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Sanskrit is G.O.A.T.
Stop aligning it with Indo-Iranic etc! Old Persian doesn't have that depth or royalty!
Ancient Indian names of Kings-
Asoka- "One Without Sorrow"
Agnimitra- "Friend of Fire"
Samudragupta- "One Protected by the Seas"
Harshavardhana- "One who increases Joy"
"Shauryavardhan" means "One whose Valiance keeps on increasing"
Anyways GOATED Sanskrit!!
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Look at the STRIKING resemblance of these two mūrtis! One is from 11th century BIHAR & the other is from 17th century CHINA!
One of the MOST UNDEREXPLORED chapters of World Art History is the diffusion of Pāla Artistry into Nepal, Tibet, China, Burma, Thailand, Java..after the..
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I still know that this series on Mahabharata had rocked entire SE Asia & China.
There are still masterful edits of Mahabharata on the Chinese app Bilibili!!
& surprisingly Devon ke Dev Mahadev, Mahabharata , Radha Krishna, etc are more popular with the Chinese audience than...
No comparison with iconic BR Chopra's
#Mahabharat
(1988)
But IMO only the 2013 one could still do justice among all other newer versions. A fab casting was one of the reasons + direction. It introduced the epic to new generation
What's your take on this 👇
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The STUNNING ruins of the City of KAUSHAMBI 😳
Place where Ancient World's Two Mega Trade Routes met, Uttarapatha(Silk Road) & the Dakshinapatha.
Once the prosperous Capital of the Chedi-Vatsa Mahajanapada, Kaushambi's origins trace back to 1000 B.C.E. Its significance spans..
Right now, mentally I'm in 500 BCE!
We all have heard about the 8th century BCE Kaushambi palace& about the famed ancient Indian city!
Here's a massive & rather impressive rampart covering the ancient city of Kaushambi.
Next I will post on the Kalingan megacity of Sisupalgarh!
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The Iconic Iṇḍrasabhā, the Court of Iṇḍra in the Heavens 🪷
Ellora Cave 32, Built 810 CE, India
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A 7th century Colossal Lotus Shivalinga, the aniconic representation of Hindu God Shiva, from Tra Kieu village, Quang Nam now in Museum of Cham Sculpture - Danang, Vietnam
Chăm Pa Kingdom, Vietnam
Hinduism was the Official Religion of the Chămpa(~नगरचम्प) from 5th-16th century!
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Understanding the cosmic iconography of Sūrya, the solar deity in Hinduism from this 12th century Pāla Era mūrti from West Bengal, India
Now in the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
cc. Sanket Mishra
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Stunning Recovery of one the Oldest Buddhist paintings of the world. Ajanta, Cave 10 mural, 2nd cent. BCE
These are the Daughters of Demon Māra who have descended to seduce the meditating Prince Siddhārtha (the future Buddha)!
Source: Benoy K. Behl collection.
But, seriously..
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A modern day cosplayer as the 2300 year old Mauryan Era Didarganj Yakṣi in BIHAR Museum!
Gorgeous! 🥹
Also, many scholars have now recognised this female as a Gaṇikā rather than a Yakṣi, based on her material attributes where a śloka from Arthaśāstra applies very well to it!
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1000 yrs old Atharnala bridge originally built by Eastern Ganga rulers of Kalinga to serve as an entrance to the Holy City of Puri.
Interestingly one of the best surviving eg of such traditional Hindu bridge architecture comes from Cambodia also from same time period.
Here is..
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The famous 9th century Tāmrapātra found from NĀLANDĀ recording donations made by Emperor Devapāla & Bālaputra Deva, the Ruler of Sumatra (Indonesia)!
It records the construction of a monastery by Bālaputra Deva of Sumatra. Devapāla donated five villages for its maintenance. It..
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One of my favourite pieces from Indosphere!
Bas-relief at Angkor Wat, depicting the dramatic climax of "Battle of Lanka"!
Rama, mounted on Hanuman, charges an apocalyptic arrow on the Ten Headed Demon King of Lanka!
