Consider the following statements with reference to Heliodorus pillar 1 The pillar was discovered by...........

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Consider the following statements with reference to Heliodorus pillar:

1. The pillar was discovered by Alexander Cunningham.

2. In a private religious dedication inscribed in Prakrit script on the pillar.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 Nor 2

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Explanation:

Heliodorus pillar is a stone column that was erected around 113 BCE in central India in Besnagar (near Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh). The pillar is named after Heliodorus, an Indo-Greek ambassador of Taxila-based king Antialcidas. In a private religious dedication inscribed in Brahmi script on the pillar, Heliodorus declared himself to be a Vasudeva devotee. Heliodorus pillar site is located near the confluence of two rivers, about 60 kilometres northeast from Bhopal, 11 kilometres from the Buddhist stupa of Sanchi, and 4 kilometres from the Hindu Udayagiri site.