India

1956

Image Description

“This group represents Shatrunajaya, Gujarat, India, the most important pilgrimage site of the Jain religion. It is the place where Rishabhanatha, the first Jina, (an enlightened devotee and teacher), attained perfect knowledge.” – Excerpt from the Basham Exhibition. Source: P. Brown, Indian Architecture, Vol. I. Bombay, Taraporevala, 1956, Pl. CXXII

Collection

Gallery

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Subject:

Architecture

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Provenance:

Digitised by the Australian National University in 2020

Photographer:

Arthur Llewellyn Basham

Author (if applicable):

Percy Brown

Slide ID:

ANUA 682-1342

URI (if applicable):

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/176336

Image Licence:

This image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.

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