Indian Sculpture c9.48
Indian Sculpture c9.48
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38. Madhyadeśa is the country bounded by the river Sarasvatī, in Kurukṣetra, Allāhābād, the Himālaya and the Vindhya; N. L. Dey, *Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediæval India*, 2nd ed., p. 116. Bodhgayā and also Patna and Sārnāth lie to the east of Allāhābād, i.e. outside Madhyadeśa proper. But stylistically they are connected with Bhārhut, so that their monuments may be counted as belonging to the tradition of Madhyadeśa.