Ramayana, often cited as Epic of Asia is the National Epic..
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[THREAD]
You all must be wondering how the World Famed Libraries of the Ancient Nālandā University stored the books/manuscripts!
Look at this very rare superbly painted Pāla Era manuscript, probably from Nālandā itself which has survived in complete condition for 1000 of yrs!..
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The East Asian revisionist history has completely omitted the ancient name for India in their language!
The Chinese used to call India "Tianzhu" which means "Heavenly Master" or "Lord of the Heavens"
Koreans, Cheonchuk & the Japanese- Tenjiku (Heaven)!
Note uttariyas & dhotis!
Viṣṇu-Nārāyana with the four figures below, represent the guardians of the four directions.
Śiva-Maheśvara together with his sons Skanda and Ganeśa in the second register and guardian kings in third register.
Cave 285, Mogao Grottoes (c. 539 CE), Dunhuang, CHINA
#PaxIndica
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The Palace of Empress Prabhavatigupta
This is the famous 1650 years old Mansar Archeological Site or Vaakatak Palace Complex, identified as Pravarapura named after Prabhavatigupta's son, Pravarasena. An extensive Hindu temple complex & idols of Hindu deities have been unearthed.
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STUNNING statue of Emperor Kanishka (2nd-3rd Century) of India which has been recently discovered is on display in Seoul! It was in a private collection & I must say the details r just marvellous!
[A Thread]
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Oh! For heaven's sake!! 😮💨My heart just exploded! Look at the STUNNING details!! 📸 😭
Each & Every Part of this more than 1100 year old Temple is a Piece of Art! A work of Godly Intricacy! I can't post the pictures of the exquisite ceilings of every Mandap! The Early Medieval..
The craftsmanship inside of the 1100 years old Sahastrabahu Temple in Rajasthan, India
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Deep into the jungle, lies the grand Reclining Anantashayi Vishnu in the 2000 years old Bandhavgarh Fort
The green Cyanobacteria surrounding it are among the first life forms on planet. They were first to generate oxygen on earth, & later formed ozone also 1/2
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Never knew that 'Tushar' which is such a common name among Hindu boys, is actually the word used for 'Kushans' in ancient Sanskrit texts!
And, they say India has forgotten Kushans!
Here's a Shiva Parvati murti from the time of Kushan Emperor Vasudeva II (191-232 CE)
Not many...
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A pair of huge Gold earrings (Prakaravapra Kundala) 100 BCE, India
They belonged to a Satavahana Queen from Jaggayyapeta of Andhra region. Note the exquisite granulation of gold grains & the winged lion & elephant decoration.
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Look at these 2 sculptures from two different corners of the world but from the same time period! The first one is of Antinous, the beloved of Emperor Hadrian & the other one is of Bodhisattva from Gandhara! The feet, the fabric, everything is stunningly the same, ofcourse with..
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Almost 40% of Achaemenid revenue came from Indian Satrapies! These were the highest taxed satrapies of the Hakhamani Empire! These are far western territories, not even the densely populated core Great Ganga Plains! They taxed India more than Egypt! The Western Academia has got..
In ancient Persia they didn't say
"No pain, No gain"
Instead they said
har ki tāwus khwāhad jawr-i hindustān barad
"Whoever desires a peacock, must endure a long trip to India"
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Emperor Chandragupta Dwitiya Vikramaditya of India depicts himself at the feet of the Varaha Avatara of God Vişnu. Imperial Guptas were staunch Vaishnavites.
Udaygiri, 380 СЕ
It's a humble request to all the novel writers, film, series & documentary makers that please while..
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Khmer Emperor Jayavarman II worshipping Lord Shiva by pouring the milk of Shivalinga!
A very popular image but nevertheless iconic! Notice that regional touch in the form of that cute iguana! 😄
After becoming the Emperor, he organised a Shivalinga Instatement Ceremony called..
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I hope everyone in this country knows, that whatever Nālandā, whatever ruins you see above, is just 10 % of the Nālandā University!!
90% of Nālandā STILL REMAINS UNEXCAVATED!!
