Tālpurā (Hindi तालपुरा) in Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh, is an ancient Buddhist site near Hoshangabad overlooking the Narmada River. It dates to the early centuries BCE and consists of two stupas, one with remains of a stone railing carved with lotus medallions and other designs similar to those seen at Sanchi. Next to the stupas is a rock shelter with paintings. [1]
Tālpurā
तालपुरा | |
|---|---|
Buddhist site | |
  Tālpurā Possible location in present-day Madhya Pradesh, India  Tālpurā Tālpurā (Madhya Pradesh) | |
| Coordinates: 22°28′N 77°23′E / 22.47°N 77.39°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Sehore |
| Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
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Tālpurā appears in the List of Monuments of National Importance in Madhya Pradesh/West and is centrally protected by the Archaeological Survey of India.
References
edit- ^ Peter Skilling, “Stūpas, Aśoka and Buddhist Nuns: Early Buddhism in Ujjain and Malwa,” Bulletin of the Asia Institute 25 (2011): 157–73. http://www.jstor.org/stable/43896142.