A Chaitya - Buddhist prayer hall
Black and white. View of the inside of a building called a Chaitya (Buddhist prayer hall) with heavily carved walls and columns. There is a large shrine like structure in the centre which shows a representation of Buddha. Believed to be part of the Ajanta cave complex. This complex dates from the 2nd century BCE, and is located in the Aurangabad region of Maharashtra, India.. Part of Box 365, Miscellaneous Part 1. Slide number 3
Picture No
10903327
Media ID
44897256
Size
4320px x 4339px
(9.4MB)
Credit
©The Boswell Collection, Bexley Heritage Trust / Mary Evans
Source
Lantern slide
Date
circa 1900
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