Prahladpur Pillar

Prahladpur Pillar, obtained from the Prahladpur village in Bihar, is a sand stone monolithic structure belonging to the period between 4th and 6th century. It measures about 36 ft in height and 3 ft in diameter. The column bears several inscriptions in shell characters, the earliest of which dates back to the Gupta period.

The pillar is now installed in the Sanskrit College campus at Varanasi.

Updated on 22nd November, 2014