tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41441706812558985232024-03-16T11:53:05.834-07:00Wonderful Indian Architecture भारतीय वास्तुकला This page is meant to spread awareness about Indian Ancient architecture, temples.Pradeep Singh http://www.blogger.com/profile/09792755250562479741noreply@blogger.comBlogger588125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144170681255898523.post-76581082136605042212023-03-06T22:32:00.001-08:002023-03-06T22:32:33.030-08:00शिव का अदृश्यलोक: साल में तीन महीने के लिए प्रकट होने वाला एक मंदिर | KU...<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/AdBlYxtCucs" frameborder="0"></iframe>Pradeep Singh http://www.blogger.com/profile/09792755250562479741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144170681255898523.post-3668287161275464112022-02-19T20:55:00.002-08:002022-02-19T20:57:48.641-08:00Surya Temple - Kalkere, Haveri, Karnataka, India- Beutiful sculpture in small villege <p> Built during the Chalukya dynasty, a great temples worth visiting and sculptures are live looking.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQ7SikoaYDrsuTzInAfPs5Lvhm3E5BCYfZvyvQdnw6opijiCCxkwO6LyGByJQ2IvYjcNRIycflkKBkcFRhJzoq1c9V-0aL4GXatH2UwtlvDpXsuFvzt_tQfcKTcItw-e2dE3hbTe6Fp84iOzheg6WfAOzPxbrKpYqtwdqpZEQOl2B7BkYfvP9aElcZPA=s931" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="931" data-original-width="877" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQ7SikoaYDrsuTzInAfPs5Lvhm3E5BCYfZvyvQdnw6opijiCCxkwO6LyGByJQ2IvYjcNRIycflkKBkcFRhJzoq1c9V-0aL4GXatH2UwtlvDpXsuFvzt_tQfcKTcItw-e2dE3hbTe6Fp84iOzheg6WfAOzPxbrKpYqtwdqpZEQOl2B7BkYfvP9aElcZPA=w603-h640" width="603" /></a></div><br /><p>There are many lesser-known temples in Karnataka, India <a href="https://www.teamgsquare.com/2017/09/top-100-must-visit-lesser-known-temples.html" target="_blank">Lesser known temples in Karnataka, India</a></p>Decoding Hinduismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11694566300003485742noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144170681255898523.post-68605251247452137192022-02-10T22:26:00.000-08:002022-02-10T22:26:25.228-08:00God Ram had advanced Bow and missile as arrow-decoded-<p> These are based on Praveen's voice and research-</p><h1 class="title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" style="-webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-line-clamp: 2; background: rgb(249, 249, 249); border: 0px; color: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-color,var(--yt-spec-text-primary)); display: -webkit-box; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-font-size,var(--yt-navbar-title-font-size,inherit)); font-weight: 400; line-height: 2.6rem; margin: 0px; max-height: 5.2rem; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-overflow: ellipsis; text-shadow: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-text-shadow,none); transform: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-transform,none);"><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;">भगवान राम का अजेय धनुष - जादू नहीं, बल्कि बहुत उन्नत प्राचीन तकनीक?</yt-formatted-string></h1><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2W84MXSEEf4" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Hey guys, today I am going to show you what I found about Lord Rama’s bow and arrow. In case you are not familiar with him, Rama is the protagonist of the ancient Indian epic called Ramayana.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Even today, Hindus worship Lord Rama who is typically shown with a bow and arrow. Ancient Indian texts mention that he never missed his target, and his arrows could go through multiple targets at the same time, there are carvings showing how his arrows go through 7 trees before hitting the final target.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Was this a magical bow?</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Or was he using advanced technology?</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Here you can see two guys with bows and arrows. It is clear that they are bows and it looks remarkably simple, like basic wooden bows used by primitive tribes.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Again, you can see the third one, but perhaps these are just regular archers, because look at their clothes, just a loincloth, and no ornaments. And they are just marching along, right next to regular foot soldiers. But look at these bows.. there are wheels, strategically placed on both ends of the bow. This is crazy because Believe it or not, today we use wheels or cams in bows, we call them compound bows.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">You can see these are smooth circles, just like today’s cam wheels on compound bows. This is quite interesting because if you search online, you will see that the compound bow was invented just 50 years ago, in the US.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">But this temple is a thousand years old, and it clearly shows how ancient builders were using compound bows with wheels. It is easy to understand why putting wheels on a bow can make it much more powerful and efficient, because you have just installed some mechanical equipment to enhance the human effort.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">But is this why Rama’s bow was much more effective? Did he just put wheels on his bow? Here is where I found something really fascinating.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">I found some huge carvings of Rama and his brother, and their bows show some insane details. At first look, I thought they had wheels in their bows, but when I examined them closer, I realized that they are not wheels, they are gears. I mean look, you can see the teeth of the gear wheel, there is a gear mechanism attached to the bow. This is very very advanced ancient technology because today’s bows don’t even use this technology.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">But within 20 years, before 2040, someone will start manufacturing this type of bow. What will such a bow be called? “Pull-Back Bow” Sounds familiar, right? Because we have to pull back cars today. When we were kids, we had toy cars and when we wanted them to move forward, we just pushed them forward.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">But then someone gave us a “Pull-Back Car” and instead of pushing it forward, you pulled it back, and it made a strange clicking sound, and when we released it, you remember how fast it went. This is the exact same technology Rama used in his ancient bow. And you may think the pull-back cars have batteries or something inside, but If you opened the car, inside you will find a couple of gears and a spring. But yet, when we use this for technology, we can make wonders with it, so many machines like watches and bikes, use this technology.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Of course some day, some guy will come and claim that these are just flowers. Huh?</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">But why would warriors put flowers on their bows? And if you look at any flower, the petals will be huge, and the center part will be smaller compared to the petals. But if you take any gear, the center part will be bigger and the gear teeth on the sides will be much smaller. And this is exactly what we see here. And you can see the strings attached to the mechanism, just like today’s bow. Everytime you see the gear, there is a string attached to it. You can see this on all the geared bow carvings.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">And you can also see these loose strings and knots..</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">These are called string silencers to absorb the noise and vibration. Even in modern day bows you will see them, it is just the nature of the beast itself. So Rama and his brother were using Pull-Back bows, this is why their bows were so efficient. So why does Rama need gears & Pull-back mechanism in his bow, right?</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Just to shoot a regular arrow?</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">It is time to look at the arrows, but this arrow is deliberately destroyed. But you can see this one survived, and it looks absolutely weird. An arrow by definition is supposed to be thin, slender and long.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">But these arrows, actually look like missiles. It is just really weird, because not only are they short and thick, they look like actual, modern day missiles.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">And we know the arrows were not just simple arrows, because according to ancient texts, they would release an arrow and the enemy will explode or that area would be destroyed. So we know something was inside this so-called arrow. And the string, ha!</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">It does not even look like a string, it is so thick? And look at that tip, this is not a regular pointed tip of an arrow to pierce the body of the enemy. It is filled with explosives.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">We have all seen the movie Rambo where he does it, and there is a guy who does it on YouTube as well, we can put explosives and release with a bow and make the target explode. Okay, so you can improve the speed & efficiency by using pull-back gears and you can also increase the destruction by adding explosives in the missile, but how do you increase the accuracy?</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">I mean how do you accurately hit the target from long distance?</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">See our team is really lucky, because this is a brilliant ancient temple, but nobody is there, and we are having the entire temple to ourselves. We are documenting each and every carving, and seeing what we found here. A bow resting on a tree.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Look, there is nothing else, just a bow resting on a tree. And yes this is a compound bow, but look at the center, you see that cylinder in the center? That is a scope, yes like a telescope with a lens to see the target better. In bows, they call it a sight. It is basically a cylinder with a lens, just like a telescope attached to a sniper rifle. It is basically, the same technology. The sight improves how well you can hit the target. And we know ancient Indians were using lenses in warfare because we can see telescope-like instruments in other temples as well. So you see Rama was using a very very advanced bow. Now, these carvings are roughly a thousand years ago. Archeologists say these carvings are anywhere between 1200 to 700 years old, so they are about a thousand years old.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">But the ancient epic that talks about Rama is much much older than that. So we don’t know if Lord Rama had such an advanced bow technology, but from these carvings, we know how advanced these builders were 1000 years ago. These guys were not only using wheels and scopes like today’s archers, they were even using geared pull-back bows which do not even exist today.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">But what happened to these people, how did such an advanced civilization just disappear? How did their technology get lost? So what do you think? Did Rama use a very advanced weapon? How else can you explain the gears, scope, and missile-like arrows? Please let me know your thoughts in the comments section, I am Praveen Mohan, thanks a lot for watching, don’t forget to subscribe and please give it a thumbs up and do share it with your friends, and I will talk to you soon. Bye!</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p></div>Pradeep Singh http://www.blogger.com/profile/09792755250562479741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144170681255898523.post-53922165613398284762022-02-10T21:43:00.000-08:002022-02-10T21:43:02.982-08:00Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Javagal – A Forgotten Wonder<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: grey; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 14px;">This temple is one of many such lesser known temples built during the Hoysala era. It is a “live” temple and daily puja is offered here. However, because of its relative obscurity most people visiting this temple are devotees and one is unlikely to see an art or culture lover.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2W_309vyx_p0AOyTjj-0XTyU2eIMeRxh1_2NEPqIbgYQLktLNUmjQ0LFr_CoGXEgVi36vxq3UqTfGpM8hY79vJhmoK28ZsGlN8Izw0eiNnpjDtXlvP5ZatrqA9ZhRJYFVMqD8hY9s3V9RFN9m7uli9Hn6Y6NMZiJ3syBE1Uc23dg09ShtA3jz8y1N=s550" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="366" data-original-width="550" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2W_309vyx_p0AOyTjj-0XTyU2eIMeRxh1_2NEPqIbgYQLktLNUmjQ0LFr_CoGXEgVi36vxq3UqTfGpM8hY79vJhmoK28ZsGlN8Izw0eiNnpjDtXlvP5ZatrqA9ZhRJYFVMqD8hY9s3V9RFN9m7uli9Hn6Y6NMZiJ3syBE1Uc23dg09ShtA3jz8y1N=w640-h329" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: serif; font-size: 21px;">The Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Javagal is a </span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: serif; font-size: 21px;">trikuta</em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: serif; font-size: 21px;"> (three shrines) Vaishnava temple. It was built in 1250 AD by the Hoysala King Vira Someshwara (1235 – 1263), the 9</span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: serif; font-size: 15.75px; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">th</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: serif; font-size: 21px;"> king of the dynasty. Javagal is just 12 km from the famous temple town of Halebeedu, the erstwhile capital of the Hoysalas. It was an important commercial centre in that era. Now only a village, it still tries to claim fame through its ancestral association with cricketing fast bowler Srinath Javagal.