Close view of sculptures (Narasimha and Kalki-avatara) in the pillared hall, Pathari, Bhopal State
0000; Gale Group; Linguagem: English
Resumo
Photograph of sculptures in the pillared hall at Pathari, taken by Joseph David Beglar in 1871-72 and described in J.D. Beglar, Report of a tour in Bundelkhand and Malwa, 1871-72 (A.S.I. vol VII, Calcutta, 1878), pp. 76-77: 'Close to the embankment and north-east of the great temple stands a group of ruins, consisting of the ruins of several temples and pillared halls; the principal one appears to have consisted of a court-yard surrounded on three sides by pillared halls The statues inside are numerous; there are, in fact, all the ten avatars of Vishnu except the fish; the tortoise incarnation is remarkable it represents a pole on the back of a tortoise with a rope wound round it, the ends of which are held on opposite sides by human figures; it is a representation of the churning of the sea when Vishnu assumed the form of a tortoise The statue of the Buddha incarnation is remarkable; it represents a man standing, holding an alms-bowl in his hand, and with a canopy over his head of the extended hood of a naga; this is a very unusual way of representing Buddha, and as such worthy of notice.' Narasimha (Vishnu as man-lion to destroy Hiranyakashipu) is at the left, the rest of the photograph is difficult to make out. 23.6 x 18 Centimetres. Photographer: Beglar, Joseph David.
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