BIRLA MUSEUM

The Birla Museum is located at Vallabh Bhawan in Bhopal.The Birla Museum displays the varied aspects of Madhya Pradesh's rich cultural and historical heritage. The objects on view date from the prehistorical period onwards. There are palaeolithic and Neolithic tools and implements, a scale model of the Bhimbetka rock shelter with its prehistoric wall paintings. On view are also stone sculpture dating from the 7th to 13th century from the state's numerous archaeological sites, terracotta dating from the 2nd century BC to the 6th century AD, coins and manuscripts.

The attraction of museum are a triple form (trimurti) of the goddess Durga. Durga, center, seated in heroic posture atop her lion vahana and holding attributes of Shiva, is flanked by standing Durgas which hold attributes of Vishnu (left) and Brahma (right) and also Vishnu as the cosmic bar which is of Paramar dynasty of 13th century