CULTURAL HERITAGE OF INDIA: SCULPTURE AND ARCHITECTURE. — Social Science STD 10 — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10Social ScienceCULTURAL HERITAGE OF INDIA: SCULPTURE AND ARCHITECTURE.3 Marks
Question
Write a note an the ancient art of Stone Inscriptions.
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Answer
Stone inscriptions carved by religious orders of Emperor Ashoka are the best specimens of engraving on stone.
There are wooden and stone sculpted inscriptions as a part of ancient architecture which are engraved on the arches of the gates as a part of religious teachings.
Such stone inscriptions have been found from Peshawar, Dehradun, Thane, Mumbai, Dhauli and Jaugada in Odisha and Ghennai.
Stone inscriptions have also been found at the foothill of Girnar and in Junagadh in Gujarat.
There are Jain stone inscriptions in Sanskrit and Gujarati at Palitana, on Shetrunjay hill Gujarat and in Hathisinh Jain temple $(1847)$ in Ahmedabad.
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