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Orissa (state)

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Report with photographs of the repairs executed to some of the principal temples at Bhubanasvar and caves in the Khandagiri and Udaigiri Hills, Orissa, India, between 1898 and 1903 by M.H. Arnott, M. Inst. C.E., Executive Engineer, Bengal Public Works

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022W
Scope and Contents Rectangular folio volume containing reports and silver prints of architecture before and after repair. Most measure either approximately 290 x 240 mm or 240 x 190 mm, with letterpress captions beneath. The prints showing the temples before repair were taken in 1892. Photographs by Marmaduke Henry Arnott.Restoration of the Bhubanesvar temples and Khandagiri Caves.The temples were constructed during the Kesari dynasty (AD 473-1131) and represent the Indo-Aryan style at its...
Dates: 1892 - 1903
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