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Government Museum Raichur

Type of Museum

Archaeological

Year of Establishment

18th August 1978

Ownership& Governance

Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage

History/Background

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Navrang Darwaza(15th-17thCA) An ancient gateway of the town of Raichur.  The Naurangi Darwaza which forms the Northern entrance to the outer Muslim wall was lavishly painted and was once adorned with sculptured decoration.  From its mythological and artistic peculiarities it appears to be a Hindu structure.  On either side it is flanked by a bastion.  One of the bastions bears a well carved figure of a Naga King seated cross-legged in meditation on a fish with a crown of five Serpent Heads.   It is a State protected Monument and it is being used as a Museum.

 

The museum has the main Gateway consisting of three columns, consists of four gates, a small gate and another gateway.

Measurement

51.23m*65.37m(total area including garden, measurement taken by Google satellite map)

Importance

The museum is devoted to the regional history covering the Cultural, Sociological and Historical aspects of Raichur District.  It is serving the most useful purpose of educating the people.

Collections

Pre-historic to Early historic:

 

The pre-historic Tools, Weapons, Potsherds, Terracotta beads, Shell bangle pieces, Glass bangle pieces, Neolithic hand axes, bead necklaces. Pottery pieces collected from Maski, Manvi and Maliabad @ Raichur are exhibited in the Museum. Also grained stones are exhibited here.

Coins:

 

The Museum has total 14 coins collections.  Out of fourteen coins, eight coins are of Copper, four coins are of Nickel and two coins are of Aluminum.  These coins are ascribable to 19th-20th centuries.  Though not of much antiquarian value, these coins show the currency system in India and show how artistically they are manufactured.

Are: George-IV,V,VI, Quarter Anna, Half Anna etc.,  

 

Paintings:

 

Karnataka had developed its own School of Art.  Painting is one of its forms and an interesting section of the Museum.  Paintings displayed in this Museum are typical examples of different varieties.  Rumale Channabasavaiah’s paintings of Kusum Rohna, Hanumaih’s painting of Mysore by night, M. Narendra kumar’s painting of women exploitations and the Ramayana, Vitthal Bhandary’s painting of Love Hearts, H. Nagaraju’s painting of the temple, J.M.S. Mani’s painting of Fount Tog. KalidasPattar’s painting of City of love.  Kalappa’s painting of landscape, P.N.Chayal’s painting of Buffalo’s scene and Govindan’s painting of Boat, Smt. Kamala Rajgopalan’s painting Govardhan Giridhara and A Forest Scene displayed in the Museum.  

Sculptures:

 

Stone Sculptures ranging from 12th to 17th century have been exhibited in the halls of the Museum. Are: Lord Ganesh, Uma-Maheshwara, Nandi, Dancing figures, A Frieze of Animals, Parshwanatha, Jaina Figures, Vishnu, Male torso, Bull leg, Naga Stones, Standing Couples panel, Saraswati, Shanmukha, elephant panel, Venugopala, Hanuman, Ramanujacharya, Dwarapalaka, temple pillars and Cannon Stone balls.  And an inscription of 16th century also exhibited here.  These sculptures are shifted from Anegundi, Gabbur, Gangavathi, Gudi Javoor, Karadigrama, and Raichur. 

Timing

All days are open from 10:00AM to 05:30PM

Suitable season for visit

All Season

Approach by Air

Gulbarga, Hyderabad, Bangalore

Approach by Train

Raichur

Local Transport

Buses, Autorikshas, Taxis etc.

Contact

Curator, Government Museum, Navranga Darwaza, Raichur-584101.

Phone: 08532-231428

email: curatorgmraichur@gmail.com

 

Last Updated: 14-10-2020 05:09 PM Updated By: Approver


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