Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Indology Museum in Ahmedabad Gujarat
The Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Museum is a museum of art and archaeology in Ahmedabad known for its palm-leaf manuscripts, 3rd-11th century sculptures and pre-Mughal miniature paintings. Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Museum of Indology, which was established in 1984. Smt. Madhuri D. Desai, daughter in-law of Shri Bhulabhai Desai as well as an art connoisseur, has donated various art works to the museum. There is an whole gallery dedicated to her, which is called Madhuri D. Desai Gallery.
History of Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Museum, This museum houses a wonderful collection of ancient and medieval Indian art treasures, including stone, marble, bronze and wood carvings and 75,000 Jain manuscripts. A 6th-century-AD sandstone carving from Madhya Pradesh is the oldest-known carved image of the god Rama.
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Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Indology Museum in Ahmedabad Address Timing Entry Fees
Address ---------------- Nr. Gujarat University, Navarangpura, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Timing ---------------- All days of the week except Monday (10.30 AM - 5.00 PM)
8 AM - 1 PM (From 1 May - 15 June)
Entry Fees ----------- Rs. 5 per Person
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Information of Lalbhai Dalpabhai Indology Museum
This gallery holds the exhibit of major head of Buddha in stucco from Gandhara. Visitors can also see the earliest cult image of Lord Rama, Mother goddess Aindri from Shamlaji and the Adinath bronze image from Sirpur. Other major highlights of the collection include the Jaina bronze images from Ghogha, Buddha images from Mathura or Sarnath and Chola sculptures from Tamil Nadu.
Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Indology Museum is good facility available like Cameras Allowed, Drinks, Mobile Phones Allowed, and Washroom. Library housing nearly 45,000 printed books and nearly 75,000 manuscripts including 500 illustrated ones, the wide range of subjects covered includes Buddhist religion, tantra, Jain Darshan, Jaina philosophy, grammar, and poetics to Vedas, gamas, and systems of Indian philosophy. Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Museum is very famous in Ahmedabad Gujarat.
Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Museum distance is around 8 KMs from the city and 12 KMs from the airport and hence it is easily accessible from any part of the city. Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Museum is tourist attraction place also many local people coming and enjoying this attraction place. Another gallery in the museum called Muni Punyavijayaji Gallery holds a collection of Gujarati Jain style paintings that date back to Mughal period.
The collection also includes Jain pilgrimage painting on cloth, Vijnaptipatra painted at Agra by the Mughal painter and Kalakacharyakatha in Mandu style. P.T. Munshaw Gallery of the museum displays a collection of historical phases of coinage of India. This museum also houses a Shri Arvindbhai Collection, which displays Chola style Nataraja, a Nepali or Tibetan Bronze Mandala and Chinese or Japanese style cupboard in wood.
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