https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Gujari_Mahal_Archaeological_MuseumGujari Mahal Archaeological Museum - Revision history2026-07-30T07:54:19ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.45.4https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Gujari_Mahal_Archaeological_Museum&diff=389305&oldid=prevAjay Kumar at 22:10, 4 July 20232023-07-04T22:10:43Z<p></p>
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[[File:Gujari mahal - panoramio.jpg|thumb|The Gujari Mahal fortress.]]<br />
[[File:Gujari Mahal Gwalior - panoramio.jpg|thumb|The Gujari Mahal fortress.]]<br />
The '''Gujari Mahal Archeological Museum''' or '''State Archaeological Museum''', sometimes called the "'''[[Gwalior Fort]] Museum'''", is a state museum in [[Gwalior]], located in the fortress of Gujari Mahal.<ref>[http://www.madhya-pradesh-tourism.com/heritage/museums/gujari-mahal-museum.html Official website for tourism in the Madhya-Pradesh region]</ref> It displays numerous artifacts of the region, including a fragment of the Garuda capital of the [[Heliodorus pillar]] from [[Vidisha]].<ref>Buddhist Landscapes in Central India: Sanchi Hill and Archaeologies of Religious and Social Change, C. Third Century BC to Fifth Century AD, Julia Shaw, Left Coast Press, 2013, [https://books.google.com/books?id=jzkyBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA89 p.89]</ref><br />
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The palace of '''Gujari Mahal'''<br />
was built by [[Tomaras of Gwalior|Tomar]] ruler [[Man Singh Tomar] The palace has been converted into an archaeological museum. Rare artifacts at the museum include Hindu and Jain sculptures dated to the 1st and 2nd centuries BCE, miniature statue of [[Salabhanjika]], [[terracotta]] items and replicas of [[frescoes]] seen in the [[Bagh Caves]].<br />
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A Different view of Archaeological Museum, Gwalior Fort, Gwalior.jpg|Panorama.<br />
Archaeological Museum (another view), Gwalior Fort, Gwalior.jpg|Another view.<br />
Archaeological Museum, Gwalior Fort, Gwalior.jpg|Corner.<br />
Gwalior-museu-exterior.jpg|Exterior.<br />
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[[Category:Museums in Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Gwalior]]<br />
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[[Category:Archaeological museums in India]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Gwalior]]<br />
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