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| India |
Karnataka |
|
Gulbarga |
|
Sharana Basaveshwara Temple |
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The temple has strong Muslim influences. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Gulbarga |
|
Sharana Basaveshwara Temple |
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Detail of a column. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Gulbarga |
|
Sharana Basaveshwara Temple |
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The tower is Hindu in style. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Gulbarga |
|
Sharana Basaveshwara Temple |
 |
Carved stone snake (Naga). |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Gulbarga |
|
Sharana Basaveshwara Temple |
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View from the interior. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Gulbarga |
|
Sharana Basaveshwara Temple |
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Turbanned Hindu man. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
|
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Bijapur dates from the 11th century. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
|
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Bijapur was capital for the sultans of Delhi and the Bahmani kings. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
|
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Bijapur is dotted with hundreds of Islamic buildings and shrines. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
|
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Tombs in waste ground. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
|
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Bijapur has so many Islamic tombs it is known as the Agra of the South. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
|
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Grave among the ruins. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
|
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Some of the buildings are homes for squatters. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Gol Gumbaz |
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Gol Gumbaz is the tomb of Mohammad Adil Shah who died in 1656. It has the world's second largest dome. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Gol Gumbaz |
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The tomb is 51m high and has an area of 1,400 sq m. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Gol Gumbaz |
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Mohammad Adil Shah ruled for 30 years during which Bijapur was at its height. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Gol Gumbaz |
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View from the upper level. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Gol Gumbaz |
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The main gateway. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Gol Gumbaz |
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View over the city. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Gol Gumbaz |
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Part of the city walls. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
|
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A Banjara woman wearing her traditional jewellry. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
|
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Detail of the mirror covered and be-jewelled shawl worn by Banjara women. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
|
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The Tomb of Haji Hassan. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Great Mosque |
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The Great Mosque is the largest in Bijapur. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Great Mosque |
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The Great Mosque was built in 1557. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Great Mosque |
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Decorated stucco work. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Great Mosque |
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The interior. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Market |
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Bijapur has a small but busy market. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Market |
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Mother and child at the market. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Market |
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Hindu boy wearing traditional Bijapur clothes. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Market |
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Market trader. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Market |
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A Hindu woman. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Market |
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Man. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Market |
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Woman. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Market |
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Woman selling fruit. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Market |
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Hindu woman. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Market |
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Man with turban. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Market |
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Female market porter. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Market |
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Man with white turban. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Market |
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Making a large metal vessel. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
|
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The Islamic architecture of Bijapur is scattered around the city. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
|
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Street scene among the ruins. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
|
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Making cotton thread. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Bara Kaman |
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The Bara Kaman is the unfinished tomb of Ali Adil Shah II who died in 1672. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Bara Kaman |
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The interior. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
|
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A group of Iranian nomads. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
|
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Chopping wood. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Gagan Mahal |
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The Gagan Mahal was built as a palace by Ali Adil Shah I in 1561. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Gagan Mahal |
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The central arch is 20m wide and 17m high. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Gagan Mahal |
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Only a fragment of the original building remains. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Gagan Mahal |
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View over the city and the Sat Mahal. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
|
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The Jala Manzil is a domed water fountain. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
|
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Jod Gumbaz is a double tomb for a pair of traitors who helped the Moghuls take the city. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
|
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Mecca Mosque. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Mehtar Mahal |
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The Mehtar Mahal is an Egyptian style gateway. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Mehtar Mahal |
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The decoration above the gateway. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
|
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Part of the city walls. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Asar Mahal |
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The Asar Mahal dates from 1646. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Asar Mahal |
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It was once a Hall of Justice and is now believed to house a few hairs from the Prophet's head. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Asar Mahal |
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Sign in English, Hindi and Telegu banning females from entry. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Asar Mahal |
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The decorated interior. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Asar Mahal |
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Windows. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
|
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Mowing the lawn. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
|
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The city walls. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Taj Bawdi |
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The Taj Bawdi is a water tank built in honour of a sultan's wife. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Taj Bawdi |
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The water tank. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Taj Bawdi |
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Dhobis (clothes washers). |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
|
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The Sat Mahal is a former palace now used for offices. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
|
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Rural scene between the ruins. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
|
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Building with serated dome. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Upli Buruj |
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Upli Buruj is a 24m high watchtower with a 9m long cannon. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Upli Buruj |
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View from the watchtower. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Upli Buruj |
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View of the city. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
|
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Child looking out from a window. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
|
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Houses close to abandoned tombs and mosques. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
|
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Street scene. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
|
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Parts of the city are very rural. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Ibrahim Rauza |
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The Ibrahim Rauza was built in 1627. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Ibrahim Rauza |
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The tomb is the burial place of Adil Shah II and his queen Taj Sultana. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Ibrahim Rauza |
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The courtyard. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Ibrahim Rauza |
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The archways are very ornate. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Ibrahim Rauza |
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The Sultan's tomb. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
|
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Group of women. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
|
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Street with a Hindu temple. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
|
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Woman carrying hay. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
|
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Women stopping for a chat. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Malik-e-Maidan |
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The Malik-e-Maidan is a huge ornate cannon, 1.5m in diameter and 4.45m long. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
Malik-e-Maidan |
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The cannon was cast in 1549 and brough to Bijapur on ten elephants and 100 oxen. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Bijapur |
|
|
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The city of Bijapur. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Badami |
|
|
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View of Badami, once a Chalukyan capital. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Badami |
|
|
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The temple-studded and mountainous region around Badami. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Badami |
|
|
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Spectacular landscape around Badami. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Badami |
|
Malegitti Sivalaya |
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The Malegitti Sivalaya temple is set on a hilltop. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Badami |
|
Malegitti Sivalaya |
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The temple built was in 730 and dedicated to Surya, the Sun god. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Badami |
|
Malegitti Sivalaya |
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One of the temple carvings. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Badami |
|
Malegitti Sivalaya |
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Large male figure with two smaller female figures. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Badami |
|
Malegitti Sivalaya |
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Temple monkey. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Badami |
|
Malegitti Sivalaya |
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View of the temple on its hilltop. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Badami |
|
Agastyatirtha Tank |
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The Agastyatirtha Tank. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Badami |
|
Agastyatirtha Tank |
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The tank is a water resevoir for the village. |
1989 |
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