Masahi, Kaimur Situated at a distance of about three kms. from the block headquarter Bhagwanpur in Kaimur district Masahi is a village by the side of the river Suvara where a mound, locally called as 'garh', has been declared as a Protected site by the Govt. of Bihar under Section 3(3) of the Bihar Ancient Monuments and Archaeological site, Remains and Art Treasure Act, 1976. The mound or garh in Masahi village covering an area of about five acres is supposed to have had been the site of an ancient temple complex. Stone sculptures of standing and sitting Buddha and other Buddhist deities besides architectural remains like pillars, pilasters, beams, lintels, doorjambs, amalakas etc. have been found in large number from the site which suggests that during the Early Medieval period or even earlier there was a huge temple complex at this site. This can be as well ascertained by the fact that still large sized bricks are scattered on and around the mound and some brick structures are also remaining. Masahi is situated at a distance, of about two kms. from the very well known Mundeswari Temple belonging to the later Gupta period and so it is likely that there may be some closer sculptural and architectural links between the two during the ancient period.
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