</span><p></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheGAB_mZO_X0VRWircGNxr7QPvM6DUSya0i0sY6bCS8yMYUWCqsGEQHpIzFot7dksxvd3HtU5jwJ0q2NDPQASuXlAMv3Pau9NtS1W5uZ2gquWMBrZN26qUnpIECncDoa9jxopcfBieH4eS9PyUcIcwZ-g-6Kx1LXfeHT3e7JZ4EmMFx6FAP407JyXJ=s3916" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2938" data-original-width="3916" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheGAB_mZO_X0VRWircGNxr7QPvM6DUSya0i0sY6bCS8yMYUWCqsGEQHpIzFot7dksxvd3HtU5jwJ0q2NDPQASuXlAMv3Pau9NtS1W5uZ2gquWMBrZN26qUnpIECncDoa9jxopcfBieH4eS9PyUcIcwZ-g-6Kx1LXfeHT3e7JZ4EmMFx6FAP407JyXJ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #494949; font-family: "Source Sans Pro"; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">The temple, with Jaya and Vijaya standing guard at the entrance<br /><br /></strong></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: serif; font-size: 21px;">In front of the temple is a Garuda </span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: serif; font-size: 21px;">sthamba</em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: serif; font-size: 21px;"> (pillar), two </span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: serif; font-size: 21px;">dwarapalas</em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: serif; font-size: 21px;"> (gate-keepers) Jaya and Vijaya. This is followed by the </span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: serif; font-size: 21px;">ranga mantapa</em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: serif; font-size: 21px;"> with its lathe-turned pillars, a common feature in Hoysala architecture. From there, one enters the main temple and its three shrines.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: serif; font-size: 21px;">The presiding deity of this temple is Narasimha (an avatar of Vishnu), half-man and half-lion who killed the demon king Hiranyakashyap.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJW40bVGO2eYlKzDCG_54CJf2nZvgbeUIylU8YttWidZoKcaBcx85eILOb1Jk3B0XqTnOwlKeen-kdnVJXXdrdbJQ2o2CjhI7kcvKl_u7IemHp-GFLFHXQ1ANuPdOENmdQHOvJBuJMVhwl-YRPpuN9t4Oyx-uRnBBXe0Qg9yLbpxeX1R2ccR6tenGU=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJW40bVGO2eYlKzDCG_54CJf2nZvgbeUIylU8YttWidZoKcaBcx85eILOb1Jk3B0XqTnOwlKeen-kdnVJXXdrdbJQ2o2CjhI7kcvKl_u7IemHp-GFLFHXQ1ANuPdOENmdQHOvJBuJMVhwl-YRPpuN9t4Oyx-uRnBBXe0Qg9yLbpxeX1R2ccR6tenGU=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: serif; font-size: 21px;"><br /></span><p></p><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="476" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=476&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpraveenmohanhindi%2Fvideos%2F619015465866521%2F&show_text=false&width=476&t=0" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="476"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: serif; font-size: 21px;">The 140 panels include the </span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: serif; font-size: 21px;">Chaturvimsati murtis</em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: serif; font-size: 21px;"> (the 24 forms of Vishnu that personify and embody the 24 elements of the phenomenal world), Harihara, Brahma, Parvati, Tandav Ganesha and many more. The toran shows Krishna killing the serpent Kaliya, better known as </span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: serif; font-size: 21px;">Kaliya Mardan</em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: serif; font-size: 21px;"> or </span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: serif; font-size: 21px;">Kaliya Samhara</em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: serif; font-size: 21px;">. Many of these sculptures have been sculpted by the famous Hoysala temple artisan Mallitamma. 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The toran shows Krishna killing the serpent Kaliya, better known as </span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: serif; font-size: 21px;">Kaliya Mardan</em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: serif; font-size: 21px;"> or </span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: serif; font-size: 21px;">Kaliya Samhara</em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: serif; font-size: 21px;">. Many of these sculptures have been sculpted by the famous Hoysala temple artisan Mallitamma. 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However, in case the temple is closed, one can either enquire in the village for the house of the temple priest Narayana Swamy or try calling him on his mobile +91 94488 94575. If the temple priest is available and free, he will open the temple premises.</p><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheMcH_dzt3oZuYpQPeqXPe9l1xtFyOK2w0Jim6ol3TmEsCqSohfv3zW1hqU6GBJmOorT8mBOAUz0pTavmQYKO8dIGy4wS-GkHHBHlMCFZCJfaC5K6tZTW-WA9kMSjgnTXmXHlBEJKbQukSnr8R4Cs9vY8efz7dONFN-SjY0eCUcLiCs7esJBMlylMK=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheMcH_dzt3oZuYpQPeqXPe9l1xtFyOK2w0Jim6ol3TmEsCqSohfv3zW1hqU6GBJmOorT8mBOAUz0pTavmQYKO8dIGy4wS-GkHHBHlMCFZCJfaC5K6tZTW-WA9kMSjgnTXmXHlBEJKbQukSnr8R4Cs9vY8efz7dONFN-SjY0eCUcLiCs7esJBMlylMK=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 21px;"><br /></span></span><div><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: serif !important; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 31.5px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">The wondrous carvings on the exteriors!</strong></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: serif !important; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 31.5px; margin: 10px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">To view more photographs of this temple, see my photo-blog at: <a href="https://collectingmoments.in/lakshmi-narasimha-temple-javagal/" style="appearance: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: Montserrat !important; outline: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;">https://collectingmoments.in/lakshmi-narasimha-temple-javagal/</a></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: serif !important; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 31.5px; margin: 10px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">References:</strong></p><ol style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; 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what is the scientific way to make a child great?</div>
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People believe very little on astrology because astrologers have destroyed astrology because of their incomplete knowledge.</div>
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9 months and 9 days. It has a scientific basis. The 9 planets of our universe develop the child growing in the womb with their own rays.</div>
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Every planet develops the parts of the child's body according to its nature.</div>
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If a planet is weak at the time of the child growing in the womb, then it can be cured by remedy.</div>
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1. Venus remains in effect for 1 month from pregnancy, if Venus is weak during pregnancy, then Venus should be strengthened.</div>
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If Venus is strong then the child will be very beautiful. And at that time, a woman should eat spicy typo things, do not donate to Venus, if donated, Venus will be weak.</div>
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Some clumsy astrologers donate Venus due to incomplete knowledge.Donate only to those planets who are sinful and cruel and are at risk of miscarriage.</div>
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2. Mars is in effect in the second month. Eat sweet and strengthen Mars and wear more red clothes.</div>
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3. The Guru remains in the third month. Eat sweets or sweets made of milk and wear yellow clothes more.</div>
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4. The influence of the Sun remains in the fourth month. Eat juices and wear more of Mahroon clothes.</div>
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5. The fifth month is the effect of the moon. Eat milk and milk- rice and white things and wear more white clothes.</div>
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6. Saturn remains in effect for six months. Take calcium and juices of astringent things and wear more sky clothes.</div>
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7. Effect of Mercury on seventh month, drink plenty of juices and fruits and wear more green clothes.</div>
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8. The eighth month is again the influence of the Moon and the ninth month the Sun. During this time, if a planet is traveling in the low, then havan Yagya should be done for the whole month.</div>
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The more the womb will be warmed by the rays of the planets, the more the child will be great and meritorious, as if a chicken gives more heat to its eggs then its child is born stronger.</div>
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If the heat is less, then its chick will be very weak. Similarly, the stronger the mother is, the stronger it will be with the rays of the planets.</div>
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For example, Duryodhana's body became like a thunderbolt due to the sharp rays of Gandhari's eyes.</div>
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Pradeep Singh http://www.blogger.com/profile/09792755250562479741noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144170681255898523.post-87930928678617010892020-05-31T05:50:00.000-07:002020-05-31T05:50:07.580-07:00बृहदेश्वर मंदिर, Brihdeswar Temple in Thanjavur,Tamilnadu<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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आप बिना चूने, सीमेंट या मिट्टी का प्रयोग किए कितनी ऊंची दीवार उठा सकते है ?<br />
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10 फीट ? 15 या 20 फीट ?<br />
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ये दीवार कितने दिनों तक खड़ी रह सकती है?<br />
1 साल ? 5 या 10 साल?<br />
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अगर मैं आपसे कहूं कि हमारे देश में एक ऐसा मंदिर है, जो सिर्फ पत्थरों पर पत्थर रख कर बनाया गया है।<br />
जिसकी ऊंचाई 216 फीट है और जो पिछले 1000 सालो से बिना झुके खड़ा है, तो क्या आप विश्वास करेंगे?<br />
शायद नहीं, लेकिन ये सच है आइए जानते है कौन सी है ये इमारत।<br />
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परिचय - इस विराट मंदिर का नाम है, बृहदेश्वर मंदिर, जो कि तंजावुर, तमिलनाडु राज्य में स्थित है। ये मंदिर भगवान शिव को समर्पित है और इसका निर्माण चोल राजा राजा चोल द्वारा 1010 ईसा मे पूर्ण कराया गया।<br />
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1 - मंदिर परिसर में मुख्य मंदिर भगवान शिव को समर्पित है, जिसकी ऊंचाई 216 फीट है। मंदिर चारो ओर से ऊंची दीवारों से घिरा है, जो कि 16 वी शताब्दी में जोड़ी गई। परिसर का मुख्य द्वार (गोपुरम) लगभग 30 मीटर ऊंचा है, इसके अतिरिक्त परिसर में नंदी मंडप, प्रार्थना मंडप तथा अन्य देवी देवताओं के लिए भी मंदिर बने है, जो कि कालांतर में अन्य राजाओं द्वारा जोड़े गए है।<br />
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2 - ये दुनिया की प्रथम और एकमात्र ऐसी इमारत है जो पूरी तरह ग्रेनाइट पत्थरों से बनी है, इसको बनाने में 1.3 लाख टन पत्थर का इस्तेमाल हुआ।<br />
आश्चर्य की बात ये है कि मंदिर परिसर के लगभग 60 किमी के दायरे में कोई पहाड़ या पत्थर का स्त्रोत नहीं है, पत्थरों को यहां तक लाने के लिए 3000 हाथियों का प्रयोग किया गया।<br />
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3 - जिस समय ये मंदिर बन कर तैयार हुआ उस समय ये दुनिया की सबसे ऊंची इमारत थी, जो विश्व में हमारी स्थापत्य कला का लोहा मनवाने में सक्षम है। इसे बनवाने में मात्र सात वर्ष का समय लगा जो अद्भुत है।<br />
4 - मंदिर के शिखर (विमान) पर स्थापित पत्थर (कुंभम) का वजन 81 टन है जो कि एक ही पत्थर को काट कर बनाया गया है। इस पत्थर को 200 फीट की ऊंचाई पर स्थापित करना मॉडर्न तकनीकों से भी मुश्किल है तो फिर इसे 1000 साल पहले हमारे पूर्वजों ने कैसे संभव किया?<br />
5 - इस पत्थर को स्थापित करने के लिए 6 किमी ऊंचा एक रैंप तैयार किया गया जिस पर हाथियों कि सहायता से इसे खींच कर ऊपर तक पहुंचाया गया, आप इसके निर्माण की भव्यता का अंदाज़ा केवल इस एक घटना से ही लगा सकते है।<br />
6 - नंदी मंडप में स्थित नंदी कि प्रतिमा की ऊंचाई लगभग 13 फीट और लंबाई 16 फीट है, जो कि एक ही चट्टान को काट कर निर्मित किया गया है।<br />
7 - गर्भ ग्रह में स्थित शिवलिंग देश के सबसे बड़े शिवलिंगों में से एक है, जिसकी ऊंचाई 29 फीट है।<br />
8 - इस मंदिर का निर्माण पत्थरों कि इंटरलॉकिंग तकनीक द्वारा किया गया है तथा चूने अथवा अन्य किसी पदार्थ से जुड़ाई नहीं की गई ।<br />
9 - दीवारों तथा मंडपो पर सर्वत्र मूर्तियां, चित्र व तमिल व संस्कृत अभिलेख खुदे हुए है।<br />
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अपनी संस्कृति की महानता का अंदाज़ा लगाने के लिए एक बार अवश्य इस मंदिर के दर्शन करे</div>
