Jan 28, 2009

Jagannath Temple - Puri Orissa Part - III

The Singh Darwaza or Lion's Gate of the Jagannath Temple
Photograph of the Lion Gateway (Singhadwara) of the Jagannatha Temple at Puri from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections: India Office Series (volume 24: 'a' numbers), taken by William Henry Cornish around 1868.

Statue of Varaha in the Jagannatha Temple
Photograph of a statue of Varaha from the Jagannatha Temple at Puri, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections, taken by Poorno Chander Mukherji in the 1890s.

Statue of Ganga, Jagannath Temple
Photograph of a statue of Ganga in the Jagannatha Temple at Puri, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections, taken by Poorno Chander Mukherji in the 1890s.

Entrance and left half of east façade of the refectory of the Jagannath Temple
Photograph of the Jagannatha Temple at Puri, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections, taken by Poorno Chander Mukherji in the 1890s.

Close view showing sculptural details of right half of east façade of the refectory of the Jagannath Temple
Photograph of the sculptural details from the Jagannatha Temple at Puri, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections, taken by Poorno Chander Mukherji in the 1890s.

Close view of the inner gateway of the Jagannatha Temple
Photograph of the gateway of the Jagannatha Temple at Puri, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections, taken by Poorno Chander Mukherji in the 1890s

Close view of the base of the Aruna-stambha in front of the Jagannath Temple
Photograph of the base of the Aruna-stambha in front of the Jagannath Temple at Puri, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections, taken by Poorno Chander Mukherji in the1890s.

Close view of sculpture panels and mouldings in right half of east façade of the refectory of the Jagannath Temple
Photograph of the sculptural panles in the Jagannath Temple at Puri, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections, taken by Poorno Chander Mukherji in the 1890s.

Close view of portion of north façade of the Jagannath Temple.
Photograph of the Jagannatha Temple at Puri, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections, taken by Poorno Chander Mukherji in the 1890s.