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'''T. A. Gopinatha Rao''' (1872-1919) was an Indian archaeologist and epigraphist with the [[Archaeological Survey of India]] (ASI) who contributed regularly to the journal ''[[Epigraphia Indica]]''. He was appointed first Superintendent of the Travancore Archaeology Department in 1908.<ref name="cummins">{{cite book|title=Revealing India's Past: a Record of Archaeological Conservation and Exploration in India and Beyond|first=John|last=Cumming|page=297|publisher=Genesis Publishing Ltd|year=1939}}</ref> During his tenure, Rao edited ''Travancore Archaeological Series'' volumes 1 and 2.<ref name="cummins" /> <br />
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He noticed and was the first to publish the very important ancient [[lingam]] at [[Gudimallam]], carved with a full-length [[Shiva]]. This was in his book ''Elements of Hindu Iconography'' 1914, (Law Printing House, [[Chennai|Madras]])<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cu31924071128825 online text]</ref><br />
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==Papers==<br />
*"Painting in Ancient India", ''Modern Review'', 1918, |volume=XXIV<br />
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