Ajanta: The Colour and Monochrome Reproductions of the Ajanta Frescoes Based on Photography v2.c8.s28.3
Ajanta: The Colour and Monochrome Reproductions of the Ajanta Frescoes Based on Photography v2.c8.s28.3
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v2.c8.s28.3
THE pedestals of the columns of the hall were originally painted, and the subjects represented Nāgas, Gaṇas, and other mythical beings included in the host of Buddhist gods by the Mahāyāna School. As some of these subjects have been painted with admirable skill, six of them are reproduced in these Plates (XLVIII *a-d* and XLIX *a-b*).