Ghaṇṭaśāla (India)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Ghaṇṭaśāla (India)
Coordinates
E0801600 E0801600 N0160900 N0160900 (geonames )
Associated country
India
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 123426702
Wikidata: Q5555640
Library of congress: no 00030434
OCoLC: oca05208031
Sources of Information
  • GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 16°09ʹ00ʺN 080°16ʹ00ʺE)
  • Ghaṇṭaśāla caritra, 1947:t.p. (Ghaṇṭaśāla in Krishna Dist., Andhra pradesh)
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Wikipedia description:

Ghantasala is a village in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is 21 km west of Machilipatnam and 11 km east of Krishna River. The largest city of this district, Vijayawada, is around 60 km away. It is a rare and reputed center for Buddhist sculptures. Kaṇṭakasola was the ancient name of Ghantasala. It was also mentioned by Ptolemy (2nd century CE) as Kantakossyla.

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