The objects themselves are "gorgeous": we see much "lively, expressive, dynamic sculpture", from "rudimentary" yakshas and ...

A call was given to protect 9th-century Jain caves in Anantagiri, Vikarabad; archaeologist urges preservation efforts for ...

Hyderabad: A cluster of 15 ancient rock-cut Jain caves, dating back to the 9th century CE, in Anantagiri, Vikarabad district, ...

Archaeologist Dr E Sivanagireddy Reddy confirmed the caves' Jain affiliation, saying they were likely excavated to provide ...

and more than 100 sculptures relted to Jainism have been found in and around Madurai. Pandiya Nadu Cultural Foundation led by archaeologist D Muneeswaran, who studied the statue, said it was ...

Pune: A museum on the banks of the Indrayani River in Pune is giving a contemporary rendering of ancient Indian stories through the lens of Jainism. The Abhay Prabhavana Museum shows how the ...

many hundred-year-old Jain statues have been vandalised and discarded in garbage by the authorities. Harsh Sanghavi said, “Pavagadh is a historic land. Many Jain teerthankars' statues had been ...

HUBBALLI: A 11th-century statue of Jain Tirthankara Shri Parshwanath has been unearthed from a temple at Hukkeri taluk in Belagavi district. The statue was found when foundation work was in ...

WARANGAL: A 1,100-year-old monolithic granite sculpture of Lord Vardhaman Mahavir, believed to be the tallest Jain idol in Telangana, is under threat due to rampant quarrying activity near ...

The statue was placed on the pedestal with the help of cranes on April 15. Veera Sagar Muni Maharaja, a Jain monk, who looks after the establishment, said, “Earlier this place was vacant land.

Academic point-scoring over long-dead excavators turns a potentially grand narrative into a series of inside-baseball ...