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 15 Aug 2017
Digital Rare Book:
A Dictionary Of Hindu Architecture
Treating of Sanskrit Architectural terms with illustrative quotations from Silpasastras, General Literature and Archaeological Records
By Prasanna Kumar Acharya
First published in 1934

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 16 Jul 2017
Digital Rare Book:
Studies In Chola History And Administration
By K.A. Nilakanta Sastri
Published by The University of Madras - 1932

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A repoussé gold coin Necklace (kasumalai)
South India, probably Tamil... Read More
 16 Jul 2017
Royal Riders on an Elephant

Chola period (880–1279)
ca. 11th century
India (Tamil Nadu)
Copper alloy

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 16 Jul 2017
Essay:
Temple Urbanism in Medieval South India
By James Heitzman
Published in The Journal of Asian Studies - 1987

The Tamil country of South India experienceda flowering of political, economic, and cultural forces during the Chola period (849-1279). The environments supporting this expansion wer... Read More
 15 Jul 2017
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Chola Temples of Thanjavur and Kumbhakonam
By Sahapedia online

Brihadisvara Temple at Thanjavur

The celebrated Saiva temple at Thanjavur, appropriately called Brihadisvara and Daksinameru, is the grandest creation of the Chola emperor Rajaraja (AD 985-1012). It was inaugurated by the ki... Read More
 15 Jul 2017
View from the back of the Sarangapani Temple looking towards the Kumbheshvara Temple, Kumbakonam - 1892

Photograph of the Kumbeshvara temple from the back of the Sarangapani Temple, taken by Alexander Rea around 1892, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections. Kumbakonam, in Tamil Nadu... Read More
 14 Jul 2017
General view from the north looking across the Mahamakam Tank towards temples on the farther side, Kumbakonam - 1892

Photograph of the Mahamakan Tank and temples in Kumbakonam, taken by Alexander Rea in c.1892, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections. Kumbakonam, in Tamil Nadu, was a... Read More
 13 Jul 2017
Digital Rare Book:
Later Chola Temples - Kulottunga I to Rajendra III (AD 1070 - 1280)
By S.R. Balasubrahmanyam
Published by Mudgal Trust, Madras - 1960

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Photograph of the entrance gopura to the Vishvanath... Read More
 11 Jul 2017
Digital Rare Book:
An Encyclopaedia Of Hindu Architecture
By Prasanna Kumar Acharya
First published in 1946

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Temple at Chidambaram - 1762

Drawing by F. Swain Ward in c.1762, with a view of the stepped tan... Read More
 16 Jun 2017 Rare BOOKS
Digital Rare Book:
Summary Of The Manasara
By Prasanna Kumar Acharya
Published by E.J. Brill Ltd., London - 1918

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The Vedas, in particular Atharva veda and Sthapatya veda, describe many kinds of arts and crafts i... Read More
 8 May 2017 Rare BOOKS
The Private Diary of Ananda Ranga Pillai - VOLUME 2
Dubash to Joseph François Dupleix.
A record of matters political, historical, social, and personal, from 1736 to 1761 Translated from Tamil by the Order of The Government of Madras and Edited By Sir J. Frederick Price
Assisted by K. Rangachari -... Read More
 7 May 2017 Rare BOOKS
Digital Book :
The Private Diary of Ananda Ranga Pillai - VOLUME 1
Dubash to Joseph François Dupleix.
A record of matters political, historical, social, and personal, from 1736 to 1761
Translated from Tamil by the Order of The Government of Madras and Edited By Sir J. Frederick Price
Assisted by ... Read More
 3 May 2017 Rare Paintings
Painting depicting a Vaisnava temple procession ca.1820, in South India. Possibly from Srirangam. The temple gopurams (or towering gateways) are seen in the background as the lively procession passes outside the temple wall. Visnu's Sankha and Chakra are held up in the middle of the procession al... Read More
 2 May 2017 Rare Paintings
Nammalvar sits in lalitasana on a platform. His complexion is blue, he wears a headdress, the chayakkontai, and Tengalai namams (emblems) are drawn on his forehead throat, arms and stomach. His jewellery is made of Kamalakshi beads. His right hand is in the teaching gesture and in his left he ho... Read More
 23 Apr 2017 Rare BOOKS
Digital Rare Book:
Indian Famines, their Causes and Prevention
By Romesh Chunder Dutt (1848-1909)
Published by P.S.king & Son, London - 1901

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A family was starving in a relief camp during the Madras Famine... Read More
 18 Apr 2017 Rare Photographs
St Mary's Church in Fort St George, Madras - 1851

Photograph of St. Mary’s Church in Fort St George, Madras, Tamil Nadu, taken by Frederick Fiebig in c.1851. St Mary’s Church is the oldest surviving Anglican church in the East. Built by Sir Streynsham Master, Governor of Madras between 1678-81, ... Read More
 15 Apr 2017 Rare Photographs
Brihadishvara Temple complex in Thanjavur - The pyramidal gateway at entrance - 1868

Photograph of the Brihadishvara Temple complex in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu from the 'Photographs to Illustrate the Ancient Architecture of Southern India' collection, taken by Edmund David Lyon in c. 1868. Thanjavu... Read More
 12 Apr 2017 Rare Photographs
General view from outside of the west gopura of the Ramalingeshvara Temple, Rameswaram - 1895

Photograph of the Ramalingeshvara temple at Rameswaram, in Tamil Nadu, taken by Alexander Rea in c.1890, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections. This temple complex is situated on the sacre... Read More
 12 Apr 2017 Rare Photographs
View of the interior of the south gopura of the Ramalingeshwara Temple, Rameswaram - 1882

Photograph of the south gopura of the Ramalingeshvara Temple at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, taken by Nicholas and Company in c.1882, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections. This temple complex is... Read More
 12 Apr 2017 Rare Paintings
Procession réligieuse dans les galeries du couvent de Ramisseram près de Ceylan - June 1841

Lithograph of a religious procession inside the Ramalingeshwara Temple at Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu near Sri Lanka by L.H. de Rudder (1807-1881) after the original drawing of June 1841 by Prince Aleksandr... Read More