The reason given by
@ASIGoI
is that most of it lies buried under the present civilization, making...
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Its time to post this beauty again!
Imperial bronze statue of Chola Empress Mahadevi Sembian styled in the fashion of Goddess Pārvatī, 990 CE.
She constructed numerous temples & gave generous gifts to many temples! Her prasādam was quite revered!
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@dress_holic
The 1905 hours r justified lol!! Just look at the details!! They have dipped the theme into Indian culture!! 🪷 🌹
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DYK the ancient Indian Sanskrit name of pepper was "Yavanapriya" which means "Dear to the Ionians(Greeks)" ??
Romans spent hundreds of millions of sesterces a year importing pepper from India. As a price for not plundering Rome in 410 AD, Alaric the Goth was paid off with 3000..
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Buddha series!! Only if Bollywoodia could really understand the importance of ancient Indian history & mythology & the significance & nuclear impact it holds in
#PaxIndica
!! 😮💨😮💨
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200 BCE plaques depicting Sitar, India
Sitar is often called "the musical instrument smuggled from heavens" & it indeed is! 🪷
Since, Chanakya is the talk of the town, I share the "Kautilya" piece by Rishabh Ram "Sharma" 😉
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Never knew that the famous Kashmiri poem "Hukus Bukus" was written by the Shaiva Saint Lalleshwari who was popular as Lal Ded & is actually a Bhajan!
Hear the Sanskrit words - Shvas (breath), Wangmayam (eloquence), Bhraman (the cosmic soul)!! 🪷
The gorgeous snow covered ruins of Naranag Temple, Kashmir
The temple is dedicated to Shiva and was built by Emperor Lalitaditya Muktapida, in the 8th cen. AD, who also built the great Martand Sun Temple 1/2
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The Proliferation of the Indian Torana into Asia
Temple of King Ashoka 阿育王寺 in Zhejiang, China where some relics of Buddha sent by King Ashoka are preserved and honoured.
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OMG! I have been tweeting about Sirpur, Chattisgarh but I recently found out that they have excavated Ayurvedic Bath(Snan Kund) dating to ~550 CE
Patients were immersed in medicated liquids for treatment and surgical operations were also carried out. Also Sirpur had the world's..
Ground plan and section of Buddhist bath wrongly referred as Turkish bath
This form of Indian baths predates Turkish bath by centuries.
'After the bath there was Shampooing and then a plunge into the pool'.
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I have found a much clearer & panoramic photo of Old Fortified Wall (Revetment) Made of Baked Bricks , Constructed ~ 500 BCE for the defence of Kaushambi City Palace, the foundations of which goes back to 8th century BCE!
It is indeed massive!
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The STUNNING ruins of the City of KAUSHAMBI 😳
Place where Ancient World's Two Mega Trade Routes met, Uttarapatha(Silk Road) & the Dakshinapatha.
Once the prosperous Capital of the Chedi-Vatsa Mahajanapada, Kaushambi's origins trace back to 1000 B.C.E. Its significance spans..
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The famed Tribhaṅgi sway of Pārvatī
Imperial Cholas, 12th century, India
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@IndiaArtHistory
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Excavated Remains of the Great Amphitheatre at Nāgārjunikoṇḍa, 250 CE (at its original location).
With the building of the Nagarjunasagar Dam, the amphitheatre along with a Whole Variety of structures, was removed brick by brick & rebuilt on a hill(now island).
@ssharadmohhan
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😩 There is not a single instance when I'm not awestruck by the Godly intricate marble carved ceilings of Jain Temples! Be it Dilwara or Ranakpur or this 30m HIGH Kumbharia Temple in Ambaji~1100 CE!
They have carved the entire Jain Cosmos! The ceiling is translucent in places...
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A 4th century Four Armed Marble Murtī of Śrī Gaṇeśa excavated in Sakar Darah near Kabul, Afghanistan
This is a very old picture! Can anyone please tell me what happened to this & the Ūrdhvaretas Gaṇeśa sculpture from Gardez ??
