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Introduction and History to Archaeological Museum
The esteemed Archaeological Museum is the eye-catching museum in Mount Abu that would enthrall even those travelers who have no inclination towards the scintillating art and history of Mount Abu. It is a wonderful location and gives you the panoramic view about the city. This magnum opus was spotlessly built in the year 1962 within the premises of Raj Bhawan in order to safeguard the archaeological chattels of this area.
Description of Archaeological Museum
The description of the this Mount Abu’s Archaeological Museum is really interesting and edifying on the other end as well. This marvel of art is a storehouse of various artifacts that belong to the epoch of Rajputs. It brags of quite a few archaeological excavations that date to 8th-12th century A.D. While drifting in the museum, you will see that it two section where the first section has been ornamented by a diorama of local tribal hut with their customary lifestyle by adding a gallery of artillery, musical instruments, women knick-knacks like 'guthma toda', 'barly', 'karna', 'gaga wala thoomar' and 'kanksi berla' along with wide range of earrings and garments belonging to hill dwellers.
Whereas, the second section has a string of miniature paintings based on raga-raginis, lain images from medium sized shields, Sirohi and 'Topdi' which is a small cannon. The Archeological Museum also exposes brass works and Jain bronze carvings whose artistic beauty will surely amaze you. It also brings in light some striking sets of art and artifacts.
The worth mentioning of this Archaeological Museum is the adroitly carved out statuettes of Nartakis (Dancer) or Devdasi erected between the important 6th century AD and 12th century AD. These splendid monuments were obtained from a very old parish named Chandravati, located at the distance of 7 Km from Mount Abu. The figure of Chakrabahu Shiva is also a major crowd puller at this museum. Lord Shiva is seated on Nandi bull carrying a 'trishul' (trident) in one hand while a 'khadag' dangles on his other hand. He is enclosed by the gorgeous dancing girls on each of his sides.
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