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References
Contains information from: H. van de Waal, Iconclass, an iconographic classification system. Completed and edited by L.D. Couprie, E. Tholen & G. Vellekoop. (Amsterdam, 1972-1985). online edition by E. Posthumus & J.P.J. Brandhorst, 2024. https://iconclass.org/
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View of a marble capital on top of a granite column in the Roman Forum
Detail: Excavations
Interior Detail: Carving of dove holding an olive branch adjacent to the Chapel of Saint Sebastian
Interior Detail: Carving of dove holding an olive branch adjacent to the Chapel of Saint Sebastian
Exterior: Cortile della Pigna, Installation View
View of Fragments of Carved Ornament with a Garland and Cow Head
View of Fragments of Carved Ornament with a Garland and Cow Head
Exterior: Roughly-cut passageway opening onto the façade of the Chaitya
Exterior: Entrance to the Chaitya
Exterior: View of the temple from the SE corner, the mandapa in the foreground and the taller, richly adorned vimana behind it.
Exterior: North elevation
Exterior: View from SE
Exterior: View from SE
Exterior: East façade
Exterior: Baluster window on the South wall
Exterior: Baluster window on the South wall
Exterior: Baluster window on the South wall
Exterior: Baluster window on the South wall
Exterior: Baluster window on the South wall, seen from the side
Exterior: South wall, detail
Exterior: South wall, detail
Exterior: Vimana, detail showing a female figure
Exterior: Vimana, detail showing a leonine figure atop an elephant
Exterior: Vimana, detail showing a dikpala, guardian of the directions
Exterior: South wall, detail showing a roughed-out 'falling leaf' motif on the mandapa
Exterior: Baluster window on the North wall
Exterior: Baluster window on the North wall
Exterior: Detail
Exterior: Detail
Exterior: Rear West wall of the vimana
Exterior: NW corner
Exterior: SW corner
Exterior: SW corner
Exterior: North façade, detail of tower showing Durga as Mahishasuramardini
Exterior: North façade, detail of tower showing Durga as Mahishasuramardini and loving couples on either side
Exterior: West façade, elephant and rider procession
Drawing of the South wall
Drawing of the central doorway on the East façade
Drawing of the North window
Exterior: The Mahabharata friezes on the Kailasa monolithic temple, Cave 16
Interior: Dhumar Lena, Cave 29, North entranceway
Interior: Dhumar Lena, Cave 29, South entranceway
Exterior: Dhumar Lena, Cave 29
Exterior: Dhumar Lena, Cave 29
Interior: Jina shrine in Chhota Kailasa, Cave 30
Exterior: Indra Sabha, Cave 32
Exterior: Indra Sabha, Cave 32
Exterior: View of Mandapa roof with granite colonettes
Exterior: View of Kalyana Mandapa with its granite colonettes
Exterior: View of Maha Mandapa with its granite colonettes, detail
Exterior: View of Maha Mandapa with its granite colonettes
Exterior: View of Maha Mandapa with its granite colonettes, detail
Exterior: View of Maha Mandapa with its granite colonettes
Exterior: Cave 39, Detail of lunette with inscription
Exterior: View of SW corner
Exterior: West façade
Exterior: West façade
Exterior: View of SW corner
Exterior: South face of stupi
Exterior: SW face of stupi
Exterior: South face of stupi
Exterior: SW face of stupi
Exterior: NW face of stupa with view of Brahma and Narsimha
Exterior: NE face of stupa
Exterior: South face of stupa with Dakshinamurti Shiva
Exterior: View of NE corner
Exterior: Rock clearance along roof of mandapa, view from North
Exterior: Rock clearance along roof of mandapa, view from South
Exterior: View of SE corner of vimana, detail
Interior: Detail of a column capital in Cave 3, Chaitya
Interior: Detail of a column capital in Cave 3, Chaitya
Interior: Detail of a column capital in Cave 3, Chaitya
Interior: Detail of a column capital in Cave 3, Chaitya
Exterior: South-facing jagati, platform frieze, on South of East platform, signed "Sidha-i-Raja"
Exterior: South side jagati, platform frieze, signed "Vavaja"
Exterior: South side jagati, platform frieze, signed "Vavaja" detail
Exterior: West side jagati, platform frieze, signed "Vavaja"
Exterior: South side jagati, platform frieze, signed "Sidha-i-Raja"
Exterior: South side jagati, platform frieze, signed "Sidha-i-Raja", detail
Exterior: South side jagati, platform frieze, signed "Sidha-i-Raja"
Exterior: North side jagati, platform frieze, signed "Sidha-i-Raja"
Exterior: South side jagati, platform frieze, signed upside-down
Exterior: South side jagati, platform frieze
Exterior: South side jagati, platform frieze
Exterior: South side jagati, platform frieze, signed "Vasudeyeja" upside-down
Exterior: Jagati, platform frieze
Exterior: South side jagati, platform frieze
Exterior: North side jagati, platform frieze, signed "Bhadaja"
Exterior: North side jagati, platform frieze, signed "Bhadaja", detail
Exterior: North side jagati, platform frieze, signed "Bhadaja"
Exterior: West temple wall with deities
Exterior: South-facing jagati, platform frieze, on East platform
Exterior: South side jagati, platform frieze, signed "Sevaraja", upside-down
Exterior: South side jagati, platform frieze
Exterior: South side jagati, platform frieze
Exterior: South side jagati, platform frieze, signed "Sidha-i-Raja"
Exterior: South side jagati, platform frieze, signed "Vachharaja"
Exterior: South side jagati, platform frieze
Exterior: West side jagati, platform frieze, signed "Vavaja"
Exterior: West side jagati, platform frieze, signed "Sevaraja"
Exterior: West side jagati, platform frieze, signed "Sevaraja", detail
Exterior: West side jagati, platform frieze
Exterior: West side jagati, platform frieze
Exterior: West side jagati, platform frieze, signed "Vavaja"
Exterior: West side jagati, platform frieze
Exterior: West side jagati, platform frieze
Exterior: North side jagati, platform frieze
Exterior: North side jagati, platform frieze, signed "Bhadaja"
Exterior: North side jagati, platform frieze signed "Bhadaja", upside-down
Exterior: North side jagati, platform frieze, signed "Sidha-i-Raja"
Exterior: North side jagati, platform frieze, signed "Sidha-i-Raja", detail
Exterior: East-facing jagati, platform frieze, North of East platform
Exterior: North-facing jagati, platform frieze, North of East platform
Exterior: North-facing jagati, platform frieze, North of East platform, signed "Vachharaja"
Exterior: Platform frieze, jagati, with an upside-down inscription
Exterior: Two figures, signed "Shri Deva-i-ga"
Exterior: View of East face with Elephant sculpture in foreground
Exterior: West elevation of the Ratha with partial view of Bhima Ratha on right. Directly behind the Ratha is Elephant sclupture.