These are remnants of a lost civilization! 🙏🏻🙏🏻
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Here's the First Indian Coins 400-300 BCE, Room 33 exhibit of the British Museum!
Look at the different styles! Punch marked coins are not as simplistic as scholars believe it to be!! The patterns may have meaning!
We have been finding Karshapana hoards from 500 BCE onwards!
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Right now, mentally I'm in 500 BCE!
We all have heard about the 8th century BCE Kaushambi palace& about the famed ancient Indian city!
Here's a massive & rather impressive rampart covering the ancient city of Kaushambi.
Next I will post on the Kalingan megacity of Sisupalgarh!
The GREAT CYCLOPEAN WALL of RAJGIR
A 40 km wall which encircled the ancient city of Rajgriha (presently Rajgir), in the Indian state of Bihar, to protect it from external enemies & invaders.
Estimated completion c. 600 BCE to c. 400 ВСЕ
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#SpiceRoute
Depiction of Krishna playing the flute in Todai-ji Temple, constructed in 752 CE on the order of Emperor Shomu, in Nara, Japan.
How many of you know that Indians introduced cotton to Japan in the 8th century ?
Japanese documents, 'Nihon Kōki' & 'Ruijū- Kokushi'...
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The ruined sactum sanctorum/garbhagriha (lit. home of the womb) of a Chandella Era temple deep inside a forest at Ajaigarh, India
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Hevajra, c. 1200, Northeastern Thailand, former kingdom of Angkor, Khmer Empire
From the reign of Emperor Jayavarman VII.
This STUNNING iconography of Hevajra is described in detail in a text that bears his name, the Hevajra-tantra, first composed in INDIA probably in the 800s.
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The famous Āmrabhañjikā of Sanchi from behind! 150 BCE.
She is holding a branch of Mango tree. Mango tree is also associated with Yakṣiṇīs. Note very fine & 'modern' looking hairdo.
I hope you guys r aware of the ancient Indian concept of Vṛkṣa Dohad- symbol of desire in...
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"Shauryavardhan" means "One whose Valiance keeps on increasing"
Anyways GOATED Sanskrit!!
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Khāṇḍavaprastha Dahana, the Great Blazing of Khāṇḍavaprastha
Scene from the Epic of Mahābhārata
DYK, the MOST BEAUTIFUL Hindu Temple of the Khmer Imperium is not Angkor rather, it's the pre-Angkor Banteay Srei!
Go through this heart seducing endless saga of quoted tweets..
Śrī Gajalaksmī
Banteay Srei, 967 CE
सभी को दीपावली की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं। 🪔 🪷 🪔
A very very
#HappyDeepavali
to all my twitter friends! 🎆 🎇
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Well here is a much clearer picture of how the great Stupa Architecture of India proliferated into the rest of Asia!
Earlier I had already shared how the Torana Gateway spread from India to the rest of the World!
Here's a detailed research paper on it!
Development of the Pagoda
It stemmed from the Indian Stupa.
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Port Blair, capital of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands of India, known for its pristine turquoise beauty, has been renamed to "Srivijaya Puram"!
This is apparently to commemorate the Imperial Chola victory over the Hindu-Buddhist thalassocracy of Srivijaya!
Nakkavaram(~Nicobar)..
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Stunning Details of "Varṣākāra, the famous Magadhan Brahmin minister of King Ajātaśatru who plotted the fall of Vṛjika Mahājanapada of Vaiśālī, showing to the King a paṭa, informing him of Buddha's Death."
A case of "a painting within a painting." Kizil, Maya Cave, Site II...
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So powerful! 🪷 🔥
Mahiṣāsuramardinī Durgā
Nepal, 12th-13th century
Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, New York
(Colored Picture in the 2nd Tweet)
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@arya_amsha
To be very honest,
#AishwaryaRaiBachchan
has always been sensitive to such things! She has often said that in the name of humour or voicing opinions, we shall never hurt anyone's feelings!
Very guarded & extremely dignified & eloquent!
