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Colonnade, Hindoo Pillars, Kutub Minar
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The pillars of the mosque located in Kutub complex depicts some typical Hindu ornamentation.
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[Original caption] Colonnade, Hindoo Pillars, Kutub Minar. The Pillars, taken by the Mughal conquerors of India from a Hindoo temple, were recut to free them from idols and used to form the colonnade to the mosque. Some of the Hindoo figures can still be seen. [end] [Original caption] Colonnade, Hindoo Pillars, Kutub Minar. The Pillars, taken by the Mughal conquerors of India from a Hindoo temple, were recut to free them from idols and used to form the colonnade to the mosque. Some of the Hindoo figures can still be seen. [end] |
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