The Interior Of An Excavated Hindoo Temple, On The Island Of Salsette, Thomas Daniell, 1 June 1800

Plate 12, part 5. Image from oriental scenery. The interior of the caitya hall at kanheri is divided into three aisles by two rows of octagonal columns. These have pot bases and cushion capitals and animal brackets topped by elephants, horses and human figures. The vaulted ceiling is monolithic but is carved like in wooden architecture. In the far end of the apse there is a plain hemispherical stupa, the symbol of the buddha in early buddhism. The cave temple dates from the 1-2nd centuries ad. Object Type: print. Date: 1 June 1800. Oriental Scenery Part 5 Fig 12