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OMG!! One of the best blue shades I have seen! 😭
Based on, 3000 years old Viṣṇusahasranāma Stotram, which elucidates the attributes of Viṣṇu, this Mūrti really makes us gasp about the imagination of our ṛṣis! Look at his pink nails 😭, the eternal endless serpent & Śrī...
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Ships coming from India, 8th century carving from Borobudur, Java
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Sculpture of Vāsudeva Krishna with his Chakra, Saṃkarṣaṇa Balarāma with his gadā & Devī Ekānaṁśā Subhadrā Yogamāyā at the Berenike Port Temple in Egypt where the famous Buddha sculpture was found
circa. 90-140 CE.
Here's the reconstruction of the temple courtyard.
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The stunning Chaurasan Temple overlooking the gangetic plains!
Rohtasgarh Fort, Bihar, India
It is named so because of the 84 steps which lead to the temple.
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Viṣṇu-Nārāyana with the four figures below, represent the guardians of the four directions.
Śiva-Maheśvara together with his sons Skanda and Ganeśa in the second register and guardian kings in third register.
Cave 285, Mogao Grottoes (c. 539 CE), Dunhuang, CHINA
#PaxIndica
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Flat faced small eyed subhuman sneaked Indians for reach!
This is what happens when beggars & peasants with negligible history get developed with aid money! The mindset remains the same! This was his country's capital before it became a neo-colonial slave state of US!
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This is how a woman from Bihar in North India would be dressing 1000 years ago!
folio from Dharanisamgraha, Nalanda ~1075CE
She is depicted here wearing upper & lower garments(prob. muslin) adorned with jewellary & an elaborate hairdo
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Good gracious! This is getting out of hand now!! 😭 Even the least known monuments lying in the corner in India have so much beauty! 😍🪷
This is the Karan Sagar Cenotaph, enjoy the murals & notice the traditional dresses of medieval Bundelkhandi women!
Orchha, Datia, Gwalior..
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The Lady & the Parrot is an age old concept in Indian Art
The Sanskrit book Sukasaptati(70 Tales of the Parrot) which was later translated into Persian as Tutinama is a major scripture in this age old tradition!
Talking to parrots is 1 of the 64 arts mentioned in Sanskrit texts
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Good Lord! I'm mesmerised by the collection of ancient Indian artefacts of the State Museum of Bhopal!
This is Digmaṇḍala or the Hindu Cosmos depicting Sūrya at the centre, encircled by Navgraha, 12 Zodiac Signs, 27 Stars, the Hindu Trinity & Śeṣa.
This is from Chattarpur..
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The GREAT CYCLOPEAN WALL of RAJGIR
A 40 km wall which encircled the ancient city of Rajgriha (presently Rajgir), in the Indian state of Bihar, to protect it from external enemies & invaders.
Estimated completion c. 600 BCE to c. 400 ВСЕ
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Indian history enthusiasts/historians/foreigners/I think everyone will love this meme!😆
Foreign invasions in India from around 500 BC to 500 CE. Chain Invasions!
But the best part is all of them were Indianised during the course of time though intermarriages & Sanskritisation!
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Remains of Bhimgaga Shiva Temple sit within the ruins of the fortified ramparts of Ahichchhatra, the former capital city of Draupadi's kingdom of Northern Panchala(Mahabharata). The excavations found brick fortifications& continuity of occupation from a period before 600 BCE to..
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We sometimes forget but this follows the same trajectory as the Indian numeral system! The blades which were popular, all over the Western World as the "DAMASCUS STEEL", were actually made from ingots of wootz steel that were imported from India in bulk!
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I have a much better picture! 😄
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It's literally shocking that we had 10 Years of the Hindutva regime, but Hindus have not produced a single scholarly book on the lives of Imperial Guptas!!
And, at the same time, I see Indian scholars have produced a massive scholarship on Mughals!
What could be the reason ??
Emperor Kumaragupta used both Shaiva and Vaishnava titles on the different inscriptions and coins
He performed vedic Asvamedha Yajna the Horse sacrifice
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Somebody tell me what are these exotic Sogdian & Sasanian royalties doing deep down in Deccan India in 476 CE ?? 😑
Ajanta Cave 17, Descent from Heaven
Notice that sad horse! 😑
Vākāṭaka Emperor Harishena was the benefactor of this cave. The Vākāṭakas were Shaivite Kings &..
