Dvaravati sila
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A dvaravati shila (Sanskrit: द्वारवती शिला, romanized: dvāravatī śilā) is a type of coral stone (shaligrama) obtained from the Gomti river in Dwarka in Gujarat, India. In ancient Sanskrit literature, Dvaraka was called Dvaravati and was listed as one of the seven prehistoric cities in the country.
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Dvaravati shilas are coral with chakra (wheel) markings and the chakra-mark is the most distinguishing feature of these stones, and hence they are also called ‘chakrankita-sila’.[1]
Indian art overwhelmingly prefers the iconic image, but some aniconism does occur in folk worship, in early Hinduism in the form of Vishnu's shaligrama (fossil stone), dvaravati shilas (coral stone), and the Govardhana shilas (stone from the Govardhan hill). They have solar significance, and their use in worship is very common among all sects of Vaishnavites of Hinduism.