Sixth-Century Miniature Valabhī Shrines from Southwest Bihar: A ‘New’ Early Pāśupata Site and the Beginning of Mainstream Nāgara Temple Architecture

This study introduces a largely undocumented collection of architectural and sculptural fragments from a village neighbouring Muṇḍeśvarī hill in Kaimūr District, southwest Bihar. It concentrates on a remarkable set of miniature, monolithic Valabhī shrines (North Indian temple types with barrel roofs...

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Main Author: Buckee, Fiona (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2025
In: Religions of South Asia
Year: 2025, Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Pages: 4-57
Further subjects:B Nāgara temple architecture
B Pāśupata Śaivism
B Valabhī shrines
B Gupta temples
B Muṇḍeśvarī
B Maukhari dynasty
B Religious Architecture
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