Pradeep Singh http://www.blogger.com/profile/09792755250562479741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144170681255898523.post-79886314036413691382018-12-02T13:42:00.000-08:002018-12-02T13:42:10.401-08:00Baphuon Temple -Splendid Shiva Temple in Cambodia, earlier Hindu Kingdom<h1 itemprop="name" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Playfair Display", serif; font-size: 32px; line-height: 42px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">
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The Baphuon is a temple at Angkor, Cambodia. It is located in Angkor Thom, northwest of the Bayon. Built in the mid-11th century, it is a three-tiered temple mountain built as the state temple of Udayadityavarman II dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva. It is the archetype of the Baphuon style with intricate carvings covering every available surface. The temple adjoins the southern enclosure of the royal palace and measures 120 meters east-west by 100 meters north-south at its base and stands 34 meters tall without its tower, which would have made it roughly 50 meters tall. Its appearance apparently impressed Temür Khan's late 13th-century envoy Chou Ta-kuan during his visit from 1296 to 1297, who said it was 'the Tower of Bronze...a truly astonishing spectacle, with more than ten chambers at its base.'</div>
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The <b>Baphuon</b> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khmer_language" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Khmer language">Khmer</a>: <span lang="km">ប្រាសាទបាពួន</span>) is a temple at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angkor" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Angkor">Angkor</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodia" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Cambodia">Cambodia</a>. It is located in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angkor_Thom" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Angkor Thom">Angkor Thom</a>, northwest of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayon" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Bayon">Bayon</a>. Built in the mid-11th century, it is a three-tiered <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture_of_Cambodia#Temple_mountain" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Architecture of Cambodia">temple mountain</a><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Coedes_1-0" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baphuon#cite_note-Coedes-1" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[1]</a></sup><sup class="reference" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;">:103</sup> built as the state temple of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udayadityavarman_II" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Udayadityavarman II">Udayadityavarman II</a><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Higham_2-0" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baphuon#cite_note-Higham-2" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[2]</a></sup><sup class="reference" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;">:103</sup> dedicated to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Hindu">Hindu</a> God <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Shiva">Shiva</a>. It is the archetype of the Baphuon style with intricate carvings covering every available surface<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baphuon#cite_note-3" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[3]</a></sup>. The temple adjoins the southern enclosure of the royal palace and measures 120 metres east-west by 100 metres north-south at its base and stands 34 meters tall without its tower, which would have made it roughly 50 meters tall. Its appearance apparently impressed <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tem%C3%BCr_Khan,_Emperor_Chengzong_of_Yuan" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Temür Khan, Emperor Chengzong of Yuan">Temür Khan</a>'s late 13th century envoy <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chou_Ta-kuan" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Chou Ta-kuan">Chou Ta-kuan</a> during his visit from 1296 to 1297, who said it was 'the Tower of Bronze...a truly astonishing spectacle, with more than ten chambers at its base.'</div>
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In the late 15th century, the Baphuon was converted to a <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Buddhist">Buddhist</a> temple. A 9 meter tall by 70 meter long statue of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reclining_Buddha" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Reclining Buddha">reclining Buddha</a> was built on the west side's second level, which probably required the demolition of the 8 meter tower above, thus explaining its current absence. The temple was built on land filled with sand, and due to its immense size the site was unstable throughout its history. Large portions had probably already collapsed by the time the Buddha was added.</div>
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Surrounded by a wall 125 by 425 m the central tower was probably gilded wood, which has not survived.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Higham1_4-0" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baphuon#cite_note-Higham1-4" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[4]</a></sup><sup class="reference" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;">:376</sup></div>
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By the 20th century, much of the temple had largely collapsed, and restoration efforts took on an epic quality. A large-scale project to dismantle the temple so that its core could be re-enforced before the whole is re-constructed again -- a process known as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anastylosis" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Anastylosis">anastylosis</a> -- was abandoned after civil war broke out in 1970. The workers and archaeologists were forced to leave 300,000 carefully labelled and numbered blocks organised across 10 hectares surrounding the temple. However, the plans identifying the pieces were lost during the decade of conflict and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khmer_Rouge" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Khmer Rouge">Khmer Rouge</a> that followed.</div>
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A second project to restore the temple was launched in 1996 under the guidance of architect Pascal Royère<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baphuon#cite_note-5" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[5]</a></sup> from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89cole_fran%C3%A7aise_d%27Extr%C3%AAme-Orient" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="École française d'Extrême-Orient">EFEO</a>. It took the team another 16 years to complete what had become known as the "largest 3D jigsaw puzzle in the world"<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baphuon#cite_note-6" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[6]</a></sup>. In April 2011, after 51 years of work, the restoration was completed and the temple formally re-opened. King <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norodom_Sihamoni" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Norodom Sihamoni">Norodom Sihamoni</a> of Cambodia and Prime Minister <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francois_Fillon" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Francois Fillon">Francois Fillon</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="France">France</a> were among those who first toured the renovated temple during the inauguration ceremony on July 3, 2011.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baphuon#cite_note-7" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[7]</a></sup></div>
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MURUDESHWAR TEMPLE : A MARVELLOUS VASTU ARCHITECTURE<br />
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This giant temple with a 20-storied Gopura is constructed at the main temple. Two life-size elephants in concrete stand guard at the steps leading to the temple. The entire temple and temple complex, including the 249 feet tall Raja Gopura, which is considered the tallest gopura in the world. The temple authorities have installed a lift that provides a breath-taking view of the 123-feet Sri Shiva idol from the top of the Raja gopura.<br />
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The origin of "Murdeshwar" is associated to Atma Linga carried by Ravan and dates to the time before Ramayana.<br />
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The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva whose giant statue can been seen in #Yog mudra, lies on the holy beach town in the Bhatkal Taluk of Uttara Kannada district in the state of Karnataka, India. Situated between the Honnavar and Bhatkal town (about 12kms), about 150 km from Mangalore.</div>
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VEDIC SPHINX TEMPLE CUM EDUCATIONAL COMPLEX<br />
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VEDIC SPHINX TEMPLE CUM EDUCATIONAL COMPLEX<br />
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#Balochistan was part of Indian state before the blunder of partition by our political leaders. There are many faded historical and archaeological complex in the region as it was a part of the great Sapta Sindhu Civilization (The Indus). One of the gem is a vedic sphinx which is located in Hingol National Park. In the centre of the same park lies the famous Shakti peeth of goddess #Sati (Shakti) which is famous as Hinglaj Mata Mandir. This temple is situated on Hingol river bank about 250 km to North West of Karachi. This temple has very old existence and #Jayadratha (Saindhava - King of #Sindhu), brother in law of Kauravas who married the only sister named Dushala built many temples around Hinglaj Mata Mandir. These sites predates Mahabharata (~5500 BC), and indeed this Vedic Sphinx was built by Sindhu Kingdom ruler.<br />
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Raja Deekshithar, discovered the sphinx in Indian Civilization with a position of an animal at the gate. Many believes it's a depiction of Narasimha or Purushamriga. This sphinx is considered as guardian of knowledge and believed to a well flourished higher educational centre. Very close to the sphinx is a Hindu temple like structure with Mandapa, the Vimana and top of Vimana is missing. The sphinx is reclining in front of temple acting like a guardian to the temple just like Nandi Bull in front of every Shiva Temple. In one form it seems like the sphinx is worshipping Shivlinga. Almost similar image of Purushamriga was found carved out in a south indian temple (see pic 8 ). Almost all ancient temples in North India was destroyed by foreign invaders which was started by Mahmud of Ghaznavi. A closer look of this entire complex gives clear cut evidences of a rock cut temple which can be found almost in all parts of Country. The front carving which is eroded looks like of Kartikeya and Ganesha. The kalasha above the gopurams have been gone due to time.<br />
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The sites of Sapta Sindhu Civilization is been dated as far as 7700 BC, and further research on this master piece of Sindhu Kingdom should be studied.<br />
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In all possibility, these temples in Hingol was built by Jayadratha or his ancestors. His father name was King Vridhakshatra. It is believed that Sindhu Kingdom was founded by King Vrsadarbh who was son of Sivi and its capital was known as Vrsadarbhpura. The kingdom of Sauvira was founded by Prince Sauvira. The neighbouring kingdom of Madra, Kekaya and Sindhu belonged to Madraka, Kekaya and Vrsadarbh; all four were son of great king named Shivi.<br />
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#Shivi was direct descendant of #Yayati's son Anu. #Anu had three sons; Sabhanara, Chakshusha and Paramekshu. Sabhanara Son was Kalanara; his son was Srinjeya; his son was Puranjeya; his son was Janamejaya; his son was Mahamani; his son Mahamanas; who had two son #Usinara and #Titikshu. Usinara had 5 sons ; Shivi, Trina, Gara, Krimi and Darvan. Shivi had 4 sons; Vrshadarbh, Sauvira, Kaikeya and Madra.<br />
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Titikshu had one son named Ushadratha; his son was Hema; his son was Sutapas; his son was Bali; whose 5 sons were Anga, Banga, Kalinga, Suhma and Pundra known as Dirghatamas. The son of Anga was #Para; his son was Divaratha; his son was Dharmaratha; his son was Romapada who also got title of Dasaratha; his son was Chaturanga; his son was Prithulaksha; his son was Champa who founded city Champa. The son of Champa was Harryanga; his son was Bhadraratha; his sons were Vrihatkarman and Vrihadratha. Vrihatkarman son was Vrihatmanas; his son was Jayadratha; his son was Vijaya; his son was Dhriti; his son was Dhritavarta; his son was Satyakarman; his son was Adhiratha who found Karna in a basket; son of Karna was Vrishasena. These were also known as Anga Kings which started from King Anga.<br />
