| dc.coverage.spatial | Site: near Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh, India) | en_US |
| dc.coverage.temporal | creation date: 1810 | en_US |
| dc.creator | unknown (Indian (South Asian)) | en_US |
| dc.date | 1810 | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2007-10-09T20:46:51Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2007-10-09T20:46:51Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1810 | en_US |
| dc.identifier | 111456 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/21710 | 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 sculpted deities atop the gopuram, 1996 | en_US |
| dc.format.medium | masonry | en_US |
| dc.format.medium | stone | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartof | 130545 | en_US |
| dc.rights | (c) Thomas Lüettge | 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 | Decoration and ornament, Architectural | en_US |
| dc.subject | Decoration and ornament, Islamic | en_US |
| dc.subject | Sculpture | 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 | unknown (Indian (South Asian)) | en_US |
