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The Didarganj Yakshi (or Didarganj Chauri Bearer; Hindi: दीदारगंज यक्षी) is one of the finest examples of very early Indian stone statues.It used to be dated to the 3rd century BCE, as it has the fine Mauryan polish associated with Mauryan art, but another Yakshi is also found but without polish so it is also dated to approximately the 2nd century CE, based on the ...
Didarganj Yakshi is a fine example of Mauryan art. The sculpture is currently housed in the Patna Museum, [10] and is India's most famous piece of art. Agam Kuan, which means "unfathomable well", is said to date back to the period of the Maurya emperor Ashoka. The well is located east of Patna. [11] [12]
A Didarganj Yakshi statue, discovered on a Ganges riverbank in 1917, was the museum's most prized collection, [1] which was later shifted to Bihar Museum. The artefacts from ancient India era to 1764 are kept in Bihar Museum [ 12 ] and those of post-1764 period are kept at Patna Museum.
Didarganj Yakshi with fly-whisk (chauri) is held in the right hand whereas the left hand is broken, in the Bihar Museum.. In July 2011, the Bihar Government signed a Memorandum of understanding with Canada-based consultancy firm Lord Cultural Resources in July 2011 [11] to appoint them as the museum planning consultants for the project.
The highly polished surface of court sculpture is often called Mauryan polish. However this seems not to be entirely reliable as a diagnostic tool for a Mauryan date, as some works from considerably later periods also have it. The Didarganj Yakshi, now most often thought to be from the 2nd century CE, is an example.
The Didarganj Yakshi, although claimed by some as an example of Mauryan art [27] is generally dated to the 2nd century CE, based on the analysis of shape and ornamentation. [28] [29] [22] This life-size standing image is tall, well-proportioned, free-standing sculpture is made of sandstone with well polished surface. [30]
The highly polished surface of court sculpture is often called Mauryan polish. However this seems not to be entirely reliable as a diagnostic tool for a Mauryan date, as some works from considerably later periods also have it. The Didarganj Yakshi, now most often thought to be from the 2nd century CE, is an example.
Reserve Bank of India headquarters, Delhi entrance with a yakshini sculpture (c. 1960) depicting "Prosperity through agriculture". [13] Statue of Yakshi by Kanayi Kunjiraman at Malampuzha Dam. Sundara Lakshmi, an accomplished dancer and consort of HH Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma, was an ardent devotee of Kanjirottu Yakshi Amma.