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#Balochistan was part of Indian state before the blunder of partition by our political leaders. There are many faded historical and archaeological complex in the region as it was a part of the great Sapta Sindhu Civilization (The Indus). One of the gem is a vedic sphinx which is located in Hingol National Park. In the centre of the same park lies the famous Shakti peeth of goddess #Sati (Shakti) which is famous as Hinglaj Mata Mandir. This temple is situated on Hingol river bank about 250 km to North West of Karachi. This temple has very old existence and #Jayadratha (Saindhava - King of #Sindhu), brother in law of Kauravas who married the only sister named Dushala built many temples around Hinglaj Mata Mandir. These sites predates Mahabharata (~5500 BC), and indeed this Vedic Sphinx was built by Sindhu Kingdom ruler.<br />
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Raja Deekshithar, discovered the sphinx in Indian Civilization with a position of an animal at the gate. Many believes it's a depiction of Narasimha or Purushamriga. This sphinx is considered as guardian of knowledge and believed to a well flourished higher educational centre. Very close to the sphinx is a Hindu temple like structure with Mandapa, the Vimana and top of Vimana is missing. The sphinx is reclining in front of temple acting like a guardian to the temple just like Nandi Bull in front of every Shiva Temple. In one form it seems like the sphinx is worshipping Shivlinga. Almost similar image of Purushamriga was found carved out in a south indian temple (see pic 8 ). Almost all ancient temples in North India was destroyed by foreign invaders which was started by Mahmud of Ghaznavi. A closer look of this entire complex gives clear cut evidences of a rock cut temple which can be found almost in all parts of Country. The front carving which is eroded looks like of Kartikeya and Ganesha. The kalasha above the gopurams have been gone due to time.<br />
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The sites of Sapta Sindhu Civilization is been dated as far as 7700 BC, and further research on this master piece of Sindhu Kingdom should be studied.<br />
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In all possibility, these temples in Hingol was built by Jayadratha or his ancestors. His father name was King Vridhakshatra. It is believed that Sindhu Kingdom was founded by King Vrsadarbh who was son of Sivi and its capital was known as Vrsadarbhpura. The kingdom of Sauvira was founded by Prince Sauvira. The neighbouring kingdom of Madra, Kekaya and Sindhu belonged to Madraka, Kekaya and Vrsadarbh; all four were son of great king named Shivi.<br />
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#Shivi was direct descendant of #Yayati's son Anu. #Anu had three sons; Sabhanara, Chakshusha and Paramekshu. Sabhanara Son was Kalanara; his son was Srinjeya; his son was Puranjeya; his son was Janamejaya; his son was Mahamani; his son Mahamanas; who had two son #Usinara and #Titikshu. Usinara had 5 sons ; Shivi, Trina, Gara, Krimi and Darvan. Shivi had 4 sons; Vrshadarbh, Sauvira, Kaikeya and Madra.<br />
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Titikshu had one son named Ushadratha; his son was Hema; his son was Sutapas; his son was Bali; whose 5 sons were Anga, Banga, Kalinga, Suhma and Pundra known as Dirghatamas. The son of Anga was #Para; his son was Divaratha; his son was Dharmaratha; his son was Romapada who also got title of Dasaratha; his son was Chaturanga; his son was Prithulaksha; his son was Champa who founded city Champa. The son of Champa was Harryanga; his son was Bhadraratha; his sons were Vrihatkarman and Vrihadratha. Vrihatkarman son was Vrihatmanas; his son was Jayadratha; his son was Vijaya; his son was Dhriti; his son was Dhritavarta; his son was Satyakarman; his son was Adhiratha who found Karna in a basket; son of Karna was Vrishasena. These were also known as Anga Kings which started from King Anga.<br />
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Pradeep Singh http://www.blogger.com/profile/09792755250562479741noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144170681255898523.post-39982205057946404182018-10-27T13:36:00.000-07:002018-10-27T13:36:02.875-07:00Lathia piller of Gupta Period 322BC-185 BC<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Lathiya Pillar (Jamania) is Monolithic pillar dating to the SkandaGupta period which was built on the lines of the Mauryan period (322 BC to 185 BC) although it has eight lions instead of four, the Garuda figure resting on a circle of lotus leaves, which once crowned the bell-shaped capital.<br />
Four brick temples of Gupta period has been found mostly in the form of ghost walls. All these temples are facing east and having the same plan. These were composed of two architectural units, the sanctum (Garbha Griha) and mandapa. Stone pillar is situated west of the temple group. Temple No.1 and 2 and its enclosure wall were constructed in period II phase I and temple No. 3 and 4 were constructed in Phase II of same period.<br />
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The temple site at Lathiya in Jamania tehsil has a close connection with a similar site at #Bhitari where an inscribed Gupta pillar of the time of Skandagupta stands in the vicinity of a temple. Every year Lathia mela is organised which fetches huge amount of devotees.<br />
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Jamania tehsil is in Ghazipur district. Jamania gets its name from Rshi Jamdagni because of his Ashram. Ghazipur old name was Gadhipuri associated to King #Gadhi. King Gadhi was father of #Viswamitra and #Satyawati. Satyawati was mother of Jagdambni Rshi whose son was Parashuram. #Buxar few kms from Ghazipur is associated with Viswamitra after becoming BrahmaRishi, this was the place where #Tadka killing happened by Shri Ram and Lakshman. The site of "Ahalya getting back to life" is in Buxar which is now known as #Ahirauli.</div>
Pradeep Singh http://www.blogger.com/profile/09792755250562479741noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144170681255898523.post-9156503628488455052018-10-14T16:20:00.004-07:002018-10-14T16:20:39.914-07:00SIALKOT: Centuries-old Shawala Teja Singh temple <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The temple, located in city’s congested Dhaarowal locality, is more than 1<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">,000 years old, according to the book ‘History of Sialkot’ by the late Rashid Niaz.<br />Local residents said the temple had become a haven for addicts.</span></div>
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The temple is located on a dune along Allama Iqbal Road and one has to climb up staircases to reach the building.<br />In 2014, the tehsil municipal administration established a family park around the temple at the cost of Rs5 million.<br />Though the park remains full of families in the evening, the temple is under the occupation of addicts.</div>
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A mob had damaged the temple, including the tombs, in 1992 while protesting the demolition of Babari Mosque in India.<br />The Hindus of Sialkot stopped visiting the temple after the mob attack.Local Hindu leaders Rattan Laal, former District Council member, and Rumaish Kumar have urged the government to ensure the early repairing of the crumbling building of Shawala Teja Singh temple.</div>
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Pradeep Singh http://www.blogger.com/profile/09792755250562479741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144170681255898523.post-58546883244554308792018-10-14T16:14:00.001-07:002018-10-14T16:14:49.083-07:001400 year old Temple at Narastan Tral<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A full-scale excavation by a JU archaeology team, with funding from the Cultural Affairs Ministry and the University Grants Commission, has been going on the site for the last 3 months<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;"><br />An at least 800-years-old temple has been unearthed in Dinajpur’s Kaharol that has a unique architecture and includes a unique idol, that of the Vishnu avatar Mohini.</span></div>
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This goddess is well-known across South and West India, but the Kaharol temple is the first of its kind discovered in the eastern subcontinent. Experts say the implications of this finding may change predominant ideas about the region’s history and traditions.</div>
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A Jahangirnagar University archaeology team began survey in Madhabgaon of Dabor Union in April this year and found the temple. A full-scale excavation funded by the Cultural Affairs Ministry and the University Grants Commission has been going on for the last three months.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ZsPjdIL9rbF0tjFm_8ydh9-PBZBEIvP3hg5bSI0xHXrjNbz6J7sVIMsKM60oQp_kRPWsNHyF4khlw4TlLG31pC151KstFIe_UcHtfPwyFV0EumRNxREUtdH3Zq14phtp6yW40rShXXIM/s1600/mohini1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="1024" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ZsPjdIL9rbF0tjFm_8ydh9-PBZBEIvP3hg5bSI0xHXrjNbz6J7sVIMsKM60oQp_kRPWsNHyF4khlw4TlLG31pC151KstFIe_UcHtfPwyFV0EumRNxREUtdH3Zq14phtp6yW40rShXXIM/s320/mohini1.jpg" width="320" /></a>Madhabgaon temple’s architecture contains a feature called Navarath, sets of nine facets on all four sides. In fact this temple contains two additional sub-facets, or Uparath, behind each outermost facet.</div>
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This is the only such temple in Bangladesh, the team said. It is characteristic of Kalinga architecture of the 11th and 12th century eastern India.</div>
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Apart from the unique Mohini idol, excavators have also found a Shankha in Vishnu’s hand, a Sudarshana Chakra, a mace and a part of a Vishnu idol’s foot adorned in garland.</div>
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The excavation team’s workers include 13 veterans of the Mahasthangarh archaeological site as well as 26 locals. The 10 archaeology students from JU are engaged in drawing up the design of the temple that can be used in future research.</div>
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Excavation team chief JU Assistant Professor Dr Shadhin Sen said the temple is divided into two parts. There is a 12 by 12 metre chamber on the west side where worship was possibly held.</div>
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“This is the first Navarath temple in Bangladesh. Earlier a Pancharath [five-faceted] temple was found in Dinajpur’s Nababganj,” he said.</div>
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The team had spoken to Indian archaeologist Dipak Ranjan Das who had remarked that the upper portion of the temple was similar to the Siddheswara Shiva temple in Bankura, West Bengal.</div>
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“According to her this is the first stone-made Mohini idol in the eastern subcontinent, which leads us to reconsider the history of this region.”</div>
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In Hindu mythology, Mohini is the only female Avatar of the god Vishnu, who appears in the Samudra Manthan myth. The goddess is worshiped widely in South and West India.</div>
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After excavation, photography and documentation, the team will cover the temple with soil once again for its preservation, a standard practice for archaeological preservation. But locals have demanded that the temple be opened to the public.</div>
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Dr Sen said this would require preservation and maintenance by the Archaeology Department. Madhabgaon residents have filed an application with the government for the approval.</div>
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"Seven Pagodas" has served as a nickname for the south Indian city of Mahabalipuram, also called Mamallapuram, since the first European explorers reached it. The phrase "Seven Pagodas" refers to a myth that has circulated in India, Europe, and other parts of the world for over eleven centuries. Mahabalipuram’s Shore Temple, built in the 8th century CE under the reign of Narasimhavarman II, stands at the shore of the Bay of Bengal. Legend has it that six other temples once stood with it</div>
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The ruins of a temple were glimpsed during the 2004 Asian Tsunami when the shoreline receded in Mamallapuram (also known as Mahabalipuram), India. More than 10 years later, divers and scientists have confirmed the existence of at least one ancient temple and the possibility of many more constructions off the Indian coast.</div>
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According to the Times of India, when the shoreline receded during the tsunami, people saw a long row of granite boulders emerge from the sea. Following that event, a group of scientists began their expeditions off Mamallapuram’s coastline.</div>
