| BHAJA CAVES Shunga Dynasty Mid 2ndCBC |
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| distant view |
front/facade |
| facade FB45 |
plan, section C26 |
| chaitya hall entrance see C27 |
entry |
| facade detail to left of entrance |
entry |
| stupa in interior |
interior with stupa |
| rafters |
vihara facade: reliefs: Surya, Indra C28 |
| porch, entrance to vihara |
detail of vihara relief: Surya |
| detail of relief on facade of vihara |
detail: demons |
| KARLI Andhra late 1st-early 2nd CCE |
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| 19th century watercolor of site |
distant view |
| reconstruction section |
plan, section, detail |
| facade with later shrine C29 |
view across the veranda |
| veranda |
entryway |
| monastery facade |
interior of chaitya hall with stupa C31 |
| chaitya hall FB40 |
interior view |
| pillars in chaitya hall |
pillars |
| 8-sided, 26-sided pillars |
aisle behind pillars |
| capital details |
capital details |
| veranda sculpture: elephants |
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| mithuna couple in bracket |
dharmachakra Buddha |
| mithuna couple |
veranda: Buddha, mithuna couples, meditators |
| mithuna couple |
mithuna couple |
| mithuna couple C30 |
dancing mithuna couple |
| BHARHUT Shunga 2ndCBC |
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| reconstruction of torana |
torana |
| vedika |
vedika section |
| detail of vedika C33 |
vedika section with floral roundel |
| roundel from vedika see FB9, 20, M23 |
vedika section with Maya's Dream |
| pillar from vedika |
Maya's Dream C25 |
| vedika relief |
vedika relief |
| roundel: deer hunt FB19 |
roundel with peacock |
| roundel: tree worship |
King Vidudabha vistiing the Buddha C32 |
| Mahabodhi shrine relief 2ndCBC: worship scene |
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| Bharhut yakshi |
Bharhut north torana: Yakshi Chandra, Kubera
FB23, C34 |
| mudras |
mudras |
| map C35 |
asanas |
| SANCHI STUPA COMPLEX. MAURYAN=>
ANDHRA PERIODS. 3RD CBCE=>1ST CE. |
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| Sanchi Complex, view
of several stupas |
Reconstruction drawing of
complex. FB16 |
| Stupa II |
stupa diagram |
| Great Stupa. C37 |
Great Stupa. C37,
FB17 |
| ambulatory inside
vedika |
Plan, elevation of Great Stupa |
| balustrade |
staircase |
| upper balustrade |
vedika |
| north torana, inner
face C35 |
north torana |
| north torana |
east torana FB22 |
| south torana back
side 35’ H. |
architraves, scrolls |
| east torana upper
sections FB21 |
east torana bracket:
Yakshi C38 |
| east torana bracket:
Yakshi. FB22, C38 |
east torana, det. Of pillar:
Return to Kapilavastu |
| east torana carvings |
East torana detail: pillar:
Enlightenment, Bodhi Tree |
| East torana: detail: Parinirvana |
Stupa I west torana: tree/axis
mundi |
| South torana detail:
lions C39 |
Stupa II. Relief:
"nativity" of Maya, w. genii |
| Stupa II pillar
carvings |
Stupa II pillar:
First Sermon |