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Mahant
Ghasidas
Memorial
Museum,
Raipur
In
1875,
the
first
of
Chhattisgarh
and
one
of
the
first
ten
museums
of
the
country
started
with
the
donation
of Mahant
Ghasidas of Rajnandgaon.
The
Raipur
Museum
was
initially
run
by
the
Municipality
and
the
District
Council.
This
museum
was
first
established
in
the
octagonal
building
east
of
the
present
ministry
premises.
After
1945
special
efforts
were
made
to
preserve
and
develop
this
museum.
Adopting
the
tradition
of
its
ancestors,
Rani
Jyoti
Devi
of Rajnandgaon
and
her
son
Raja
Digvijay
Das
paid
Rs
1
lakh
to
build
a
new
museum
building.
As
a
result,
after
the
creation
of
the
present
museum
building
(Ajayb
Bangla)
in
front
of
the
Collectorate,
on
21
March
1953,
the
first
President
of
the
Republic
of
India,
Dr.
The
museum
building
was
inaugurated
by
Dr.
Rajendra
Prasad.
Mahant
Ghasidas
Memorial
Museum,
Raipur
is
famous
not
only
for
Chhattisgarh
but
also
for
its
antiquity
and
antiquity
throughout
the
country.
In
this
multi-faceted
museum,
there
are
various
types
of
materials
related
to
tribal
culture,
spiced
animal-birds
and
craft
works
of
modern
period,
besides
prehistoric
stone
tools,
ancient
statues,
records,
copper
plates
and
coins
received
from
Chhattisgarh
and
other
areas.
A
geo-climatic
craftsmanship
has
been
developed
for
the
workshop,
training
and
display
in
the
premises.
After
the
formation
of
the
state,
the
museum
complex
is
highly
developed
by
the
form
of
a
culture
building.
Entry
gallery,
Sirpur
gallery
and
inscription
gallery
is
installed
in
the
base
of
the
museum.
In
the
first
floor
there
is
a
nature
gallery,
arms
gallery,
painting
gallery
and
tribal
culture
gallery
in
the
second
floor.
The
museum
houses
various
statues
of
stone
statues,
metal
statues,
copper
sheets,
records,
coins
and
modern
periods.
Among
the
rare
antiquities,
the
recorded
wooden
pillar
of
second
century
BC,
from
Kirari
and
Manjushree
of
Sirpur
and
other
bronze
statues
are
notable.
Among
other
residues,
the
important
names
of
Nalvanshi
and
Sharbhupri
rulers
have
been
marked
by
coins,
coins
of
various
damaged
mudras
and
copper
carts
of
the
Kalchuriyen
kings
and
records,
Sirpur
and
Sisdeori.
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