India Perspectives, Volume 11PTI for the Ministry of External Affairs, 1998 - India |
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... Mathura district , as Curzon Museum of Archaeology . It was subsequently shifted to a specially constructed building in the Dampier Park area , not far from the Mathura Railway Station . The city of Mathura , about hundred and fifty ...
... Mathura district , as Curzon Museum of Archaeology . It was subsequently shifted to a specially constructed building in the Dampier Park area , not far from the Mathura Railway Station . The city of Mathura , about hundred and fifty ...
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... Mathura for several centuries as testified by archaeological excavations . Legends ascribe the origin of the city of Mathura to the demon king Madhu , who established it as Madhupuri . Another legend ascribes its origin to prince ...
... Mathura for several centuries as testified by archaeological excavations . Legends ascribe the origin of the city of Mathura to the demon king Madhu , who established it as Madhupuri . Another legend ascribes its origin to prince ...
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... Mathura Museum . Yakshas were folk deities . Their images date back to 4th - 3rd century BC . In fact , Yaksha images are among the earliest sculpted stone images found in India . These early images depict the Yakshas as magnificent ...
... Mathura Museum . Yakshas were folk deities . Their images date back to 4th - 3rd century BC . In fact , Yaksha images are among the earliest sculpted stone images found in India . These early images depict the Yakshas as magnificent ...
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