Darbhanga Statue

Kolkata (Calcutta)


Majestically bearded and dressed in warrior costume yet sitting merrily cross-legged, this delightful statue gives Maharaja Lakshmeshwar Singh of Darbhanga (a province in the neighbouring state of Bihar) an air of a playful Falstaff. The statue is easily missed amid foliage in the southwest corner of BBD Bagh.


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