Indian Sculpture c5.s1.t5.2

c5.s1.t5.2

Conspicuous as local idioms are, those of (1) Madhyadeśa,³⁸ with monuments at Bhārhut, Sāñcī, Bodhgayā, Mathurā, etc.; (2) Kaliṅga, i.e. Orissā; (3) South India, with sculptures from Veṅgī³⁹ and Guḍimallam; and (4) Bhājā, in the Western Ghāṭs. Madhyadeśa then was leading. Its influence is patent in Kaliṅga and to a lesser extent in Veṅgī sculptures. Bhājā stands apart. It derives its peculiar quality from similar origins to those of the bulk of work in Sāñcī, stūpa I, and part of Bhārhut reliefs (Ajātaśatru pillar, etc.), but is nearer to the sources than either.