Bhagwan Shitalnath Chair for Jain Archeology at Deccan College
Post-Graduate and Research Institute, Pune has organized a lecture
on Kankali Tila: Past and Present.
The lecture is organized under Prof. H.D. Sankalia Monthly Lecture
Series on Jain Heritage on October 30, 2024, via Google Meet from
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM. It will be delivered by Dr. Kanika Kishore Saxena,
Assistant Professor, Department of History, Lady Shriram College,
New Delhi.
The lecture will explore the archaeological findings from Kankali Tila,
Mathura, which is a key site for understanding Jainism of the early
period. It also critically examines the practices of stupa worship, image
donation, and the presence of multiple Tirthamkara images being
worshipped simultaneously.
Bhagwan Shitalnath Chair for Jain Archeology at the Department of
AIHC and Archaeology at Deccan College Post-Graduate and
Research Institute, Pune is funded by the International School for Jain
Studies and Vardhman Charitable Foundation, USA.