A History of Agriculture in India v1.c35.10

v1.c35.10

The Gupta age was one of a great Brahmanical revival, though Buddhism also flourished. From the Bhitari inscription we learn about the installation of an image of Vishnu by Skandagupta. The Gupta coins bear the images of Hindu deities Durga and Skanda. Gupta seals bear the image of Nandi bull (Fig. 183). Nandi is a humped zebu. Apart from its religious significance, it indicates the esteem in which cattle were held in the Gupta age.