Monumental columns in India

7.2 m pillar in the Qutb complex, Mehrauli, Delhi, India, erected in the 5th century CE

series of columns in the Indian subcontinent, inscribed with edicts by Mauryan king Ashoka

2nd century BCE stone column with inscription

one of the Pillars of Ashoka

monumental capital discovered in Patna, Bihar, India

monument in Kolkata

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iron column in Madhya Pradesh, India

In Jainism, a manastambha () is a pillar that is often constructed in front of Jain temples or large Jain statues. In North India, they are topped by four Tirthankara images.