Gujarra

Discovery of Gujarra Harry Falk, Aśokan Sites and Artefacts A Source Book with Bibliography, Verlag Philipp von Zabern GmbH Mainz 2006 Gujarrā Siddhoṁ kī toḍiyā Datia District, MP 25°35' N. 78°33' E. GSI map 54 K/10 Access: On the road from Datia to Unnāva (Unnao) near milestone 13 the country road branches to the west, right at the northern border of the village Parāśarī. After 4km the village of Gujarrā is met, where the car has to be parked. The white roof of the shelter can be seen about 300 m to the north of the village, right under the hill called siddhoṁ kī toḍiyå, “hill of the perfect ones”. All roads are good to tolerable. The stone is under a concrete shelter with four sides enclosed by iron bars. The door is usually locked. The key to the gate is in the possession of Jagdish Singh Patel of Gujarrā village, who keeps it for the custodian Jaffar Khan of Unāo Bālajī. Discovery: “The inscription was discovered by Mr. Lal Chand Sharma, a forest contractor of Jhansi, who by chance came upon the inscribed rock while out a-hunting. Mr. Sharma showed some indistinct photographs and inaccurate eye-copies of the record to Dr. B.Ch. Chhabra, Deputy Director-General of Arc…