| dc.coverage.spatial | Site: near Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh, India) | en_US |
| dc.coverage.temporal | creation date: 1810 | en_US |
| dc.creator | Unknown | en_US |
| dc.date | 1810 | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2007-08-21T18:45:03Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2007-08-21T18:45:03Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1810 | en_US |
| dc.identifier | 111127 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/20016 | en_US |
| dc.description | Built by Jham Singh, Rajput cavalier of the Nizam Sikandar Jah (1803-29), this temple to Balaji is located in Karwan, on the Golconda road and built in 1810. The temple is enclosed by a high wall and a Gopuram facing east adorns the main gate. Beyond the main gate is Naqqar khana or Naubat Khana, a room for drum beating. The sanctum sanctorum contains the idols of Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, beyond the mandapa of 12 pillars. Near the mandapa is the Garuda stambha, or pillar with carvings of Lakshmana and Garuda on it. By the south wall, there is a well with a Persian inscription. | en_US |
| dc.description | exterior, view of the Gopuram entrance showing the sculpted deities on top of the gate, 2005 | en_US |
| dc.format.medium | masonry | en_US |
| dc.format.medium | stone | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartof | 130545 | en_US |
| dc.rights | (c) Abbas Tyabji | en_US |
| dc.subject | Hinduism | en_US |
| dc.subject | Horses | en_US |
| dc.subject | Mosques | en_US |
| dc.subject | Temples | en_US |
| dc.subject | Islamic cities and towns | en_US |
| dc.subject | Architecture, Islamic --India | en_US |
| dc.subject | Hyderabad (India) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Gods | en_US |
| dc.subject | Doors | en_US |
| dc.subject | Entrances | en_US |
| dc.subject | Gopuras | en_US |
| dc.title | Jham Singh Temple | en_US |
| dc.type | Image | en_US |
| dc.rights.access | All rights reserved | en_US |
| vra.culturalContext | Indian (South Asian) | en_US |
| vra.culturalContext | Islamic | en_US |
| vra.culturalContext | Hindu | en_US |
| vra.technique | construction | en_US |
| vra.worktype | Temple | en_US |
| dc.contributor.display | Indian (South Asian), Islamic, Hindu | en_US |
