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Ghaligai-I

Khyber PakhtunkhwaRock ArtProtected
A colossal Buddha image has been carved on a boulder measuring 6.80m x3.20 with a depth of 0.85m. The Buddha is in dhyani mudra style. Due to vagaries of time, the rock has been slightly eroded.
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Photographs: Department of Archaeology & Museums national inventory record, displayed from the official source (doam.gov.pk). Not PWHI photography.

Record ID
4672
Province / territory
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District
Swat
Typology
Archaeological Site
Subtype
Rock Art
Period
Historic
Legal status
Protected by The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Antiquities Act, 2016 (instrument: Protected by The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Antiquities Act, 2016)
Coordinates
34.69915, 72.26302 — source-provided, not field-verified
Verification status
source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
Sources
Sardar, Badshah. (2005). Buddhist Rock Carvings In Tributary Valleys. Buddhist Rock Carvings In the Swat Valley.

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