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Government State Museum
The Government State Museum in Chennai is best known for two important collections: sculptures from Amaravati and its famed Bronze Gallery.
The Amaravati collection has panels, pillars, carved railings and Buddha statues of milky white marble from a Buddhist stupa excavated at Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh.
There are bronze sculptures from the later Pallava, Chola, Hoysala and Chalukya periods.
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Gods from the Hindu pantheon dominate and are classified under Saivite and Vaishnavite groups. Prominent among these are powerful Natarajas, Shiva performing the dance of creation, a Chola Ardhanarisvara, the Lord who is half woman, a 9th century Somaskanda from North Arcot district, a 10th century Chola group of Rama, Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman.
Government State Museum and
National Art Gallery
Pantheon Road, Egmore, Chennai.
Tel: 8269638
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Fort St. George Museum
The museum displays collection of portraits and paintings of former governors of Chennai as well as of English royalty. Among the other objects on view are weapons, coins, porcelain and the communion vessels of the church.
Fort St. George Museum
Fort Sr. George, Beach Road
Chennai. Tel: 561127
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