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# Votive stupa

The Chaitya is in three separate parts: a base, a drum and an umbrella. On each of the four cardinal points of the drum is a niche containing an image of one of the Dhyani Buddhas. The remaining surface is covered with rows of small seated Buddhas.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 900–1100 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-242-1950](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-242-1950) · Pramāṇa