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Good gracious! The amount of Mithuna sculptures we have found from 200 BCE Chandraketugarh, it does feel like the work of Kamasutra had begun quite earlier!
As Vatsayana also notifies in the beginning that all his information is a distillation of many ancient treatises written..
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@chakravartiin
Star Plus folk fantasy & mythological dramas are hit in SE Asia & China. Basically pagan memory & interest!
And it's not surprising that Saas Bahu dramas of Star Plus are a hit in the Islamic World(from Turkey to SA to Morocco). They don't export Hindu mythological series there!
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Why Why Why do they have so much hatred against the Guptas? In glorifying Guptas, we don't even talk about the other community! We talk about our community! Under Hindu Guptas, even Buddhists, Jains prospered! Sitting in a Lahori fest, she calls recent research as later imagina..
Chilling.
Audrey Truschke tells us how liberals plan to remove the history of Hindus
In her new book, she says she has wrapped up Gupta dynasty in 2 paragraphs
Chandragupta Vikramaditya (Golden Age) gone!
Get it now?
Aurangzeb will be the only ruler liberals will allow you
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The lesser known Shaivite murals of Ellora!!
I have recently discovered this treasure trove!!
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Sorry but we don't talk enough about this photoshoot of
#DeepikaPadukone
Deepika Padukone in a Bengali period drama when ??
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It's LAUGHABLE that 99.999% of foreign tourists r trapped in that fake "Golden" Triangle of Delhi, Jaipur, Agra! They never move out of this! Never explore Khajuraho, Sanchi, Pattadakal, Ajanta, Ellora, Kanheri, Bhaja!
Who is responsible for that ? & Please don't tell me No One!
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Tārā
10th century, Nālandā
Look at pleats of the light muslin fabric covering her breasts & her legs! As always exquisite necklace, armband & cummerbund! Also note the sacred thread!
The Nālandā School of Art which had its own unique style, had produced a very stunning array..
Tārā Devī 🪷
the great University of Nālandā Bihar, 10th cent., Pala Dynasty India
In Hinduism, the Tara(Sanskrit, तारा) meaning “rescuer/star” is the 2nd of the 10 Maha....
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Maharishi (Great Sage) Agastya
India, Bihar, Lakhi Sarai, 12th century
This rare murti is believed to be the only surviving representation of Sage Agastya from medieval eastern India.
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Face of Sūrya, the solar deity in Hinduism
1.4 feet, 11th century, Pala Dynasty
The crown he wears is humongous! This was a part of a once large stella.
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Bihar remains India's best kept secret! 🥰 This place is almost 2700 years old!! I wanna visit so bad, this & all the other historic places in the state!
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I still remember when a Sadhvi from Uttar Pradesh went to Kerala to appeal to the Hindus there, the Hindus there sent her beef dishes!!
Wretched demons!!
Kerala demographics is extremely ALARMING.
Among younger generation, Hindus are already minority.
Due to high TFR rate, 26% Muslim population produced more children than 54% Hindu population.
In 2 decades, Kerala will be majority Muslim.
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The summer heat is at its peak now, a dip in the lotus pool with friends and beloved will be heavenly!
An afternoon by the Pool, Guler, 1750 India
Now in the Victoria & Albert Museum
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Celestial Dancer
mid-11th century
Central India, Madhya Pradesh
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This is the GAJA GAMINI or the Majestic Walk of the Elephant as described by Vatsayana in 'Kamasutra', written in 250 CE in Kashi. This exudes pure royalty! 🪷
SLB took a Hindu theme from Uttar Pradesh, traditional dance of UP, Kathak & appropriated it to Lahore 🤦🏽
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Folks! I'm not buying your novel or watching your series, movies or documentary based on Imperial Guptas of India if you are not depicting them in the regalia they have depicted themselves!