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These explorations of the site have provided evidence for the theory of some legendary structures – known as the ‘Seven Pagodas of <span class="_5afx" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; unicode-bidi: isolate;"><span class="_58cm" style="font-family: inherit;">Mahabalipuram</span></span>’ in this area. Of the seven temples, only one - the Shore Temple, remains visible on the coast today. However, the divers have confirmed what eyewitnesses saw during the <span class="_5afx" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; unicode-bidi: isolate;"><span class="_58cm" style="font-family: inherit;">tsunami</span></span> -the waters cover the vestiges of an ancient port. Underwater explorations of the historic town of Mamallapuram, near <span class="_5afx" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; unicode-bidi: isolate;"><span class="_58cm" style="font-family: inherit;">Chennai</span></span> (old Madras), will continue.<br />A group from the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) found the remains. Until now, the group of the 10-member team, including the geologists, archaeologists, and divers, have found a 10m (32.8 ft) long wall, a short flight of stairs, and chiseled stone blocks scattered on the seabed. The structures were found 800m (2624.7 ft) from the shoreline at a depth of nearly 8.5m (27.9 ft).</div>
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<br />The expedition was led by Rajiv Nigam, the head of the marine archeology unit of NIO. He told the Times of India that the divers found it difficult to identify many of the structures as they were covered with thick aquatic growth. He also explained to the same source that “Some of them are badly damaged due to strong underwater currents and swells.</div>
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As for the date of the structures, Nigam said that they believe they are about 1,100-1,500 years old, but ''We also found some brick structures, which were sighted more during the Sangam period (300 BC- 200 AD).</div>
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From the Gujarat experience, we know the sea level around 3,500 years ago was lower than what we see now. But 6,000 years ago it was higher. We wanted to see if the pattern is the same at other costs.''<br />The NIO also worked in 2001 in another underwater site, the 9,000-year old town in the Gulf of Cambay (Khambhat) near Gujarat. The remains of a huge lost city were located about 36 meters (120 feet) under the water. The city is 8 km (5 miles) long, and 3.5 km (2 miles) wide. It is believed to be the oldest known remains of a city in the subcontinent.<br />The main tool which helped in discovering the city was a side scan sonar, which sends a beam of sound waves down to the bottom of the ocean. The artifacts discovered underwater, including pottery, sections of walls, beads, sculptures, and human remains, allowed the team to confirm that the city as 9000 or even 9500 years old.</div>
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With the advances in modern technology and also the increasing number of archaeologists who search for ancient underwater sites, many sunken buildings had been discovered recently. Some of the sites were made only a few decades ago, but they still hold many secrets.</div>
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In the Iwase Bunko Depository Library lies a document called Hyouryuukishuu, which is translated as the ‘Tales of Castaways’. - On February 22, 1803, near the J<span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span><span class="text_exposed_show">apanese village of Harashagahama, a strange craft, having 5 - 6m (16 - 20ft) in diameter and 3m (9ft 10in) in height, was washed ashore. The bottom of the craft was metallic and strong, while the top was made of a crystal-like material, making it possible to look straight inside it. This created a stir in the village and people rushed down to see the unusual object. This object became known as "Utsuro-bune" (Japanese for the “Hollow ship”). Looking inside the craft, the villagers were astounded to see a beautiful, young woman. They have estimated her age to be around 18 - 20 y/o, her height around 5 shaku (1,51m or 4ft 11in) and she was unlike any woman they have ever seen before: she had pink-pale skin and red eyebrows and hair. Her clothing was unfamiliar in style and was made from fabrics they had never seen before. She spoke a foreign language, which the villagers were not able to understand or identify. Inside the craft, the villagers saw a series of strange symbols/writing, which they had replicated (left side of drawing): The woman was holding in her arms a mysterious box (60cm in length), and allowed nobody to touch it. The villagers thought that the woman may be a foreign princess, who was banished by her family because she was caught cheating on her noble husband. And because she was so protective about her box, they thought that it may contain the severed head of the man she loved (often done in Japan during that time). Fearing repressions from the Japanese government, the villagers decided to put her back into the ship, and push the vessel back into the sea.</span><br />
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There are other written records and drawings from the early 1800’s of this story and craft which leads us to believe the story is true. There are some people say this was a UFO craft but more likely explanation is that it was from a more advanced culture on earth that is now gone or hidden. This story would be like a primitive tribe during the world war in 1944 seeing an airplane for the first time; they thought it was Gods going from the sky.<br />
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Kedareshwar cave temple (Ahmednagar) - an ancient prediction concealed in four columns</div>
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Kedareshwar cave temple is a small but very unusual shrine located in an underground cavern (on the banks of a sacred river known under the name Malganga) at Harishchandragad fort that is situated in Ahmednagar district.</div>
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This holy place is most remarkable and popular for its lingam (12 feet high Shiv ling) - a symbol of Lord Shiva, placed in the center upon a circular base that is surrounde<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">d by four stone columns and ice - cold water (4 feet deep).</span></div>
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According to the Indian legends, each of these columns is a queer representation of the four periods of development of the world within a four age cycle - the four Yugas, namely Satya Yuga (सत्य युग - epoch of truth), Treta Yuga (त्रेता युग - age of morality), Dwapar Yuga (aeon of understanding, love, mercy, kindness and truthfulness) and Kali Yuga (कलियुग - characterized as the era of darkness, vice and lies * this Yuga is our present time).</div>
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The duration of each Yuga decreases from the previous to the next (amount of years is shortened - they have a different length of time) - moral qualities such as knowledge, truth and goodness are reduced and negative virtues such as ignorance and evil increase.<br />Taken together, the four Yugas form a Mahayuga and seventy-one Mahayugas form a Manvantara - it is claimed that Manvantara is the period of the first man and legislator - Manu. Each Manvantara has its own king of the Devas - Indra, its specific Manu, its several deities and seven sages.</div>
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Fourteen Manvantaras create a Kalpa, after which the whole world approaches to its periodic destruction called Pralaya. The Yuga is regarded as a certain era or epoch, before which there is a period of twilight - Sandhi and after that a period of partial twilight - Sandhyansa.</div>
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There is a belief which states that at the end of each Yuga one of the columns breaks off - now there is only one pillar that is still intact - the one of Kali Yuga. The people in India believe that when this final pillar breaks, then the end of the world will come to pass. The walls of the cave are enriched with beautiful stone sculptures and various wall carvings depicting mythological scenes.</div>
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Indian rock-cut architecture is more various and found in greater abundance than any other form of rock-cut architecture around the world. Rock-cut architecture is the practice of creating a structure by carving it out of solid natural rock. Rock that is not part of the structure is removed until the only rock left is the architectural elements of the excavated interior. Indian rock-cut architecture is mostly religious in nature.</div>
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There are more than 1,500 known rock cut structures in India. Many of these structures contain artwork of global importance, and most are adorned with exquisite stone carvings. These ancient and medieval structures represent significant achievements of structural engineering and craftsmanship.</div>
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Although free standing structural temples were being built by the 5th century, rock-cut cave temples continued to be built in parallel. Later rock-cut cave architecture became more sophisticated as in the Ellora Caves, culminating ultimately in the monolithic Kailash Temple. Although cave temples continued to be built until the 12th century, rock-cut architecture became almost totally structural in nature, made from rocks cut into bricks and built as free standing constructions. Kailash was the last spectacular rock-cut excavated temple. There are also a number of rock reliefs, relief sculptures carved into rock faces, outside caves, or another sites.</div>
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The earliest caves employed by humans were natural caves used by local inhabitants for a variety of purposes, such as shrines and shelters. Evidence suggests that the caves were first occupied and altered during the Mesolithic period (6000 BC). Early examples included overhanging rock decorated with rock-cut designs. The Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka, a World Heritage Site, are located on the edge of the Deccan Plateau, where dramatic erosion has left massive sandstone outcrops. The area's many caves and grottos have yielded primitive tools and decorative rock paintings, reflections of the ancient tradition of human interaction with the landscape.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhXk5fo8QBKlFk32IZMhf5NAYYuunEFyNiZg1h3waztwfMQx2gSV777XGreD905rvMU6xPDKijlE1mdOK49pWovK2GqlZLBMul2Odt27M9Tqsl3qHR9wX-a3V7Gc-KmulqBhTTSufucnM/s1600/it3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhXk5fo8QBKlFk32IZMhf5NAYYuunEFyNiZg1h3waztwfMQx2gSV777XGreD905rvMU6xPDKijlE1mdOK49pWovK2GqlZLBMul2Odt27M9Tqsl3qHR9wX-a3V7Gc-KmulqBhTTSufucnM/s320/it3.jpg" width="320" /></a>When Buddhist missionaries arrived, they naturally gravitated to caves for use as temples and abodes, in accord with their religious ideas of asceticism and the monastic life. The Western Ghats topography, with its flat-topped basalt hills, deep ravines, and sharp cliffs, was suited to their cultural inclinations. The earliest of the Kanheri Caves were excavated in the 1st and 2nd centuries B.C., as were those at Ajanta, which were occupied continuously by Buddhist monks from 200 BCE to 650 AD. As the Buddhist ideology encouraged involvement in trade, monasteries often became stopovers for inland traders and provided lodging houses along trade routes. As mercantile and royal endowments grew, cave interiors became more elaborate, with interior walls decorated in paintings, reliefs, and intricate carvings. Facades were added to the exteriors while the interiors became designated for specific uses, such as monasteries (viharas) and worship halls (chaityas). Over the centuries, simple caves began to resemble free-standing buildings, needing to be formally designed and requiring highly skilled artisans and craftsmen to complete. Theses artisans had not forgotten their timber roots and imitated the nuances of a wooden structure and the wood grain in working with stone.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCYBQLhEw5TUZ7g-JIGzq89pQbIVxDlWRSYNA_bnPN59gsFxR1k429GjSS9w_WZWMv6Wepxgu-kPev1KrhZB-q7zp91jMbDrkSbcPqet4Hoxctn-Goud2fWa-H52EkFL46PEcpevc37jg/s1600/it1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCYBQLhEw5TUZ7g-JIGzq89pQbIVxDlWRSYNA_bnPN59gsFxR1k429GjSS9w_WZWMv6Wepxgu-kPev1KrhZB-q7zp91jMbDrkSbcPqet4Hoxctn-Goud2fWa-H52EkFL46PEcpevc37jg/s320/it1.jpg" width="292" /></a>Badami Cave Temples - Sanctum sanctorum inside Cave No.1<br />Early examples of rock cut architecture are the Buddhist and Jain cave basadi, temples and monasteries, many with chandrashalas. The ascetic nature of these religions inclined their followers to live in natural caves and grottos in the hillsides, away from the cities, and these became enhanced and embellished over time. Although many temples, monasteries and stupas had been destroyed, by contrast cave temples are very well preserved as they are both less visible and therefore less vulnerable to vandalism as well as made of more durable material than wood and masonry. There are around 1200 cave temples still in existence, most of which are Buddhist. The residences of monks were called Viharas and the cave shrines, called Chaityas, were for congregational worship. The earliest rock-cut garbhagriha, similar to free-standing ones later, had an inner circular chamber with pillars to create a circumambulatory path (pradakshina) around the stupa and an outer rectangular hall for the congregation of the devotees.</div>
