CENTER FOR ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY

Subject: Buddha; Akshobhya, The Buddha of the East

Subject: Buddha, from above right; Akshobhya, The Buddha of the East

Subject: Buddha: profile, from right; Akshobhya, The Buddha of the East

Subject: Buddha head and bust: profile, from right; Akshobhya, The Buddha of the East

Subject: Kuan-yin (Avalokitesvara)

Subject: Upper portion, Head and torso, Kuan-yin (Avalokitesvara)

Subject: Profile of head, from right, Kuan-yin (Avalokitesvara)

Subject: Seated Couple

Subject: Det [Seated Couple]

Subject: The Hindu Sages Nara and Narayana

Subject: Left figure, from left; The Hindu Sages Nara and Narayana

Subject: Line illustration from A. Vadivelu The Ruling Chiefs Nobles & Zamindars of India, Madras: G.C. Loganadham Bros.,1915 (Illustration between pages 310-311). The title Sawai Maharaja is usually associated with the rulers of a much larger state, Jaipur. The Bundela Rajput dynasty of Ajaigarh were descendants of Chhatrasal of Panna. Though the title is of Mughal vintage, it was confirmed and recognized by the British at the 1877 Delhi Imperial Assemblage. [H.H. Sawai Maharaja Sir Ranjore Singh Sahib Bahadur Kcie]

Subject: Depiction of Ganesha and state coat-of-arms from Sawai Maharaja Bhopal Singh for the 1926 marriage of his granddaughter to the son of the Taluqdar of Bhadri, District Pertabgarh (Oudh). [Crested Wedding Invitation]

Subject: Photo source: Bourne and Shepherd, Coronation Durbar Delhi 1903. After a long series of disputes, Maharaja Jai Singh was finally exiled by the British after he set his polo pony on fire. [Maharaja Jai Singh with Members of the Council and Colonel Fagan, The Political Agent]

Subject: Shaiva Guardian Figure from a River Goddess Relief

Subject: Torsos, from right [Shaiva Guardian Figure from a River Goddess Relief]

Subject: Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon (Mahishasuramardini)

Subject: Upper portion, Bust of Durga, from right [Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon (Mahishasuramardini)]

Subject: A Triad with the Buddha

Subject: Right Attendant [A Triad with the Buddha]

Subject: Upper portion, Head and torso of Buddha [A Triad with the Buddha]

Subject: Photo Source: Bourne and Shepherd, Coronation Durbar Delhi 1903 [Nawab Bahawal Khan (1883-1907)]

Subject: The dynasty claimed descent from the Abassid Kalifas [10 Rupees Stamp: The last three Nawabs or Amirs of the Daudputra dynasty]

Subject: Top left: Nur-Mahal Palace; Top right: The Palace, Sadiq-garh; Center: The Mosque, Sadiq-garh; Bottom left: Tombs of the Nawabs; Bottom right: Fort Derawar [Architectural Monuments Depicted on Stamps of Bahawalpur]