Jeypore portfolio Part-1 Plate-24 Coping from the Suraj Pol at Udaipur Udaypur or Mewar is generally admitted to be the first and oldest of the Rajput States. The present capital of this name was founded by Udayasingh after the sack of Chitor by the Emperor Akbar, A.D. 1568. The Suraj Pol, or Sun Gate, is […]
Coping from harshnath temple, Harsh, Sikar
Jeypore portfolio Part-1 Plate-23 Harshnath is a ruined temple near Sikar, about 60 miles north-west of Jaipur, Rajasthan. There seems to be no reliable record as to when, or by whom, the original building was erected, but judging from the style, these details are probably of about the 12th century. See Plates 42 to 45 […]
Plinth and Coping from Nand Bhawan, Deeg Palace at Deeg, Bharatpur
Jeypore portfolio Part-1 Plate-22 Deeg (or Dig) is a town and fortress in the Bhartpur (Bharatpur) State of Rajputana, about 24 miles west of Mathura. Suraj Mall, the Raja of Bhartpur, who ruled A.D. 1757-1763, built the Garden Palaces here, of which the Nand-Bhawan is one, which are justly celebrated for their elegance of design. […]