Devni Mori

[2] The site became flooded by the Meswo reservoir,[2] a project started in 1959 and completed between 1971–1972 over the nearby Meshwo River.

[6] Devni Mori has a specific construction pattern for a monastery, with an image shrine built opposite the entrance.

This kind of arrangement was initiated in northwestern sites such as Kalawan (in the Taxila area) or Dharmarajika.

[3] It is thought that this architectural pattern then became the prototype for the later development of monasteries with shrines in Devni Mori, Ajanta, Aurangabad, Ellora, Nalanda, Ratnagiri, Odisha, and others.

[13] According to Mehta and Chawdhary, the art of Devni Mori proves the existence of a pre-Gupta era Western Indian artistic tradition.

This tradition, they suggest may have influenced the art of the Ajanta Caves, Sarnath and other places from the 5th century onward.

Devnimori Vihara
Stone Relic Casket recovered from Devni Mori, in the name of the Western Satraps king Rudrasena. [ 12 ]
A coin of Rudrasimha II (305-313 CE), similar to the one discovered in the Devnimori stupa.