Just look at the GRAND BEJEWELED CROWNS from the Gupta Age! 🪷
Look at the earrings of..
Emperor Chandragupta Dwitiya Vikramaditya of India depicts himself at the feet of the Varaha Avatara of God Vişnu. Imperial Guptas were staunch Vaishnavites.
Udaygiri, 380 СЕ
It's a humble request to all the novel writers, film, series & documentary makers that please while..
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Maharaja Sher Singh of India wearing the cursed "Koh-i-Noor" diamond (right bicep), the "Darya-i-Noor" diamond (left bicep) & the Timur Ruby (around his neck) ; three of the WORLD'S MOST PRIZED STONES (now in British Royal Collection 🙏🏽)!
Portrait by August Schoefft, ca.1841–42.
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Dashratha - "Lord of Ten Chariots"
Chakravartī - "One whose (Dharmic) wheel is moving", in the sense of "Whose Imperial Chariot is rolling everywhere without obstruction".
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Genuine Question Arises that irrespective of being aware of Indosphere, the Greatest Soft Power Export of World History, why haven't we written something like "China in the Indic Age" or "SE Asia in the Indic Age" but our scholars have celebrated propaganda books like "India in..
It's literally shocking that we had 10 Years of the Hindutva regime, but Hindus have not produced a single scholarly book on the lives of Imperial Guptas!!
And, at the same time, I see Indian scholars have produced a massive scholarship on Mughals!
What could be the reason ??
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Swargamandapam - the Altar of Heaven
Kopeshwar Temple, 1109 CE, India.
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Fragment of a Celestial Female from a Temple doorway, India, 1000s
Pala Dynasty (730-1167)
Now at Cleveland Museum of Art
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We all know that Sitar originated from Bengal from Tritantri Veena but do you know that the earliest depiction of Sarod, Rabab or Swarabat also comes from Bengal (Pic 1) from 2nd century BCE! The 2nd Pic is from the early 2nd century from Amravati!
From late 2nd century BCE we..
Always remember Sitar was developed from Tritantri Veena & the earliest archaeological depiction of it, comes from Shunga Era Bengal! 👇🏻
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The Garuda Pillar, erected by the Greek ambassador of Antialcidas, in 113 BCE in Vidisha(the second capital of the Shunga dynasty) in honour of God Vasudeva, during the reign of Shunga King Bhagabhadra.
Ayodhya was the first capital of the Shunga dynasty(Ayodhya inscription)....
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Śiva-Maheśvara, Dandan-Uiliq, Khotan, Xinjiang
Painted by Visha Irasanga, Khotanese Saka painter in the court of the T'ang dynasty of China in the mid 7th century C.E.
Mind you there is Khotanese Rāmāyaṇa also!
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Viṣṇu-Nārāyana with the four figures below, represent the guardians of the four directions.
Śiva-Maheśvara together with his sons Skanda and Ganeśa in the second register and guardian kings in third register.
Cave 285, Mogao Grottoes (c. 539 CE), Dunhuang, CHINA
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The clasique Eran Garuda Pillar of the Imperial Guptas, 476 CE, India
You know, this site Eran is quite difficult to reach, in the middle of nowhere, but once you reach here you see the vast expanse of the ruins, you wonder how grand the actual place would have looked like!!....
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Compare the designs of the pre-established Mahaviharas of Vikramshila & Somapura with Scenic temples of Bagan in neighbouring Myanmar!!
They show the strong influence of Pala-Sena architectural style from Eastern India!!
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Look at the STRIKING resemblance of these two mūrtis! One is from 11th century BIHAR & the other is from 17th century CHINA!
One of the MOST UNDEREXPLORED chapters of World Art History is the diffusion of Pāla Artistry into Nepal, Tibet, China, Burma, Thailand, Java..after the..
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Vaikuntha Chaturamukhi Vishnu, solid gold, Kashmir 850 CE
How many of you know that there was a golden idol of Vaikuntha Vishnu installed in famous Laxmana Temple, Khajuraho by Yasovarman Chandela who seized it from Pratiharas who themselves seized it from Shahi King of Kangra ?
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