The Avanikūrmaśataka from Dhār
Pending preparation of editions in EpiDoc based on a return to the original inscription, a working transcription is given here based on Pischels’ published reading. This includes a diplomatic edition and, under the translation tab, the poem verse-by-verse with a reconstructed ‘Indological’ reading, possible Sanskrit chāyā and translation.
Slab with two Prakrit poems in praise of Kūrma at Dhār
Dhār (Madhya Pradesh). Interior of the east wall of the Kamāl Maula showing the three inscriptions found in the miḥrāb now mounted in glazed frames.
Slab with a Prakrit poetic fragment at Dhār with a eulogy to Bhoja
Dhār धार دهار (Madhya Pradesh). Interior of the east wall of the Kamāl Maula showing inscriptions, the record registered here in a frame to the right.
Dhār धार دهار (Madhya Pradesh). Detail of the fragmentary Prakrit inscription in the Kamāl Maula (Courtesy ZENODO).
Prakrit poetic fragment from Dhār with a eulogy to Bhoja
Dhār (Dist. Dhār). Prakrit Inscription (IN060009) praising Bhoja and the Paramāra lineage, estampage. (Courtesy: Tripathi et al, ASI report 2024 and ZENODO).
Dhār inscription with the Rāüla vela of Roḍa
Dhār stone slab of with the Rāüla vela of Roḍa
Dhār धार دهار (Madhya Pradesh). Interior of the Kamāl Maula Masjid showing minbar, find spot of the Rāüla vela of Roḍa (Courtesy Wikimedia).
Dhār (Madhya Pradesh). Stone slab with the Rāüla vela of Roḍa, now in CSMVS Mumbai (Courtesy: ZENODO).
Dhār (Madhya Pradesh). Detail of the inscription after conservation at CSMVS (Courtesy: ZENODO).
Dhār धार دهار (Madhya Pradesh). Tomb of Shaykh Kamāl al-Dīn (circa 1238-1330)
Dhār धार دهار (Madhya Pradesh). Plan of the historical city after Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society v. 22. (© Royal Asiatic Society).
Votive inscription on a standing figure of Ambikā
Incised votive figure and label on a standing figure of Ambikā. (Courtesy: ZENODO).
A working transcription here pending full EpiDoc formatting (01/2026)
Standing figure of Ambikā with an inscription of Bhoja
Standing figure of Ambikā from Dhār mentioning king mentioning king Bhoja. (Courtesy: Trustees of the British Museum, no. 1909,1224.1).