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The Bharhut stupa, depicted on one of the friezes. Freer Gallery of Art. The Bharhut stupa may have been first built by the Maurya king Ashoka in the 3rd century BCE, but many works of art, particularly the gateway and railings, were apparently added during the Shunga period, with many reliefs from the 2nd century BCE, or later. [10]
Many portions of the stupa at Bharhut bear inscriptions with the names of Buddhist donors. Dhanabhuti is known from two, or possibly three, of these dedications, and he crucially dedicated the largest and most prestigious portion of the monument, the Eastern Gateway, now displayed in the Indian Museum , in Calcutta .
An image is found from the 2nd century BCE, possibly in Buddhist contexts, [6] and appears on the railings from the Buddhist site of Bharhut, from 125–100 BCE. It appears on a 1st-century BCE coin of Azilises, and a 3rd-century CE coin from Kausambi. A depiction of Gajalakshmi seated on a lotus is found in Cave 14 at Ellora.
More images: N-RJ-74 Harsat Mata ka Mandir: Abaneri: Dausa: Harsat Mata ka Mandir More images: N-RJ-75 Banjaron ki Chhatri (containing two pillars similar to railing pillars of Bharhut Stupa) Lalsot: Dausa: Upload Photo: N-RJ-76 Ancient Mound Maheshra: Dausa: Upload Photo: N-RJ-77 Ancient Mound Raniwas: Dausa: Upload Photo: N-RJ-78 Ancient ...
The large collection of ancient and medieval Indian artifacts include the complete railings and gateways of the Buddhist stupa from Bharhut (the bare stupa is still at Bharhut, near Satna, MP). The Bharhut panels are unique in that they are inscribed in the Brahmi script. The museum has a collection of the remains of the slightly later ...
Bharhut, c. 100 BC. Indian Museum, Calcutta This carving of the Dream of Maya relates the dream of Buddha's mother that a white elephant entered her body at the moment of his conception. The sleeping queen is surrounded by three attendants, one of whom flicks a chauri. A water-pot is placed near the head of the bed; at its foot is an incense ...
Image title: Bharhut 03 Pasenadi Pillar, Outer Face (greater detail), photograph by Ken Kawasaki: JPEG file comment: Bharhut Pasenadi Pillar, Outer Face (greater detail), photograph by Ken Kawasaki: Orientation: Normal: Horizontal resolution: 480 dpi: Vertical resolution: 480 dpi: File change date and time: 14:55, 15 April 2011: Y and C ...
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