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| General Kesher shumsher J.B Rana in Lumbini | ||||||
| In 1933-39 General Kesher Shumsher conducted the major work of excavating the ruins in Lumbini. He exposed structures by unscientific levelling methods that resulted in the demolition of many subsidiary monuments and caused great damage to the site. (Pl. # 86) He did, however, see to some useful improvements, such as providing a high platform around the Maya Devi temple and enlarging the Sakya pool with a series of steps and a brick veneer (the latter dating from 1939). (Pls. # 87 & 88) The soil from the excavated sites was piled and shaped into two stupas to the north and south of the temple. These are mere mounds of debris, which do not have any religious or archaeological value, though it may be possible to recover some artfacts if careful re-excavation of the mounds was to be carried out. (PIs. # 89 & 90) Kesher Shumsher did not publish a description of his activities. He merely took a few photographs of the Maya Devi temple and Asoka pillar, and constructed some rest- houses for the convenience of pilgrims, among which what is now the police station lying south of the Maya Devi temple is one example. (Pl. # 91) | ||||||
The Conception of the Buddha Maya's Travel to Lumbini for Devadaha Birth of a Prince The Great Renunciation and Enlightenment The First Disciple The First Cermon Return to Kapilvastu The Last Days of Buddha Lumbini after the Death of the Buddha Asoka's Visit to Lumbini The Asokan Pillar of Lumbini Lumbini after Asoka's Visit Lumbini: the Archaoloqical Pursuits Early Explorations Dr.A.Fuhrer and Khadqa Shumsher Rana in Lumbini Babu Purna Chanda Mukherji in Lumbini General Kesher shumsher J.B Rana in Lumbini Mrs. Debala Mitra in Lumbini |
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