Sunday, October 28, 2007

HELIODOROUS PILLAR


Heliodorous pillar is located at a distance of 4 km from Vidisha railway station.The pillar was erected around 110 B.C by Heliodorous , a Greek ambassador of Indo-Greek king Antialcidas to the court as the Sunga king Bhagabhadra.The pillar is locally knowm as Khamba baba. A monolithic, free standing column, the pillar bears inscriptions which states that it was a Garuda pillar, raised in honour of lord Vasudeva.There are two inscriptions on the pillar. The first inscription describes in Brahmi the situation of Heliodorous and his relationship to the Sunga and the Indo-Greek kings.The second inscription on the pillar describes the spiritual content of the faith supported by Heliodorous. These inscriptions are particularly valuable historical record, revealing both the relations that existed between the region and the Greek kingdoms of the Punjab, and the remarkable fact that a Greek had become a follower of the Hindu god Vishnu.

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