This black stone Buddhapada is carved beneath the dome of a votive stūpa, featuring a socket above for the insertion of a chattrāvalī (umbrella finial). The sacred footprint bears auspicious symbols including a wheel (cakra), conch shell, spouted vessel on a pedestal, floral motif resembling the sun, and a crown flanked by a winged male and a female figure. Reverence for the Buddha’s footprints, originating in the Śuṅga period, has continued through the ages