Kamat's Potpourri: Magnificence of Sanchi

Magnificence of Sanchi






















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Reel Name: Magnificence of Sanchi
Reel Notes: panels depicting social life, statues of Buddha, street scenes
Date of Exposure: April 5, 1977

Carved Arch of Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh
	Animals on the Carved Arch of Sanchi Birds and animal motifs have been elaborately carved on these arches.
Ancient Marketplace on a Sanchi Stupa A sculpted monument seems to depict period social life. Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh
	Sculpted Panel, Sanchi
Ashokan Edict, Sanchi The edict shows the Dharma Chakra (or Seal of Natural Law) that is used in the Indian National flag
	Carved Pillar, Sanchi
Carved Pillar, Sanchi Stupa
	Statue of Meditating Buddha The Sanchi Museum Collection, Madhya Pradesh
Three Thousand Years Ago in India.... The sculpture from Sanchi depicts a village scene. Notice the meeting of the elders known as Panchayat around which the local administration system was built.
	Carving on a Bracket
Young Man of 2nd Century A.D.
	Letters on a Buddhist Inscription, Sanchi
Pali Inscription of Sanchi
	Social Themes Depicted in the Sculptures of Sanchi Detail from a sculpture on a stupa of Sanchi
Designs on the Gates of Sanchi
	Designs on the Gates of Sanchi
Designs on the Gates of Sanchi

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