Manjusha Museum
Manjusha Museum | |
| Established | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Type | Private museum |
| Collection size | 8000 artifacts |
| Founder | Veerendra Heggade |
| Curator | Ritesh Sharma |
Manjusha Museum is in the town of Dharmasthala in Karnataka state, India. It houses antiques, paintings, artifacts, temple chariots, and vintage cars[1] collected from temples across Karnataka. The museum is south of the Dharmasthala Temple.
Collection
The museum has terracotta coins from the Mauryan period around the 1st century BC, an book of the accounts of the Manjunatha Swamy temple and a veena played by the musician Veene Sheshanna. It also has Indian stone and metal sculpture, paintings, jewelry, objects of worship and utilitarian objects created by the craftsmen of the coastal area, and a collection of 6000 palm leaf manuscripts.
References
- ^ "Give priority to protecting heritage". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
https://indiabookofrecords.in/largest-single-man-diverse-collection-of-antiques/ https://indiabookofrecords.in/collection-of-antiques-curated-singlehandedly/