Northern India: An Archaeological Guide

Chronological Table p.8, The Indus Valley Civilization p.10, The altar of fire p.11, The tracing of the temple ground plans p.14, The cave and the mountain p.16, The nagara temple and its structures p.18, Madhya Pradesh, Heart of India p.22, Sanchi, the hill of stupas p.22, Khajuraho, the paradise of the Surasundari p.30, Eroticism, between the sacred and the Profane p.36, The raja forts: Gwalior, Orchha and Datia p.38, Orchha, the kingdom of Rama p.36, Orissa, the realm of the gods p.56, Udayagiri, the caves of the ascetics p.56, Bhubaneswar, City of the thousand temples p.57, Konarak, Surya's carriage p.64, Various types of Shikhara p.69, Gujarat, Chiselled Masterpieces p.70, Modhera, the abode of the sun p.70, The sacred mountains of the Jain p.74, Jainism, the way of the ascetics p.80, The Terracotta temples of Bengal p.82, Ladakh, the land of the diamond scepter p.84, A complex iconographic world p.84, Gonpa, solitary places p.88, Buddhism and its development p.100, Haryana, in the heart of Islamic India p.102, The mosque, the tomb and the fort p.102, The eight cities of Delhi p.104, Fatehpur Sikri, the ideal court p.110, Agra, aesthetic perfection p.114, Islam in India p.126, Rajasthan, the land of the Rajput p.128, Abu, Rishabdeo and Ranakpur, marble filigrees p.132, Chittorgarh and Udaipur, the courts of the maharana of Mewar p.134, Jodhpur and Bikaner, the forts of Marwar p.138, The solar dynasties of amber and Jaipur p.140, The haveli of Jaisalmer p.140, The miniatures of Rajasthan p.145, Other sites of Moslem Art p.146, Gaur and Pandua in Bengal p.146, Ahmadabad and Junagadh in Gujarat p.146, Mandu in Madhya Pradesh p.152, Lucknow and Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh p.158, The gardens of Kashmir p.160, The Golden Temple at Amritsar, heart of Sikhism p.161