patna the largest gallery of bihar museum named bgallery was opened to visitors on friday housing more than 450 artefacts the gallery gives an insight into the art and culture of magadh region during the shunga kushan gupta and pala periods a giant replica of the ancient universities at nalanda and odantapuri is the major attraction in the new gallery the coins of different periods and an array of terracotta moulds and figurines are the other important attractions officials said bgallery is the first complete gallery of bihar museum the replica of ancient universities has been designed in such a way that visitors may feel actually being on the premises of nalanda university said a senior bihar museum officialthe mundeshwari temple in kaimur is a rare surviving example of gupta temple architecture in bihar for the visual representation of the temple a large screen has been installed which is another treat for the visitors he saidthe bgallery mainly exhibits the sculptures and artefacts obtained from excavations in the villages of kurkihar and telhara in bihar the famous salabhanjika of the shunga dynasty and the female figure of the gupta dynasty have also been displayed here said amrit prakash art coordinator at bihar museumvisitors were amused with the artefacts on display in the new gallery this gallery is a treat for history lovers the wide range of artefacts displayed are very informative said sakshee maya a student of patna womens collegebihar museum was inaugurated on august 7 2015 total eight galleries in the museum are open for visitors at present