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Mar 24 • 5 tweets • 4 min read
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6. #Gopanchal Parvat #Jain #Pratima - #Gwalior Madhya Pradesh.

Beautiful #Jain #Pratimas of #Tirthankaras in Padmasana & Kayotsarga posture, dating between the 7th-15th centuries.

Defaced and desecrated around 1527 when Babur ordered their destruction.

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