Toshām, Haryana. Waterfall and site of the Vaiṣṇava residence (āvasatha).
Toshām, Haryana. Rock face engraved with the
Tosham or Tusam rock inscription and Viṣṇu’s wheel.
| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| Object ID | OB00102 |
| Title | Larger Tusam Rock |
| Subtitle | |
| Inscription(s) | IN00111 IN00112 IN00113 |
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| Parent Object | |
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| Author | |
| Metadata recorded by | Dániel Balogh |
| Authority for metadata | |
| Metadata improved by | Dániel Balogh |
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| Description | |
| Material | Rock |
| Object Type | Rock |
| Dimensions: | |
| Width | |
| Height | 210-240 |
| Depth | 150-180 |
| Weight | |
| Details | A smooth natural rock, part of the larger mountain, bearing three inscriptions, IN00111 in a central position, with IN00112 above it and IN00113 below and to the left. |
| History | |
| Created: | |
| Date | circa 400 |
| Place | Tosham |
| Other ancient history | |
| Found: | |
| Date | in or before 1872-73 |
| Place | Tosham |
| Other modern history | |
| Latest: | |
| Date | 2012 |
| Place | Tosham |
| Authority | Site visit. |
| Details | Discovered by Bird in or before 1872-73, halfway up the steep hill at the village of Tuśām (28.871249, 75.909812) in modern Haryana, close to OB00103. The hill has several sacred pools in small caverns. |
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