They turned out to be statues of the Buddha, Avalokiteshvara and the Buddhist deity Tara, dating back 1,400 years. "These statues were found in Dhamokhar buffer area of the reserve. Locals worshipped the deities as 'Khair Mai'. All three belong to the Tantrayana sect of Buddhism, which is a sub-sect of Mahayana," superintending archaeologist, Jabalpur circle, Shiva Kant Bajpai told TOI.
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