The Buddha's head, possibly Kshatrapa or Gupta period, near Dwarka, Saurashtra region.
I have been seeing it in this condition for almost 20-25 years, @ASIGoI is in totally neglected mode.
Photo credit: Myself.
The tilak or tika (bindi) on the forehead is not a Brahmanical symbol, nor is it merely a symbol of adornment. It represents the spiritual enlightenment the Buddha attained through enlightenment. You will find it widely depicted on Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Buddhist female
The cave houses a massive seated Buddha statue in the Bhadrasana pose on a lion throne, carved in front of a stupa. During the Rashtrakuta period (circa 600AD-1000AD).
Ellora caves, Aurangabad
Maharashtra.
The poor Archaeological Department is being pressurized by its own people to prove it to be Brahminical architecture, but what to do, it is the age of internet so the truth will have to be revealed.
About Dhamnar Caves:
Series of 51 rock-cut caves, stupas, chaityas, passages
Buddhist Gandhara and Mathura iconography cannot be compared, but the money donated by devotees for the sculptures in the newly constructed Shri Ram Temple in Ayodhya was wasted.
The thousands of years old Gandhara, Mathura, Satavahana, Pala, Pratihara, and Solanki styles are
श्रीराम जन्मभूमि मन्दिर की दीवार पर उकेरे गए प्रभु श्रीराम की जीवन कथा से सम्बन्धित अत्यंत आकर्षक भित्ति चित्र
Exquisitely carved murals on the walls of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir depicting scenes from the divine life of Prabhu Shri Ram
"Pronouncing Ladakhi Buddhists as traitors is a suicidal move for the country. The Indian government should not be seen as oppressing Buddhists."
The propaganda media should stay within its limits.