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Cave Temple
Cave 16

Title:
Cave Temple
Cave 16
Alternate Title:
Kailashnatha (Kailasa temple)
Collection:
Beyond the Taj: Architectural Traditions and Landscape Experience in South Asia
Photographer:
MacDougall, Robert D. (Robert Duncan), 1940-1987
Date:
ca. 600-800
Site:
Ellora (Maharashtra, India)
Country:
India
Identifier:
MCD_01622
Style/Period:
Rashtrakuta Dynasty
Work Type:
cave temples
Subject:
vimanas
Dhvajasthambha
cave temples
Vakataka
Brahmanism
Kailasa
Description:
Brahmanic Cave. Considered to be the culmination of rock-cut temple architecture. Contains the extraordinarily powerful relief of Ravana shaking Mt. Kailasa. Dates: 7th-8th C., probably late 8th C. Built by Krishna of Rashtrakuta dynasty.
Source:
MacDougall, R. D.
Repository:
Bonnie G. MacDougall (original photographs)
Rights:
The images in the collection are protected by copyright, and the copyright holder is the Estate of their creator/photographer, Robert “Scotty” MacDougall. Images in the collection were created between roughly 1960-1987, and were digitized by Cornell University Library from a variety of negatives, positives, and slides retained by the Estate of the photographer. Cornell is providing access to the materials for research and personal use. The written permission of any copyright and other rights holders is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use that extends beyond what is authorized by fair use and other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item.

About the collection

A collection of materials on South Asian architecture assembled over a 22 year period by Professor Robert D. "Scotty" MacDougall (1940-1987), an architect and an anthropologist. The core of this collection consists of approximately 6,682 photographs depicting significant works of architecture through time and across regional traditions throughout continental India.