Gujari Mahal Archaeological Museum

State museum

Gujari Mahal Archaeological Museum

The Gujari Mahal fortress

Former name	Gwalior Fort Museum
Location	Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
Type	Archaeological museum
Collections	Hindu and Jain sculptures, terracotta items, replicas of frescoes

The Gujari Mahal Archeological Museum or State Archaeological Museum, sometimes called the "Gwalior Fort Museum", is a state museum in Gwalior, located in the fortress of Gujari Mahal.^[1] It displays the love between a Rajput ruler and his Gurjar concubine. ^[2]

The palace of Gujari Mahal was built by Tomar Rajput ruler Man Singh Tomar for his concubine Mrignayani who belonged to Gurjar caste. The palace has been converted into an archaeological museum. Rare artifacts at the museum include Hindu and Jain sculptures dated to the 1st and 2nd centuries BCE, miniature statue of Salabhanjika, terracotta items and replicas of frescoes seen in the Bagh Caves.

Artifacts at the Gujari Mahal Archaeological Museum

Panorama.
Another view.
Corner.
Exterior.

References

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^ Official website for tourism in the Madhya-Pradesh region
^ Buddhist Landscapes in Central India: Sanchi Hill and Archaeologies of Religious and Social Change, C. Third Century BC to Fifth Century AD, Julia Shaw, Left Coast Press, 2013, p.89

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