Gokul Medh
Gokul Medh | |
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Native name Bengali: গোকুল মেধ | |
Location | Bogra, Bangladesh |
Coordinates | 24°33′39″N 89°12′04″E / 24.5609°N 89.2010°E |
Built | Between 7th and 11th century AD |
Architectural style(s) | Gupta, Pala |
Gokul Medh is in Bogra, Bangladesh |
History of Bangladesh |
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Gokul Medh is an archaeological site in
History
The site was excavated in 1934-36 by archaeologist N. G. Majumdar. The excavation revealed the base of a stupa built in the terraced cellular style of construction. The base consists of 172 tightly packed blind rectangular cells and arranged in gradually rising tiers to support a polygonal shrine above it. The site features several Terracotta plaques from the late Gupta period as well as a square temple added later in the Sena period. During excavation, a stone-slab was discovered at the center of the shrine, which had twelve shallow depressions surrounding a larger depression at the center containing a tiny gold leaf with the figure of a recumbent bull in relief. This indicates the shrine's use as a Shiva temple at some point.[1]
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- ^ a b "Gokul Medh - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2022-03-27.