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The Ajanta Caves in Maharashtra, a World Heritage Site, are 30 rock-cut cave Buddhist temples carved into the sheer vertical side of a gorge near a waterfall-fed pool located in the hills of the Sahyadri mountains. Like all the locations of Buddhist caves, this one is located near main trade routes and spans six centuries beginning in the 2nd or 1st century B.C. A period of intense building activity at this site occurred under the Vakataka king Harisena between 460 and 478 A profuse variety of decorative sculpture, intricately carved columns and carved reliefs are found, including exquisitely carved cornices and pilaster. Skilled artisans crafted living rock to imitate timbered wood (such as lintels) in construction and grain and intricate decorative carving, although such architectural elements were ornamental and not functional in the classical sense.</div>
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Later many Hindu kings from southern India patronize many cave temples dedicated to Hindu gods and goddesses. One such prominent example of cave temple architecture are the Badami Cave Temples at Badami, the early Chalukya capital, carved out in the 6th century. There are four cave temples hewn from the sides of cliffs, three Hindu and one Jain, that contain carved architectural elements such as decorative pillars and brackets as well as finely carved sculpture and richly etched ceiling panels. Nearby are many small Buddhist cave shrines.</div>
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The Pallava architects started the carving of rock for the creation of a monolithic copies of structural temples. A feature of the rock-cut cave temple distribution until the time of the early Pallavas is that they did not move further south than Aragandanallur, with the solitary exception of Tiruchitrapalli on the south bank of the Kaveri River, the traditional southern boundary between north and south. Also, good granite exposures for rock-cut structures were generally not available south of the river.</div>
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A rock cut temple is carved from a large rock and excavated and cut to imitate a wooden or masonry temple with wall decorations and works of art. Pancha Rathas is an example of monolith Indian rock cut architecture dating from the late 7th century located at Mamallapuram, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.</div>
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Ellora cave temple 16, the Kailash Temple, is singular in that it was excavated from the top down rather than by the usual practice of carving into the scarp of a hillside. The Kailash Temple was created through a single, huge top-down excavation 100 feet deep down into the volcanic basaltic cliff rock. It was commissioned in the 8th century by King Krishna I and took more than 100 years to complete. The Kailash Temple, or cave 16 as it is known at Ellora Caves located at Maharashtra on the Deccan Plateau, is a huge monolithic temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. There are 34 caves built at this site, but the other 33 caves, Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain, were carved into the side of the plateau rock. The effect of the Kailash Temple is that of a free-standing temple surrounded by smaller cave shrines carved out of the same black rock. The Kailash Temple is carved with figures of gods and goddesses from the Hindu Puranas, along with mystical beings like the heavenly nymphs and musicians and figures of good fortune and fertility. Ellora Caves is also a World Heritage Site.</div>
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There is no time line that divides the creation of rock-cut temples and free-standing temples built with cut stone as they developed in parallel. The building of free-standing structures began in the 5th century, while rock cut temples continued to be excavated until the 12th century.</div>
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The Ram Raja Temple in Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India.</div>
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This is a sacred Hindu pilgrimage and receives devotees in large numbers regularly and is also commonly known as Orchha Temple. The annual domestic tourist number is around 650,000 and the foreign tourist number is around 25,000. The daily number of visitors to the temple range from 1500 to 3000 and on certain important Hindu festivals like the Makar Sankranti, Vasant Panchami, Shivratri, Ram Navami, Kartik Purnima and Vivaha Panchami the number of devotees who throng to Orchha range in thousands. In India this is the only temple where Lord Ram is worshiped as a king and that too in a palace. A Guard of Honour is held everyday, police personnel have been designated as Guards at the temple, much in the manner of a king The food and other amenities provided to the deity at the temple are a royal repast. Armed salutation is provided to Lord Ram every day.</div>
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In the temple Raja Ram is accompanied by Sita (on the left), brother Laxman (on the right), Maharaj Sugreev and Narsingh Bhagwan (on the right). Durga Maa is also present in the darbaar on the right side. Hanumaan ji and Jamwant ji are praying just below Sita. The speciality of this temple is that Lord Ram has a sword in his right hand and a shield in the other. Shri Ram is sitting in Padmasan, with the left leg crossed over the right thight</div>
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The story of Ram Raja Temple according to many local people goes like this: The King of Orchha Madhukar Shah Ju Dev (1554 to 1592) (मधुकर शाह जू देव) was a devotee of Banke Bhihari (Lord Krishna) of Brindavan while his wife Queen Ganesh Kunwari (गणेश कुंवरि), also called Kamla Devi, was a devotee of Lord Ram. One day the King and the Queen (गणेश कुंवरि) went to Lord Krishna’s temple but the temple had closed by that time. The queen urged the king to go back but the king wanted to stay. So both the king and queen decided to stay back. They joined a group of devotees who were singing and dancing in praise of Lord Krishna outside the temple. The king and queen also joined in the prayers and started to sing and dance. It is believed that Lord Krishna and Radha personified and danced with them and golden flowers were showered from the heavens at that moment.</div>
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After that incident the king asked the queen to accompany him to Braj-Mathura the land of Lord Krishna, but the queen wanted to go to Ayodhya. The king got annoyed and told the queen to stop praying child form of lord Ram and accompany him to Braj. But the queen was adamant, after which the king said that “You keep praying to Ram but Ram never appears in front of us, unlike Lord Krishna who danced with us along with Radha the other day. If you are so adamant to go to Ayodhya then go, but return only when you have the child form of Ram with you. Only then will I accept your true devotion.” The queen took a vow that she would go to Ayodhya and return with the child form of Ram or else she would drown herself in Ayodhya's Sarayu river. The queen left the palace and started the long journey to Ayodhya on foot to bring Lord Ram with her to Orchha. She didn’t tell the King before leaving that she had ordered her servants to start building a temple (Chaturbhuj Temple) when she brings Lord Ram with her.</div>
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On reaching Ayodhya, the Queen started praying to Lord Ram close to Laxman Fort near Sarayu river. She ate only fruits, then she gave up fruits and ate only leaves, and eventually she gave up all food. The Queen fasted and prayed for about a month but Lord Ram did not appear, so eventually in despair, she jumped into the river at midnight. Just then something magical happened and Lord Ram appeared in child form in the Queen’s lap.</div>
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Lord Ram told the queen that he was happy with her prayers and she could ask for a boon, at which the queen asked Ram to come with her in child form to Orchha. Ram agreed to go but he put forth three conditions: “I will travel only in Pukh Nakshatra. When Pukh Nakshatra will end I will stop and resume only when Pukh Nakshatra sets in again. In this manner I will travel from Ayodhya to Orchha on foot along with a group of sages. Secondly, once I reach Orchha, I will be the King of Orchha and not your husband. Thirdly, (since the child form of Ram would travel in the queen’s lap), the first place you seat me will be my final place of stay and will be famous by the name of Ramraj." The Queen agreed and started her journey to Orchha with baby Ram in her lap. Since the queen travelled only in Pukh Nakshtra it took 8 months and 27 days for the queen to reach Orchha from Ayodhya on foot (between 1574 to 1575).</div>
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King Madhukar Shah meanwhile had a dream where Lord Banke Bihari scolded him on discriminating between Lord Ram and himself. Lord Banke Bihari reminded the King that Lord Ram and he are one and the same, there is no difference. King was very apologetic when he woke up and found out that the queen was returning from Ayodhya. The King went to receiver the queen with horses, elephants, servants, food, etc. and apologized to the queen. The queen did not accept king’s apology and refused the comforts offered to her by the King. The Queen claimed that she now possessed everything one could ever ask for (Lord Ram in child form). On returning to Orchha, the queen went back to her palace with baby Ram and retired in her room for the night, only to take Lord Ram to the Chaturbhuj Temple the next day. But according to Lord Ram’s conditions he took the first place where he was seated, hence Lord Ram transformed into an idol and got transfixed in the queen's palace itself. To this day the Ram Raja Temple is in the queen's palace (Ranivaas or Rani Mahal) and not in the Chaturbhuj Temple (Orchha) which is right next to the palace. Originally, lord Ram was standing position and the queen was serving Him 3–4 hours everyday in standing position and used to get tired. Lord Rama requested to serve Him siting only but queen replied that Your Lordship is standing then how she can sit . The deity of Lord Rama sat down on hearing this from queen (source Bhaktmal by Nabhadasji Maharaj) . Additionally, as promised by the queen, Lord Ram is the King (Raja) of Orchha, hence the name Ram Raja Temple.</div>
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Sangam period (3rd century) Murugan temple unearthed at Saluvankuppam.</div>
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"The temple was discovered by a team of archaeologists from the ASI based on clues found in a rock inscription left exposed by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Initially, excavations revealed an 8th-century Pallava-era shrine. Further excavations revealed that the 8th-century shrine had been built on the brick foundation of an earlier shrine. The brick shrine has been dated to the Sangam period."</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib7OqyfDBJdOlpqt4cl43YtZPAY90L136xpP5FDvnHB0OozI9B7AIq0VkLGpL6xwZXEAliGsojgmY-mUmor3PUALB1Mrp8x2hIQPnz5x4kto0ISe2_EGwsen-Tmd82MwH4CLvhRPN8DAs/s1600/it2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib7OqyfDBJdOlpqt4cl43YtZPAY90L136xpP5FDvnHB0OozI9B7AIq0VkLGpL6xwZXEAliGsojgmY-mUmor3PUALB1Mrp8x2hIQPnz5x4kto0ISe2_EGwsen-Tmd82MwH4CLvhRPN8DAs/s320/it2.jpg" width="320" /></a>The Subrahmanya Temple at Saluvankuppam, Tamil Nadu, is a shrine dedicated to the Hindu deity Murugan. Archaeologists believe that the shrine, unearthed in 2005, consists of two layers: a brick temple constructed during the Sangam period (the 3rd century BC to the 3rd century AD) and a granite Pallava temple dating from the 8th century AD and constructed on top of the brick shrine. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) team which conducted the excavation believes that brick temple could be the oldest of its kind to be discovered in Tamil Nadu. However, noted Indian archaeologist R. Nagaswamy is critical of this claim owing to lack of references to the shrine in the popular literature of the period.</div>
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Sangam period Murugan temple unearthed at Saluvankuppam<br />"The temple was discovered by a team of archaeologists from the ASI based on clues found in a rock inscription left exposed by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Initially, excavations revealed an 8th-century Pallava-era shrine. Further excavations revealed that the 8th-century shrine had been built on the brick foundation of an earlier shrine. The brick shrine has been dated to the Sangam period."</div>
