Padmavati Pawaya

Padmavati Pawaya
city
Padmavati Pawaya

Location in Madhya Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 25°46′N 78°15′E / 25.77°N 78.25°ECoordinates: 25°46′N 78°15′E / 25.77°N 78.25°E
Country  India
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Elevation 305 m (1,001 ft)
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Padmavati was an ancient city mentioned in several classic Sanskrit texts, Malatimadhavam of Bhavabhuti[1]], Harshacharita of Bana,[2] and Sarasvatīkaṇṭhabharaṇa of Raja Bhoja. Bhavabhuti describes the city with tall mansions and temples with shikharas and gates, located between Para and the Sindhu rivers.

It is also mentioned in inscriptions like the Kokkala Grahapati inscription of Khajuraho.[3] The inscription mentions that the city had rows of tall mansions. The dust used to arise because of running of strong horses.[4]

Identification

Cunningham identified Padmavati with present Narwar near Gwalior.[5] M B Garde carried out excavations at Pawaya in 1924-25, 1933–34 and 1941. He identifies Pawaya with ancient Padmavati rejecting Cunningham’s identification with Narwar.[6][7] Coins of several Naga kings, who have been dated between 210-340 AD, have been found at Pawaya.

Antiquities

Among the antiquities found at Pawaya is an image of Yaksha Manibhadra.[8] It has an inscription that mentions that it was installed in the fourth regnal year of King Sivanandi and was worshipped by the gosthas or merchants.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bhavabhūti: His Date, Life, and Works By V. V. Mirashi, p. 74, The History of Padmavati
  2. ↑ Rise And Fall Of The Imperial Guptas, Ashvini Agrawal, Motilal Banarsidass Publ., Jan 1, 1989 p. 54
  3. ↑ Khajuraho, Kanhaiyalal Agrawal, Macmillan India, 1980 (in Hindi)
  4. ↑ Padmavati Purval Digambar Jain Jati ka Udbhav aur Vikas, Ramjit Jain, Pragatishil Padmavati Purval Digambar Jain Sangathan Panjikrut, 2005, p. 15
  5. ↑ Cunningham, Alexander (1872). Four Reports Made During the Years 1862-63-64-65 (Vol II). Archaeological Survey of India. New Delhi.
  6. ↑ INDIAN ARCHAEOLOGY 1955-56 EDITED BY A. GHOSH, Director General of Archaeology in India, DEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NEW DELHI, 1956.
  7. ↑ Costumes & Ornaments As Depicted in the Early Sculpture of Gwalior Museum By Sulochana Ayyar, p. 20-21
  8. ↑ Jaina-Rupa-Mandana, Volume 1, Umakant P. Shah, 1987, Page 205

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