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This book is a report on excavation conducted at Rajim in 2012-14. The site revealed cultural periods from Pre-Mauryan to Kalchuri. Structural remains and antiquities belonging to Pre-Mauryan, Mauryan, Satvahana, Sarabhapuriya, Paduvamsi and Kalchuri periods were recovered.The dig proved that Rajim was apart from being an important religious centre, a well developed trade centre as a rock-cut port has been located at Sirkatli, on river Pairi. The site was ...
The book "Sculptur Art of Sirpur" gives a detailed description of Brahmanical, Buddhist, Jain and secular sculptuers recovered from Sirpur in Chhattisgarh. Both minor and major sculotures show an advanced sculptural art with a linga of native art that floerished in Chhattisgarh right from 2nd C.B.C.
Mathura art in famous but after recent excavations in Chhattisgarh in general and Sirpur in particular it is clear that Chhattisgarh art was in no way ...
Sirpur was the ancient famous capital of Dakshin Kosala which is known for its secular past. Part of a report on Sirpur excavations over the years, the volume deals with the secular structures that were unearthed at Sirpur, with detailed descriptions of the palace complex, prime minister’s house, priests’ houses, residential complexes,, temple shops, hospitals and the market. It also discusses the planning of the capitals and cities on the basis of ...
The book, Buddhist Bronzes from Sirpur is a detailed, well researched account of a hoard of bronze sculptures recovered during Sirpur excavation in 2005-2008. The recovery of this hoard along with raw material, crucibles and crucible stands form of Buddha Vihar located in industrial area in the Capital of Dakshin-Kosala at Sirpur, on the Bank of Mahanadi dispels the earlier held view that bronze were imported from Gujarat and Bihar. It is now established that in ...