This photo negative shows an engraved pillar supported mandapam inside the rock "Magapallipuram" , a designed pillars with plain surface is found inside the mandapam and the side walls are engraved with images, a man with his children standing infront of the mandapam and few stair case is built with short boundary wall, a big rock is found on top of mandapam with trees surrounding the whole area. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 6 cm, width 9 cm. Condition of original material: Deteriorated and discolored. Country of Origin: India. Related regions: Tamil Nadu. Related towns/cities: Mahabalipuram.
"Magapallipuram"-mākāṇaḷḷipuram
Item details
Variant titles:
- The engraved rock Images "Magapallipuram"
Creation date:
Mid 20th century
Content type:
Photograph
Place of origin:
India.
Originals information:
The original material is located in Nilgiri Documentation Centre (NDC), Konnerimukku, Kotagiri, The Nilgiris.
Reference:
EAP1274/3/191/16
Level:
Item
Extent:
1 TIFF image
Digitisation date:
2019
Legal:
This item is part of
- Project EAP1274:
- Collection EAP1274/3:
- File EAP1274/3/191:
- Item EAP1274/3/191/16:
