Excavations by Alexander Cunningham

A commanding ruined stupa on a spur north of the Haro River, structurally identical to Mânikyâla with a plinth decorated with 32 kankar-stone pilasters and dentils. Foundations of a smaller stupa and a large monastic establishment were surveyed nearby.

Kind

excavation

Date

1863–1864 CE

Place

Bhallar stupa (33.8135, 72.8253)

Reports (1)

• Archaeological Survey of India Reports, vol. II: Four Reports made during the years 1862-63-64-65, vol. II

Campaigns (2)

• Excavations by Alexander Cunningham
• Excavations by Y. R. Gupte

Reported in

• Archaeological Survey of India Reports, vol. II: Four Reports made during the years 1862-63-64-65, vol. II