Title:
Heliodoros pillar
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Accession no.:
2025.AR.004
Location/ Provenance:
Besnagar, Madhya Pradesh
Period:
150 BCE
Description:
This Colum is locally known as Khamb Baba and is worshipped by fishermen. It bears two inscriptions in Brahmi characters and Prakrrit language. One inscription records that the column was set up as a Garuda pillar in honor of God Vasudeva (Vishnu) by Heliodoros.
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