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Bhima & Dhamaraja
The 7th century CE Bhima Ratha with its sala barrelled roof on the left and the Dharmaraja Ratha temple. Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Principal Features of a Hindu Temple Complex
A diagram illustrating the principal features of a Hindu temple complex.
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Parasurameswar Temple
The Hindu Parasurameswar temple, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India. 7th century CE.
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Mandapa, Amritheswara temple
The mandapa or columned hall of the Amritheswara temple in Amrithapura, Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka state, India.
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Makara, Cambodia
A makara, the decorative sea-monster motif common in Hindu architecture, especially, as here, above doorways. Cambodia, 1st-7th century.
Musée Guimet, Paris.
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Kirtimukha, Nepal
A Kirtimukha from Kathmandu, Nepal, a decorative lion or monster motif with the lower jaw missing, typically placed over doorways in Hindu architecture.
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Surviving Jagamohana of the Konark Sun Temple, Orissa
An illustration indicating the original design of the Konark Sun Temple in Orissa, India. 13th century CE.
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Garbhagriha, Pattadakal
The garbhagriha (garbha grha) inner sanctum of a Shiva temple at Pattadakal.
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Street Riot
An artist's impression of what an ancient riot may have looked like such as were under the jurisdiction of the cohortes urbanae to control in ancient Rome.
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Attacking the Cohortes Urbanae
An artist's impression of what a night attack on a Roman guard post may have looked like.
