ɹˌɛstɚɹˈeɪʃən wˈɜːk bɪɡˈæn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt wɪð fˈʌndz pɹəvˈaɪdᵻd baɪ ʌnˈɛskoʊ ænd pɹˈaɪvət sˈoːɹsᵻz ænd sˌʌm ʌvðə nˈuː stˈætʃuːˌɛɹi wʌz kəmˈɪʃənd ɪn nˈuː dˈɛli, ˈɪndiə.
Restoration work began in 1988 with funds provided by UNESCO and private sources and some of the new statuary was commissioned in New Delhi, India.