Drawing of East elevation
Exterior: West face, with view of platform with alternating lions and elephants
Exterior: West elevation, with view of platform with alternating lions and elephants, and open, pillared porch
Exterior: Detail of Bull on East of Arjuna Ratha
Exterior: Detail of Bull on East of Arjuna Ratha
Exterior: View of Bull on East of Arjuna Ratha, and Draupadi Ratha behind it
Exterior: Elephant on SE of Nakula-Sahaveda Ratha
Exterior: View from West of Nakula-Sahadeva Ratha, with Arjuna Ratha behind it
Exterior: View from South
Exterior: View of the Rathas from West
Exterior: SW face, with view of Elephant behind it
Exterior: View from South
Exterior: SW view of Elephant
Exterior: South view of Elephant
Exterior: West view
Exterior: View from NW
Exterior: View from East
Exterior: North of cleft, detail
Exterior: South of cleft, detail of Ascetic performing penance
Exterior: North of cleft, detail of two playing elephants
Exterior: North of cleft, detail of two seated monkeys
Exterior: North of cleft, detail
Exterior: View from NE
Exterior: NW view of the five Rathas
Exterior: View of Lion to West of Draupadi Ratha, with partial view of Nakula-Sahadeva Ratha behind it
Exterior: View of Bull, with (from right to left) Arjuna, Bhima and Dharmaraja Rathas behind it
Exterior: View of East wall, with images of deity flanked by couples flanked by guardian figures in niches
Exterior: View from East, with partial views of Nakula-Sahadeva Ratha, Elpehant and Lion in background
Exterior: View of the Ratha and elephant from North
Exterior: View from East, with Elephant and partial view of Arjuna Ratha in foreground
Exterior: Detail of North side of East wall
Exterior: Detail of Bull
Exterior: View from SW, with view of (from left to right ) Nakula-Sahadeva, Elephant, Arjuna Rathas, and Draupadi Ratha in background
Exterior: View from South, with view of Elephant
Exterior: South of cleft, detail of Shiva and Ascetic
Exterior: South of cleft
Exterior: North of cleft
Exterior: Detail of cleft
Exterior: South of cleft, detail
Exterior: South of cleft, detail
Exterior: North of cleft
Exterior: South of cleft, detail of elephant and surrounding figures
Exterior: South of cleft, detail of elephant and surrounding figures
Exterior: South of cleft, detail of elephant and surrounding figures
Exterior: South of cleft, detail of elephant and surrounding figures
Exterior: North of cleft, detail
Exterior: North of cleft, detail
Exterior: North of cleft, detail of lower section
Exterior: View from NE of North of cleft
Exterior: View from NE of North of cleft, detail
Exterior: View from NE of North of cleft, detail of lower section
Exterior: View from NE of North of cleft, detail of lower section
Exterior: View from East
Exterior: North of cleft, detail
Exterior: View of North of cleft, detail of upper section
Exterior: View of North of cleft, detail of lower section
Exterior: View of North of cleft, detail of lower section
Exterior: View of North of cleft, detail of lower section
Exterior: View from NE of North of cleft, detail of lower section
Exterior: North of cleft
Exterior: View from NE of North of cleft, detail of lower section
Exterior: South of cleft, detail of lower section
Exterior: South of cleft, with view of nagas in cleft, Ascetic, Shiva and other figures
Exterior: North of cleft, with view of nagas in cleft, elephants, Surya, heraldic lions and other figures
Exterior: South of cleft, detail of antelope scratching its nose in a niche
Exterior: South of cleft, detail of animals in niches
Exterior: South of cleft, detail of ascetic meditating before a shrine
Exterior: North of cleft, detail of ascetic cat
Exterior: View from SE of Pancha Pandava cave and Great Penance
Exterior: View from East of carved columns and eaves
Interior: View of village scene
Interior: View of Krishna holding up Mount Govardhana
Interior: Detail of cowherd milking cow as she licks the back of her newborn calf
Interior: Detail of heraldic animals, lion, sphinx and griffin
Interior: Detail of seated bull
Interior: Detail of seated bull
Interior: Detail of lion's head under seated bull