Kankali Tila
Jaini Mound | |
General view of the excavations at Kankali Tila in January 1889 Kankali Mound in Map of Mathura (1901) | |
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| Coordinates | 27°29′29″N 77°40′26″E / 27.491389°N 77.673889°E
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Pārśvanātha āyāgapaṭa, a tablet of homage to Parshvanatha, dates back to 15 CE
Ayagapata votive plate excavated from Kankali Tila, c. 25-50 CE
A Kankali Tila plate, with an inscription mentioning the year 42 of the reign of Northern Satraps ruler Sodasa.
Dhanamitra Ayagapata, c. 25 CE
The inscription mentioned in Kankali Tila tablet of Sodasa.
Kankali Tila inscription of Kanishka, Year 5 and 7
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Kankali Tila (also Kankali mound or Jaini mound) is a mound located at Mathura in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The name of the mound is derived from a modern temple of Hindu goddess Kankali. The famous Jain stupa was excavated here in 1890-91 by Alois Anton Führer (Dr. Führer).