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Photograph taken by Gertrude Bell in India, December 1902

Description

Kailash Hindu Temple - rock cut, though free-standing. Intended as replica of Shiva's and Parvati's Himalayan home - Mount Kailash, said to be divine axis between heaven an earth. Stone carved trunkless elephant in foreground

Reference code
GB/3/2/1/23
Creator
Bell, Gertrude Margaret Lowthian
Creation Date
Photograph Caption by Gertrude Bell
Ellora, the Kylas
Former reference
RTW 1_023
Photograph album
Location
Coordinates

20.023812, 75.179187

IIIF Manifest
https://collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/iiif/info/p21051coll153/4771/manifest.json