The papers of Bhagwan Lal Indraji consist of a large leather-bound notebook bequeathed by Bhagwan Lal to the Royal Asiatic Society. Though the book bears a title of "Flora of the North West Provinces and the Kuyaub by the author", the majority of the notes seem to be more concerned with Bhagwan Lal's archaeological and historical interests including dynastic information, translations of inscriptions on slabs and coins, and notes concerning archaeological sites. The book contains writing in both Hindi (Kaithi script) and English. There is evidence that some of the information has been copied from articles made available to Bhagwan Lal.

The book is in poor condition. The spine is no longer present. The boards are only loosely attached to the binding and their layers are disintegrating. Several pages are also loose from the binding. Several sheets of paper are inserted into the book which bear additional notes.

Ink and pencil unfinished drawings of the outer doorways of Caves No. 21 and 72. Scale is half an inch to a foot.

Ink and pencil drawings of three examples of niches and their designs from Cave No. 45 and 56, including a brief annotation. The niche from Cave No. 45 includes an image of Buddha in Bhumisparsha Mudra. Scale is half an inch to a foot.

An unfinished polychrome scaled copy of the wall painting in what is presumed to be Cave No. 51. The image depicts a large central enthroned figure of the Buddha surrounded by attending figures. To the right appears to be another figure seated on a double lotus. Further figures are alluded to.

A fragment drawing in red ink and pencil over two pages of a circular wall painting from Cave No. 86. Scale is a quarter inch to a foot.

Detailed notes describing Caves No. 13 to No. 28.

These are pages 2 - 3 on the folder list.

A collection of notes transcribed by A. A. W from letters sent to him from E. W. West between May 14th and June 14th 1872. The notes sent were taken from the 'White Note Book'. The notes were originally written by A. A. West, C. West and E. W. West. Alongside three sketches, they list short descriptions, architectural measurements, and dates of surveys undertaken by the brothers.

These are pages 8a and 8b on the folder list.

A descriptive list of the the sculptural programmes within 21 of the caves, with the addition of a very detailed description of Cave No. 35 on smaller inserted pages.

Alongside Cave No. 35, included are the following caves: No. 2-5, 10, 11, 14, 21, 29, 35, 45, 51, 64, 66, 67, 70, 72, 75, 78, 79, and 84.

These are pages 18 - 22 on the folder list, with the addition of inserted pages.

Two rough sketches in pencil and notes on Caves No. 106 and 108 mounted onto an A4 sheet.

Page 23 on the folder list.

List of all caves containing sculptured figures. Page 26 on the folder list.