Archaeological Survey of India
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Of The Buddhist sites in India, Amaravati (Lat. 160o 34’ N; Long. 80o 17’ E),on the right bank of the river Krishna, occupies a pre-eminent position in the history of Indian art. It is situated about 35 km to the north of the town of Guntur, which is the head-quarters of the District of the same name, in Andhra Pradesh, besides being the nearest railway-station. Government transport buses ply regularly between Guntur and Amravati. Moreover, during the ...
Contents: 1. Explorations and excavations. 2. Epigraphy. 3. Numismatics and treasure trove. 4. Other important discoveries. 5. Palaeobotanical and pollen analytical investigations. 6. Museums. 7. Architectural survey. 8. Preservation of monuments. 9. Archaeological chemistry. 10. Archaeological gardens. 11. Publications.
The image are made of stone, bronze or brass, wood and terracotta and largely come from the numerous Brahmanical temples, Buddhist shrines and monasteries which dot the valley. Particular interesting are the figures on the wooden status, which reveal an amazing variety of Lokesvara types and figures of different deties including the nakshatras (constellation ) on the Budhhist shrines and monasteries and deities of the Hindu pantheon with a predominance of the ...
The present work provides a detailed study of the stone images found at Kurkihar. The material has been documented from a very early period: as early as 1847, Markham Kittoe visited the place, made drawings of images seen in situ and collected some of them, which are today displayed in the Indian Museum (Kolkata), the state Museum (Lucknow) and the British Museum (London). These sculptures and those still preservec and worshipped in the temple of the village are ...
