Warangal ASI Museum is a museum located in the musical garden complex in
Warangal
Warangal () is a city in the Indian state of Telangana and the district headquarters of Warangal district. It is the second largest city in Telangana with a population of 704,570 per 2011 Census of India, and spreading over an .
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Telangana
Telangana (; , ) is a state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the eleventh-largest state and the twelfth-most populated state in India with a geographical area of and 3 ...
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India
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ASI Museum Warangal
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The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is an Indian government agency that is responsible for archaeological research and the conservation and preservation of cultural historical monuments in the country. It was founded in 1861 by Alexand ...
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The collection
It has a collection of Hindu, Buddhist and Jain sculpture housed in a single-storeyed building. The Notable pieces in the garden are a large Nandi and several Saivite sculptures along with the Marble Buddha and Chamunda.
It also contains the 11th century Parsvanatha image and Shanmukha or Skanda from the 12th century Veerabhadra image. It also have the collection of ancient coins and pottery shards from the area. It describes the Kakatiya
The Kakatiya dynasty (IAST: Kākatīya) was an Indian dynasty that ruled most of eastern Deccan region comprising present day Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, and parts of eastern Karnataka and southern Odisha between 12th and 14th centuries. Th ...
temple sites in the area, including the 13th century temples at Pillalamarri in Nalgonda district
Nalgonda district is a district in the Telangana state of India. Nalgonda district has the highest number of mandals in the state with 31 mandals. The district shares boundaries with Suryapet, Rangareddy, Yadadri and Nagarkurnool districts an ...
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Art museums and galleries in India
Hanamkonda district
Museums in Telangana
Culture of Telangana
Archaeological museums in India
Tourist attractions in Warangal
Year of establishment missing
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