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title: Colossal Vahara Statue, Eran
author: District Sagar, Government of Madhya Pradesh
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12637/colossal-vahara-statue-eran/
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updated: 2023-07-17
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# Colossal Vahara Statue, Eran

_Authored by District Sagar, Government of Madhya Pradesh_

## Image File

[![Colossal Vahara Statue, Eran](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12637.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12637.jpg)

## Image Caption

A statue of Lord Varaha, the 3rd boar incarnation of Lord [Vishnu](https://www.worldhistory.org/Vishnu/). Beside the statue is the Earth goddess Bhudevi. This statue is carved from a single block of red sandstone with a height of 11 feet (3.35 meter). Made c. 510 CE, [Gupta Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/Gupta_Empire/). Eran, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. (Courtesy of District Sagar, Government of Madhya Pradesh)

## Bibliography

- [DISTRICT SAGAR, Govenrment of Madhya Pradesh](https://sagar.nic.in/en/tourist-place/eran/ "DISTRICT SAGAR, Govenrment of Madhya Pradesh"), accessed 13 Sep 2020.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Pradesh, D. S. G. o. M. (2020, September 13). Colossal Vahara Statue, Eran. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12637/colossal-vahara-statue-eran/>
### Chicago
Pradesh, District Sagar, Government of Madhya. "Colossal Vahara Statue, Eran." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 13, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12637/colossal-vahara-statue-eran/>.
### MLA
Pradesh, District Sagar, Government of Madhya. "Colossal Vahara Statue, Eran." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 Sep 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12637/colossal-vahara-statue-eran/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://sagar.nic.in/en/gallery/eran/) by **District Sagar, Government of Madhya Pradesh**. Submitted by [Hemant Mishra](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/seasonking111/ "User Page: Hemant Mishra"), published on 13 September 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright, fair use](https://www.copyright.gov/fair-use/). This content is protected by copyright. We believe that this reproduction constitutes fair use because: it is published for non-commercial educational purposes; no public domain copies are available of this material; only a small section of the work is reproduced in inferior quality; and this reproduction will not reduce the market for or value of the original work in any way. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.