It is the first repatriation to India from a UK museum, with more items under review to be returned.
Glasgow Museums said the items were believed to be from Kanpur, Kolkata, Gwalior, Bihar and Hyderabad.The agreement was announced at artefact handover ceremony at KelvingroveHe said: "These artefacts are an integral part of our civilisational heritage and will now be sent back home.
"The first return of an object to the source nation was back in 1998, with the return of the ghost shirt to the Lakota nation. "But this is really a way of building new and stronger relationships, to co-operate, to improve our services, and support our visitors and the wider population."Stele carved from black chlorite representing Surya, the Hindu deity of the sunHowever, Glasgow Museums said the claims only affected a small percentage of its collection - at less than 60 objects.
About 25 Lakota and Oceti Sakowin ancestor and cultural items will also be handed back to the Cheyenne River Sioux and Oglala Sioux tribes of South Dakota.
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