand head Hindu holding India Indian temples Indra jagamohan Jain Kailas Khajuraho king Konarak Lakshmi legs Lingam lion located lotus Mahabodhi Temple Mahal Mamalapurum mandapa marble monuments mosque Nandi niches paintings palace panel Parvati Patadkal pavilion pilasters pillars platform plinth porch possibly Ratha Ravana rear wall roof Sanchi sanctum Sandstone sculpture seated shrine side walls Siva square standing statue stone storey stupa Surya Tirthankara tomb tree upper verandah vihara Vijayanagara Vishnu