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Vidisha is a city in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is a Jain pilgrimage center and the administrative headquarters of Vidisha district. It is located 62.5 km northeast of the state capital, B
Samrat Ashok Technological Institute main building
Varahavtar Panel
Atal bihari vajpayee government medical college vidisha banner
A less often visited site in Vidhisa. The Pillar of Heliodorus
Heliodorus pillar
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The Heliodorus pillar is a stone column that was erected around 113 BCE in central India in Besnagar, Madhya Pradesh. The pillar is commonly named after Heliodorus, who was an ambassador of the Indo-G
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…also found just outside of the city, which had probably adorned a stupa. Numerous coins were found, including nine coins of the Western Satraps. The Heliodorus Pillar is a stone column, which was constructed in about 150 BCE. This stone column was erected by the Greek ambassador of the Indo-Greek King Antialcidas…
Heliodorus pillar in Vidisha, India.
Initial reconstitution of the Heliodorus pillar by Cunningham in 1874–1875
The fan-palm pinnacle Cunningham assumed belonged to the Heliodorus pillar.
Structure and decorative elements of the Heliodorus pillar. The pillar originally supported a statue of Garuda, now lost, or possibly located in the Gujari Mahal Museum in Gwalior.