Sanchi – Buddham Dhammam Sangham
Sanchi – Buddham Dhammam Sangham Contents Introduction Monuments – The Great Stupa The Great Stupa – Northern Gateway The Great Stupa – Eastern Gateway The Great Stupa – Southern Gateway...
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Inscriptions of Ashoka Rock Edict (RE) II Sanskrit text by Dr Hirananda Sastri (The Asokan Rock Edicts at Girnar) सर्वत विजितम्हि देवानंप्रियस राजो एवम अपि प्रचंतेसु यथा चोडा पाडा सतियपुतो...
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Inscriptions of Ashoka Rock Edict (RE) III Sanskrit text of the Girnat text by Dr Hiranand Sastri देवानंपियो पियदसि राजा एवं आह [.] द्वादसवसाभिसितेन मया इदं आणपितं [.] सर्वत विजिते...
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Inscriptions of Ashoka Rock Edict (RE) IV Sanskrit text of the Girnar edict by Meena Talim अतिकात अंतर बहुनि वससतानि वढीतो एव पाणारंभो विहिंसा च भूतानं णातिसु असंप्रटिपती ब्राह्मणसमणानं असंप्रतीपति...
View ArticleLepakshi – The Town of Veerabhadra
Introduction – The first reference of Lepakshi is found in Skandapurana as ‘Lepakshya-Papanasanah’ among the 108 Shaiva scared places of southern India. Sthalamahatmyam mentions that sage Agastya...
View ArticleBarua Sagar – Pratihara Lineage of Bundelkhand
Introduction – Bundelkhand is deeply immersed into the romance of rugged forts and palaces, legacy of which still echoes all around the region. Stories of valor and chivalry, which are...
View ArticleUmri – The Tradition of Surya Worship
Introduction – Umri is a small village in Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh. The village is of no specific importance except for a Sun Temple which is located in the...
View ArticleMadhkhera – An Eclipsed Sun Shrine
Introduction – Madhkhera is a small village in Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh. The village is of no specific importance except for a Sun Temple which is located in the...
View ArticleSesai – Surya Mandir
Introduction – Sesai is a small village in Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh. It is a famous Jaina pilgrimage site as well. The antiquity of the village does not go...
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Inscriptions of Ashoka Rock Edict (RE) V Sanskrit text of the Girnar edict by Meena Talim देवानांप्रियो पियदसि राजा एवं आह [.] कलाणम दुकरं [.] यो अदिकरो कलाणस सो दुकरं...
View ArticleHarihar – Abode of Lord Harihara
Introduction – Harihar is a town situated in Davangere district of Karnataka. The earliest reference of Harihar appears in a copper-plate grant, as mentioned by B L Rice, issued by...
View ArticleChaudadanpura – The Savior of the Lingayats
Introduction – Chaudadanpura would have been an important pilgrimage site in the medieval times however at present it is reduced just to a small village. It is located on the...
View ArticleGalaganatha – The Southern Sparshalinga
Introduction – Galaganatha is a small village in Haveri district of Karnataka. It is located on the west bank of Tungabhadra river, near the sangama of that river with another...
View ArticleDambal – A Religious Symphony
Introduction – Dambal is located in Haveri district. The village would have acquired quite a respectable reputation as evident from the inscriptions found in its near vicinity. It is one...
View ArticleBagali – A Town in Oblivion
Bagali – It would be hard to explain and understand that how a village, which remained a center of attraction almost for about six centuries, lost its glory and went...
View ArticleHalavagalu – Story of an Incomplete Temple
Halavagalu – A Small hamlet which will surely go unnoticed by many of us even if we pass nearby this village. However, from archaeological point of view, this village has...
View ArticleNeelagunda – A Dravidian Village in Kuntala Region
Neelagunda – The village is referred as Nirgunda in its inscriptions, L D Barnett suggests that ‘nir’ stands for water and ‘gunda’ might refer to Kannada word ‘gundi’, standing for...
View ArticleKuruvathi – The Memorial of King Someshvara
Kuruvathi – Kuruvathi (also referred as Kuruvatti) is a village in Bellary district of Karnataka. It is located on the bank of Tungabhadra river. The earliest rulers, known from inscriptions,...
View ArticleGadag – Reverberation of the Kalamukhas
Introduction - Gadag is the headquarter town of the district bearing same name. Before the formation of a new separate district, the town was part of Dharwad district which was...
View ArticleNiralgi – Siddha-Rameshvara Temple
Introduction – Niralgi is a small village in Haveri district of Karnataka. It was known as Nirili during the tenth century CE, and as Nerilage during the twelfth century CE...
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