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Somnathpur. Kesava Temple. Sanctuary Entrance, 12th-13th Centuries

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Authors

Frederic, Louis
Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham

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This is richly decorated. On each side of the uprights of the door stands a dvarapala armed with a club. In the background, by the open door, the deity can be seen, in this case Krishna playing the flute. Above the door the lintel is decorated with carvings showing the same deity. Stalactites adorn the lower part of the lintel.

Keywords

Hoysala, South India, Mysore, architecture, stone sculpture, book scan

Citation

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/176698

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Basham Photographs

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Image

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Basham Collection

Date created

1959

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This item is provided for research purposes. Contact the Australian National University Archives at butlin.archives@anu.edu.au for permission to use.

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