File:CarvedFigureGangaTadpatri.jpg

Photograph titled, "Carved figure of Ganga at base of rear gopura of the Venkataramana Temple, Tadpatri" taken by an unknown photographer of the Madras School of Industrial Arts in 1868. The photograph, which is damaged (blacked out) in a wide band along its left margin, shows the goddess Ganga (Ganges) carved in the doorway. The goddess is on her mount, Makara, the mythical underwater monster. Downloaded from this British Library Web Site by Fowler&fowler«Talk» 03:54, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

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