Jamal Garhi

high-definition creative commons photographs from Jamal Garhi, Pakistan together with further information.

 

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Alexander Cunningham came across the site of Jamal Garhi in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 1848, and it was variously excavated over the years since then. The site stands on a hill, around 17 kilometres north of Mardan. The hill is roughly 500ft high, and overlooks the plains and villages below. There is a main stūpa site, a votive stūpa site, plus vihāras and a settlement around the site. The site appears to have been occupied from the 1st-5th CE.

Many artifacts discovered here have been removed, and only the foundations of the buildings in the settlement remain now. Most of the statuary and reliefs recovered at the site were taken to either the Indian Museum, Kolkata, or the British Museum, London. To see 16 examples in the Indian Museum, see my photographs elsewhere on this site: Statues and Reliefs in the Indian Museum, Kolkata (on the page look for Jamal Garhi).

 

Satellite View of the Site

Satellite View of the Site

001 Shrines around Stūpa

01 Shrines around Stūpa

002 Edge of the Shrine Area

02 Edge of the Shrine Area

003 Base of the Stūpa

03 Base of the Stūpa

004 Brickwork of the Stūpa

04 Brickwork of the Stūpa

005 Shrines surrounding the Stūpa

05 Shrines surrounding the Stūpa

006 Shrines and Niche

06 Shrines and Niche

007 Votive Stūpas and Shrines

07 Votive Stūpas and Shrines

008 Base of the Votive Stūpas

08 Base of the Votive Stūpas

009 Staircase and Walls

09 Staircase and Walls

010 Shrines

10 Shrines

011 Shrines and High Wall

11 Shrines and High Wall

012 Outer Shrines

12 Outer Shrines

013 The Wall and the Bases

13 The Wall and the Bases

014 Staircase and Votive Stūpas

14 Staircase and Votive Stūpas

015 Various Shrines

15 Various Shrines

016 Staircase and Towers

16 Staircase and Towers

017 Inscribed Stone

17 Inscribed Stone

018 Inside a Storehouse

18 Inside a Storehouse

019 View of Part of the Remains

19 View of Part of the Remains

020 Wall with Storage Areas

20 Wall with Storage Areas

021 Storage Building

21 Storage Building

022 Collapsed Buildings

22 Collapsed Buildings

023 Further Buildings

23 Further Buildings

024 At the Edge of the Settlement

24 At the Edge of the Settlement

025 Buildings overlooking the Villages

25 Buildings overlooking the Villages

026 Partial Remains

26 Partial Remains

027 Reconstructed Wall

27 Reconstructed Wall

028 Settlement Area

28 Settlement Area

029 Stairway and Storage Rooms

29 Stairway and Storage Rooms

030 Remains of a Building

30 Remains of a Building

031 Tree rising over the Ruins

31 Tree rising over the Ruins

032 Large Courtyard

32 Large Courtyard

033 The Surrounding Countryside

33 The Surrounding Countryside

 

Photographs by Leow Chai Yee
Edited and Described by Ānandajoti Bhikkhu

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