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The Subrahmanya Temple at Saluvankuppam, Tamil Nadu, is a shrine dedicated to the Hindu deity Murugan. Archaeologists believe that the shrine, unearthed in 2005, consists of two layers: a brick temple constructed during the Sangam period (the 3rd century BC to the 3rd century AD) and a granite Pallava temple dating from the 8th century AD and constructed on top of the brick shrine. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) team which conducted the excavation believes that brick temple could be the oldest of its kind to be discovered in Tamil Nadu. However, noted Indian archaeologist R. Nagaswamy is critical of this claim owing to lack of references to the shrine in the popular literature of the period.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtKDrOx3LyFzmEexs8Hi_qhmDZwmIqmgFWgayf0hfgWJMnpfb5ZqBlM0JG5fZNLnvwC-mYy82YFtGhJkrUQuSTMz8JUfk2aChQ5CqTr53zWJXuCoK-FBJw-L6fNBkUsJcOQDabjXsxKKY/s1600/it3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtKDrOx3LyFzmEexs8Hi_qhmDZwmIqmgFWgayf0hfgWJMnpfb5ZqBlM0JG5fZNLnvwC-mYy82YFtGhJkrUQuSTMz8JUfk2aChQ5CqTr53zWJXuCoK-FBJw-L6fNBkUsJcOQDabjXsxKKY/s320/it3.jpg" width="320" /></a>The temple was discovered by a team of archaeologists from the ASI based on clues found in a rock inscription left exposed by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Initially, excavations revealed an 8th-century Pallava-era shrine. Further excavations revealed that the 8th-century shrine had been built on the brick foundation of an earlier shrine. The brick shrine has been dated to the Sangam period.<br />The temple faces north, unlike most Hindu temples. Artifacts from two phases, the Sangam phase as well as the Pallava phase, have been found. The temple is Tamil Nadu's oldest shrine to Murugan. It is also believed to be one of only two pre-Pallava temples to be discovered in the state, the other being the Veetrirundha Perumal Temple at Veppathur.<br />Discovery<br />After the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami had subsided, archaeologists discovered rock inscriptions which had been exposed by the tsunami waves close to the hamlet of Saluvankuppam, near the UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site of Mahabalipuram. The inscriptions by the Rashtrakuta king Krishna III and the Chola kings Parantaka I and Kulothunga Chola I spoke of a Subrahmanya Temple at Thiruvizhchil (the present day Saluvankuppam). S. Rajavelu, epigraphist with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), identified a nearby mound as the site of the temple. In 2005, archaeologists unearthed an 8th-century Pallava temple under the mound. G. Thirumoorthy, ASI Assistant Archaeologist, believed that the shrine could be the oldest Subrahmanya temple to be excavated in Tamil Nadu. There were speculations on whether the temple could be one of the "Seven Pagodas".</div>
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Sangam period Murugan temple unearthed at Saluvankuppam<br />"The temple was discovered by a team of archaeologists from the ASI based on clues found in a rock inscription left exposed by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Initially, excavations revealed an 8th-century Pallava-era shrine. Further excavations revealed that the 8th-century shrine had been built on the brick foundation of an earlier shrine. The brick shrine has been dated to the Sangam period."</div>
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The Subrahmanya Temple at Saluvankuppam, Tamil Nadu, is a shrine dedicated to the Hindu deity Murugan. Archaeologists believe that the shrine, unearthed in 2005, consists of two layers: a brick temple constructed during the Sangam period (the 3rd century BC to the 3rd century AD) and a granite Pallava temple dating from the 8th century AD and constructed on top of the brick shrine. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) team which conducted the excavation believes that brick temple could be the oldest of its kind to be discovered in Tamil Nadu. However, noted Indian archaeologist R. Nagaswamy is critical of this claim owing to lack of references to the shrine in the popular literature of the period.</div>
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The temple was discovered by a team of archaeologists from the ASI based on clues found in a rock inscription left exposed by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Initially, excavations revealed an 8th-century Pallava-era shrine. Further excavations revealed that the 8th-century shrine had been built on the brick foundation of an earlier shrine. The brick shrine has been dated to the Sangam period.<br />The temple faces north, unlike most Hindu temples. Artifacts from two phases, the Sangam phase as well as the Pallava phase, have been found. The temple is Tamil Nadu's oldest shrine to Murugan. It is also believed to be one of only two pre-Pallava temples to be discovered in the state, the other being the Veetrirundha Perumal .<br />After the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami had subsided, archaeologists discovered rock inscriptions which had been exposed by the tsunami waves close to the hamlet of Saluvankuppam, near the UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site of Mahabalipuram. The inscriptions by the Rashtrakuta king Krishna III and the Chola kings Parantaka I and Kulothunga Chola I spoke of a Subrahmanya Temple at Thiruvizhchil (the present day Saluvankuppam). S. Rajavelu, epigraphist with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), identified a nearby mound as the site of the temple. In 2005, archaeologists unearthed an 8th-century Pallava temple under the mound. G. Thirumoorthy, ASI Assistant Archaeologist, believed that the shrine could be the oldest Subrahmanya temple to be excavated in Tamil Nadu. There were speculations on whether the temple could be one of the "Seven Pagodas".</div>
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However, further excavations revealed that the 8th-century temple was constructed over the remains of an older brick temple. According to Thirumoorthy, the garbhagriha or sanctum Sanctorum of the brick temple was filled with sand and covered with granite slabs upon which the newer temple was constructed. Sathyamurthy, Superintendent, ASI Chennai Circle, said that the brick temple could be dated to the Sangam period as the shrine faced north unlike modern temples which face either east or west. This proved conclusively that the temple was constructed before the 6th or 7th century AD when the shilpa shastras, the canonical texts of temple architecture, were written. It has been estimated that the age of the brick shrine range from 1700 to 2200 years.<br />Archaeologists believe that the brick shrine was destroyed either by a cyclone or a tsunami which took place 2,200 years ago. The Pallavas built a granite temple on the brick foundation in the 8th century AD, which also was likely to have been destroyed by a tsunami. Archaeologists believe that the second tsunami must have occurred in the 13th century AD as the latest inscriptions which speak of the shrine have been dated to 1215.<br />The remains of a brick temple, dating back to the late Tamil Sangam period [circa 1st century B.C. to 2nd century A.D.], have been discovered on the seafront near the Tiger Cave at Saluvankuppam, a few km ahead of the world-famous Mamallapuram monuments.</div>
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"The brick temple is the most ancient temple discovered so far in Tamil Nadu. There is no doubt that it is about 2,000 years old," said T. Sathyamurthy, Superintending Archaeologist, ASI, Chennai Circle. Twenty-seven courses of bricks with a square garbha griha (sanctum sanctorum) that made the Sangam age temple form the center piece of the discovery. The temple is dedicated to Muruga, the presiding deity of "Kurinji" [hill] tracts. The sanctum measures 2 metres by 2.2 metres. The bricks measure 40 cm x 20 cm x 7 cm. They are still sturdy.<br />The big-sized bricks are typical of the period and are similar to those found at Kaveripoompattinam near Thanjavur; Uraiyur in Tiruchi district — Uraiyur was the capital of the Cholas of the Sangam age; Mangudi near Tirunelveli; and Arikkamedu near Pondicherry.<br />Dr. Sathyamurthy was sure the brick temple was built before the canonical period because it faced north. "Agama" texts, which came into existence in the sixth or seventh century A.D., and "shilpa shastras”, had prescribed rules for construction of temples including the directions they should face. Normally, temples faced east or west. But this one did not follow "agama" texts and hence looked north. Tsunami or tidal waves that occurred twice had pulled down the entire temple complex. There is telltale evidence of wave action from the excavation. Deposits of shells and debris of the temple have been found on the eastern side of the complex, towards the shoreline. "What is interesting is not the discovery of the brick temple but that we can record stratigraphically the remains of palaeo-tsunami deposits. The impact of the tidal wave is seen on the eastern side of the temple, close to the sea. Such a feature is absent on the western side," Dr. Sathyamurthy said.</div>
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Sangam period Murugan temple unearthed at Saluvankuppam<br />"The temple was discovered by a team of archaeologists from the ASI based on clues found in a rock inscription left exposed by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Initially, excavations revealed an 8th-century Pallava-era shrine. Further excavations revealed that the 8th-century shrine had been built on the brick foundation of an earlier shrine. The brick shrine has been dated to the Sangam period."</div>
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The Subrahmanya Temple at Saluvankuppam, Tamil Nadu, is a shrine dedicated to the Hindu deity Murugan. Archaeologists believe that the shrine, unearthed in 2005, consists of two layers: a brick temple constructed during the Sangam period (the 3rd century BC to the 3rd century AD) and a granite Pallava temple dating from the 8th century AD and constructed on top of the brick shrine. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) team which conducted the excavation believes that brick temple could be the oldest of its kind to be discovered in Tamil Nadu. However, noted Indian archaeologist R. Nagaswamy is critical of this claim owing to lack of references to the shrine in the popular literature of the period.</div>
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The temple was discovered by a team of archaeologists from the ASI based on clues found in a rock inscription left exposed by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Initially, excavations revealed an 8th-century Pallava-era shrine. Further excavations revealed that the 8th-century shrine had been built on the brick foundation of an earlier shrine. The brick shrine has been dated to the Sangam period.<br />The temple faces north, unlike most Hindu temples. Artifacts from two phases, the Sangam phase as well as the Pallava phase, have been found. The temple is Tamil Nadu's oldest shrine to Murugan. It is also believed to be one of only two pre-Pallava temples to be discovered in the state, the other being the Veetrirundha Perumal Temple at Veppathur.</div>
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After the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami had subsided, archaeologists discovered rock inscriptions which had been exposed by the tsunami waves close to the hamlet of Saluvankuppam, near the UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site of Mahabalipuram. The inscriptions by the Rashtrakuta king Krishna III and the Chola kings Parantaka I and Kulothunga Chola I spoke of a Subrahmanya Temple at Thiruvizhchil (the present day Saluvankuppam). S. Rajavelu, epigraphist with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), identified a nearby mound as the site of the temple. In 2005, archaeologists unearthed an 8th-century Pallava temple under the mound. G. Thirumoorthy, ASI Assistant Archaeologist, believed that the shrine could be the oldest Subrahmanya temple to be excavated in Tamil Nadu. There were speculations on whether the temple could be one of the "Seven Pagodas".</div>
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However, further excavations revealed that the 8th-century temple was constructed over the remains of an older brick temple. According to Thirumoorthy, the garbhagriha or sanctum Sanctorum of the brick temple was filled with sand and covered with granite slabs upon which the newer temple was constructed. Sathyamurthy, Superintendent, ASI Chennai Circle, said that the brick temple could be dated to the Sangam period as the shrine faced north unlike modern temples which face either east or west. This proved conclusively that the temple was constructed before the 6th or 7th century AD when the shilpa shastras, the canonical texts of temple architecture, were written. It has been estimated that the age of the brick shrine range from 1700 to 2200 years.<br />Archaeologists believe that the brick shrine was destroyed either by a cyclone or a tsunami which took place 2,200 years ago. The Pallavas built a granite temple on the brick foundation in the 8th century AD, which also was likely to have been destroyed by a tsunami. Archaeologists believe that the second tsunami must have occurred in the 13th century AD as the latest inscriptions which speak of the shrine have been dated to 1215.<br />The remains of a brick temple, dating back to the late Tamil Sangam period [circa 1st century B.C. to 2nd century A.D.], have been discovered on the seafront near the Tiger Cave at Saluvankuppam, a few km ahead of the world-famous Mamallapuram monuments.</div>
