Category:Pawaya, Madhya Pradesh
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Pawaya is a small remote village about 40 kilometers south of Gwalior. It is one of the most celebrated archaeological sites from 2nd century BCE to 5th century ancient India, with discoveries of some of the oldest known temple foundations and ancient Indian artwork in central India.
Pawaya is the ancient Padmavati, one repeatedly mentioned as the 'glorious capital city' of the Nagas in many ancient Sanskrit religious and secular texts (love story, plays). For examples, Vishnu Purana and Vayu Purana mention it. The city remained a prosperous economic and religious center through the 12th-century, as evidenced by poems and fiction using it as setting or one of the locations for their story. For example, the 8th century Malatimadhavam – a love story between Malati and Madhava – which mentions Padmavati city to be blessed with waterfalls and four rivers: Sindhu, Para, Lavana, and Madhumati. These rivers and waterfalls – though with similar but evolved names – are in the neighborhood and scenic terrain of Pawaya.
Pawaya has many mounds. One of these has been excavated so far. This excavation at Pawaya between 1925 and 1940, and post-1960 yielded some of the finest artwork pieces from 3rd and 4th centuries. These include Buddhist, Hindu and Jain artwork, but the discoveries have been predominantly Hindu. A massive temple platform has also been unearthed (25°47′00″N 78°14′24″E / 25.783220°N 78.239940°E), along with evidence of smaller shrines (all pre-Gupta and Gupta Empire era). Many of the terracota and stone artwork were hauled away and moved to various museums during the colonial era. A good though small collection from ancient Padmavati city (now Pawaya village) is on display at the Gurjari Mahal museum of Gwalior.
Media in category "Pawaya, Madhya Pradesh"
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0121521 Pawaya Fan Palm capital, now at Gwalior Gujari Mahal Museum 001.jpg 961 × 1,280; 1.68 MB
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0121521 Pawaya Fan Palm capital, now at Gwalior Gujari Mahal Museum 002.jpg 961 × 1,280; 1.77 MB
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0121521 Pawaya Surya, now at Gwalior Gujari Mahal Museum 001.jpg 960 × 1,280; 1.77 MB
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0121521 Pawaya Surya, now at Gwalior Gujari Mahal Museum 002.jpg 960 × 1,280; 1.86 MB
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Inscription on the base of the image of Manibhadra at Pawaya.jpg 2,447 × 1,278; 1.45 MB
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Manibhadra (yaksha) from 200 BC.jpg 1,800 × 4,000; 1.82 MB
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Manibhadra image at Pawaya.jpg 1,437 × 1,410; 1.08 MB
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Padmavati Palm capital.jpg 958 × 1,374; 657 KB
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Palm capital from Pawaya.jpg 1,786 × 2,333; 5.68 MB
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Palm tree of 500AD.jpg 1,800 × 4,000; 1.83 MB
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Pawaya Manibhadra, Gwalior Gujari Mahal museum, Madhya Pradesh.jpg 960 × 1,280; 1.76 MB
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Pawaya-lintel lute.jpg 1,080 × 895; 225 KB
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Sketch of Pawaya lute, 4th-5th century AD.jpg 1,080 × 1,061; 243 KB
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Stone inscription pawaya.jpg 3,395 × 4,508; 3.41 MB
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With Gupta period ekmukhi Lingam.jpg 5,184 × 3,456; 2.52 MB
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