Fig. 2. The two monumental yakshas discovered in Patna (photos and drawings, size: 2 meters tall), and thought to be from the third century BCE. Left statue inscription: 'YakheSanatananda'. Right statue inscription: 'YakheAchusatigika'.  (A. Cunningham, Report of a tour in Bihar and Bengal in 1879-80, Calcutta, 1882, Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, Vol. XV, Plate II)
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