Miniature sculpture of the Buddha found
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It is nine centimetres high, five centimetres wide and two centimetres thick
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The Buddha was found among debris removed from an abandoned well at Alembi in Udupi district on Tuesday.
It is nine centimetres high, five centimetres wide and two centimetres thick
A miniature sculpture of the Buddha has been found in Alembi of 76 Badagabettu village in Udupi district.
According to Associate Professor T. Murugeshi, the sculpture, made out of soft sandstone, looks like a replica of the Sarnath Buddha.
The sculpture was found in the debris removed from an abandoned well in the village.
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Ancient idol of Vishnumurthy found near Udupi
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The Vishnumurthy sculpture of 12th century AD discovered by the Department of Ancient History and Archaeology, MSRS College, Shirva, on January 31.
The Department of Ancient History and Archaeology, MSRS College, Shirva in Udupi district, has found an ancient idol of Vishnumurthy or Janardhana in an abandoned well near a ruined temple under the jurisdiction of 80 Badagabettu Gram Panchayat in Udupi taluk.
According to Associate Professor in the department at the college T. Murugeshi, the idol belongs to the 12the Century AD.
It was found at about a 20-ft depth in the well which was filled with laterite bricks and architectural members during an archaeological exploration just behind the panchayat office on January 31, he said in a release on Wednesday.