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Name of the Collection M. N.Deshpande Papers
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File No. /Acc. No. 9
Abstract Papers relating to a Project of the Nehru Centre, Bombay entitled 'Technological and Architectural Study of Western Indian Caves' undertook by M.N. Deshpande to study the caves lying in the coastal area of Maharashtra like Ajanta, Ellora, Karla, Bhaja, Nasik, etc. Includes drafts of M.N. Deshpande's studies on Early Hinayana Caves Kondivte, Thanala and Kharsambla - A Fresh Study, and The Caves of Pranalaka (Panhale Kaji) - A Study of transition from Hinayana-Tantric Vajrayana to Natha Sampradaya. Also includes photographs, etc.
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Keywords Deccan; Ajanta; Y.A.Raiker; P. A.Rane; Thanala; Caitya Hall; Sudama; Lomas; Rishi Caves; Brahmi; Inscription; Vedika; Vihara; Satavahanas; Pratisthana; Pitalkhora; Surparaka; Kaliyana; Stupas; Buddhist Deity; Kali; Vajrayana; Bhor; Monuments; Princely States; Indian Union; Antiquities; Cultural Debris; Pale; Kol; Kharsambla; Panhale; Sindhudurg; R. R. Bapat; Conservation; Museums; Archaeology; L. K. Gorey; Sadashiv Gorakshkar; Coomaraswamy; Memorial Lecture; Buddhist Caves; Mahakal Mahakala; Monastic; Kanheri; Periplus; Marol; Asiatic Researchers; C.W.Malet; Wilford; James Furgusson; Cave Temples; Mahayana; Vihirgaon; Hinayana; Ellora; Nadsur; Pali; Asta-Vinayak; Mamala-Vishya; Adhistana; Harmika; Vedika; Nathayogi; Kadali; Manjunath Mahatmya; Matha; Natha Sampradaya; Tantric; Saivism; Parasurama; Mriga Nakshatra; Poornima; Dasara; Navaratri; Padmasana; Adhistana; Garba-Griha
Start Date “Period From” 1980
End Date “Period To” 1982
Extent pp.331
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Language English
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Donor Ashok Deshpande
Donation Date 26-11-2020
Custodian Ashoka Archives of Contemporary India, Sonepat (India)
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