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# Dikpala

Stone sculpture presenting a dikpala standing between two pilasters. He is shown here holding stylized lotus or wine -cups in his rear hands, while his front right hand is damaged and front left hand is holding a vase or a kalasha, probably a nidhi.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1000–1099 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.nm.m-90-22](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.nm.m-90-22) · Pramāṇa