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"The brick temple is the most ancient temple discovered so far in Tamil Nadu. There is no doubt that it is about 2,000 years old," said T. Sathyamurthy, Superintending Archaeologist, ASI, Chennai Circle. Twenty-seven courses of bricks with a square garbha griha (sanctum sanctorum) that made the Sangam age temple form the center piece of the discovery. The temple is dedicated to Muruga, the presiding deity of "Kurinji" [hill] tracts. The sanctum measures 2 metres by 2.2 metres. The bricks measure 40 cm x 20 cm x 7 cm. They are still sturdy.<br />The big-sized bricks are typical of the period and are similar to those found at Kaveripoompattinam near Thanjavur; Uraiyur in Tiruchi district — Uraiyur was the capital of the Cholas of the Sangam age; Mangudi near Tirunelveli; and Arikkamedu near Pondicherry.</div>
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Dr. Sathyamurthy was sure the brick temple was built before the canonical period because it faced north. "Agama" texts, which came into existence in the sixth or seventh century A.D., and "shilpa shastras”, had prescribed rules for construction of temples including the directions they should face. Normally, temples faced east or west. But this one did not follow "agama" texts and hence looked north. Tsunami or tidal waves that occurred twice had pulled down the entire temple complex. There is telltale evidence of wave action from the excavation. Deposits of shells and debris of the temple have been found on the eastern side of the complex, towards the shoreline. "What is interesting is not the discovery of the brick temple but that we can record stratigraphically the remains of palaeo-tsunami deposits. The impact of the tidal wave is seen on the eastern side of the temple, close to the sea. Such a feature is absent on the western side," Dr. Sathyamurthy said.</div>
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G. Thirumoorthy, Assistant Archaeologist, ASI, said the temple belonged to two periods: the late Sangam age and the Pallava period. After the brick temple collapsed, the Pallava kings of the 8th and 9th century A.D., built another temple over it, using granite slabs. This temple too collapsed.<br />Artifacts found at the site include broken stucco figurines, obviously under worship; a painted hand portion with a bangle of a stucco figurine, simple-looking terracotta lamps, beads, roofing tiles made of terracotta, spinning whorls, a broken animal terracotta figurine and hop-scotches. A "prakara" (compound) wall of the same period has been excavated.</div>
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From the evidences like temple orientation, brick size and artifacts collected from this site, the ASI team concluded that this structure immediately antedates the Pallavas. They are also of the opinion that this one is the earliest brick temple in Tamil Nadu identified as of now. Further to this they also infer that no other temple of such nature is reported from south India.<br />Presence two evidences granite spear and the plaque depicting women dancing 'Kuravai Koothu' allow the ASI experts to conclude this one as Lord Subrahmanya temple.<br />The Reach foundation, Chennai conducted carbon - 14 dating on the paleo-tsunami evidences (sea shells and other debris) proved that they got deposited in different periods between 405 A.D. and 564 A.D. and between 1019 A.D. and 1161 A.D.</div>
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According to T.Sathyamurthy, Superintendent, ASI Chennai Circle, (now Reach foundation trustee) conclude that the shrine belongs to Sangam period since it faces northwards. The modern temples built according to Shilpa Shastras (written between 6th or 7th century A.D.) are facing either east or west. This fact encouraged him to conclude that the temple was constructed before the 6th or 7th century A.D. He also estimated the age of the brick shrine ranging between 1700 and 2200 years.<br />However, noted Indian archaeologist R. Nagaswamy is critical of this claim due to lack of references to the shrine in the popular literature of the period.<br />Historical background<br />Although the city of Mahabalipuram was constructed by the Pallava king Narasimhavarman I in the 7th century AD, there is evidence that a small port might have functioned at the site even earlier. Megalithic burial urns dating to the very dawn of the Christian era have been discovered near Mahabalipuram. The Sangam age poem Perumpānattuppadai describes a port called Nirppeyyaru which some scholars identify with the present-day Mahabalipuram. Sadras near Mahabalipuram has been identified as the site of the port of Sopatma mentioned in the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea.</div>
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Number of rock inscriptions is found near the shrine. The specific three granite pillars, which lead for the discovery of the shrine, bears inscriptions of grants offered to this shrine (Ref. 1-3). Later five more inscriptions discovered (Ref. 4-8). Now three more inscriptions identified Ref. (9-11).</div>
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Ø Kirarpiriyan of Mamallapuram made grants of ten 'kazhanjus' (small sized gold balls) First pillar inscription<br />Ø Vasanthanar, a Brahmin woman offered a grant of 16 kazhanjus Second pillar inscription which can be dated back to 813 A.D.<br />Ø Raja Raja Chola I (985–1014 A.D.) Third pillar inscription is about the grant<br />Ø Pallava king Dantivarman (795 to 846 A.D.) Fourth pillar inscriptions which can be dated back to 813 A.D.<br />Ø Pallava kings Nandivarman III (846 to 869 A.D.) Fifth pillar inscriptions which can be dated back to 858 A.D.<br />Ø Pallava kings Kambavarman (9th century A.D) sixth pillar inscriptions<br />7. Krishna III (939-68 A.D) Rashtrakuta king Seventh pillar inscriptions which can be dated back to 976 AD,<br />Ø Pallava king Kambavarman (9th century A.D) Eighth pillar inscriptions<br />Ø Krishna III (939-68 A.D) Rashtrakuta king Ninth pillar which can be dated back to 971 A.D. in his 21st regnal year<br />Ø Rajendra III Chola (1216–1256 A.D) Tenth pillar inscriptions<br />Ø Kulothunga Chola III (1178–1218 A.D.) which can be dated back to 1215 A.D.<br />All the inscriptions in ancient Tamil script record about the donations of land and gold for the maintenance of the Subrahmanya temple at Thiruvizhchil and it continuously received grants. All these inscriptions mention the village as Thiruvizhchil.</div>
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While the thin, tabular bricks at the top were laid by the Pallavas, the larger bricks underneath date from the Sangam period<br />The temple is dedicated to the Hindu deity Murugan and faces north. The garbhagriha or sanctum sanctorum is 2 metres long and 2.2 metres wide and is made of 27 courses of bricks. The bricks used are similar to the ones used in other Sangam age sites such as Puhar, Uraiyur, Mangudi and Arikkamedu.<br />A stone Vel is positioned at the entrance of the shrine. During the excavations, a terracotta plaque depicting a Kuravai Koothu, a dance which is mentioned in the 1st century AD Tamil epic Silappadikaram, was discovered. Sathyamurthy feels that there may not have been any idol in the square garbhagriha as it is too small to house one. The temple is surrounded by a prakara or a compound wall dating from the Sangam period. According to Thirumoorthy, the shrine is "the biggest brick temple complex dating to the pre-Pallava period".<br />The temple is built on a cushion of alluvium on which a layer of man-made bricks were laid. On top of this were another four layers of man-made bricks separated by four layers of laterite. There were two types of bricks used: large-sized laterite bricks of the Sangam period and thin, tabular bricks of a later age. The bricks were plastered together with lime.</div>
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A terracotta Nandi (the bull of the god Shiva – father of Murugan), head of a woman, terracotta lamps, potsherds and a shivalinga (aniconic symbol of Shiva) made of green stone are some of the important artifacts found at the site. The Nandi is the first one made of terracotta to be found. While most of the items unearthed belong to the Sangam period, artifacts of a later period including a Chola copper coin have also been found.</div>
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Pradeep Singh http://www.blogger.com/profile/09792755250562479741noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144170681255898523.post-57403037597574138062016-10-28T20:52:00.002-07:002016-10-28T20:52:29.613-07:00Gondeshwar Temple A.blackstone temple of the Hemantpadi style of architecture<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Ancient temples are treasure troves of history. These shrines were not merely religious sanctums but were pivotal centres for sharing knowledge and research on regional history, sociology, good governance and tradition.</div>
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Weathered by the wind and sun for centuries, one such splendid black-stone temple is Sri Gondeshwar at the north east of Sinnar town. The place is 26 kms Nashik and 190 kms from Mumbai. According to Cunningham's report, the earliest historical mention of Sinnar appears to be in a copperplate grant of 1069 A. D.</div>
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The temple is in the Hemadpanthi style of architecture, which was popularized by Hemadri Pandit, also known as Hemadpant, a minister during the Yadav Dynasty. The most striking feature of the construction was the use of locally available black stone and lime, glorifying the local craftsmanship.The degree of skill that went into making the carved panels and the entire design of the temple is awesome.</div>
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Lying around the crumbling remains of the temple walls and the entrance gate, this stone wonder is still the largest, most complete and the best-preserved example of the mediaeval temples of the Deccan of the Indo-Aryan style. It is a Shaiva Panchayatan, or a group of five temples within a large enclosure. The central shrine is dedicated to Lord Shiva and the remaining four around it are temples to Sri Parvati, Sri Ganapati, Surya Bhagwan and Lord Vishnu. The temple is truly unique in design, perfect in proportion and the stone carvings are exquisitely beautiful.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMhAMpN6-wDKswkTljoovPevm7XBCuFpyXti_d8hLI6Af796ZHJh-UAMZMyKp1Wp1M0tBDWiJuQ9cxSrh5U8khrgEsy-W-uvSTDbQilcqoFRlgZAn-N8zsgJ1gBdpmPqqUSUNrefq4BhE/s1600/it2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMhAMpN6-wDKswkTljoovPevm7XBCuFpyXti_d8hLI6Af796ZHJh-UAMZMyKp1Wp1M0tBDWiJuQ9cxSrh5U8khrgEsy-W-uvSTDbQilcqoFRlgZAn-N8zsgJ1gBdpmPqqUSUNrefq4BhE/s400/it2.jpg" width="267" /></a>At its peak, the Seuna or Yadava dynasty (850 - 1334) ruled a kingdom stretching from the Tungabhadra to the Narmada Rivers, including present-day Maharashtra, north Karnataka and parts of Madhya Pradesh. The capital was at Devagiri, now known as Daulatabad in Maharashtra. The reign of the Yadava dynasty declined after the conquest of the Daulatabad Fort by Alauddin Khilji in 1294. Further conquest by Malik Kafur, Alauddin's general, in 1312 resulted in the killing of the members of the Yadava clan ending this illustrious dynasty. The contribution of Sevunas to architecture and art are significant. They opted for continuation of Dakhan.</div>
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Some sources claim that Raj Govinda of Yadava dynasty built this great temple. Yet another tradition assigns the building to Govindaraja, another Yadava king who ruled about the beginning of the twelfth century A. D.</div>
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The central shrine consists of a congregation hall or Sabhamandap and the inner sanctum Gabhara Griha, crowned by a tower-like Shikara enshrines the Shiva lingam. It is beautifully proportioned and bounded by three imposing pillared porches. Inside, the temple is profusely decorated. These black stone pillars are such that they appear to have been turned on a lathe. Similarly ceiling carvings are carved out of single stones.</div>
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The temple in the Deccan style is different from north Indian temples. Here, the shikhara does not have turrets grouped around the lower part of the structure. Instead the shikhara has a distinct vertical band rising upwards along each of its angles and taking the form of a spine or quoin. The space in between is filled with smaller reproductions of the shikhara. The pillared hall carved with tortoise, the Kurma Avatar of Lord Vishnu, on the ground, is small, elegant and unique in this part of the country.</div>
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Restoration work by Archaeological Survey of India has brought back the past glory of this architectural wonder and it acts as an eloquent reminder of our heritage.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">History of Mahasthangarh :-</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Mahasthangarh (Bengali: মহাস্থানগড় Môhasthangôṛ) is one of the earliest urban archaeological sites so far discovered in Bangladesh. The village Mahasthan in Shibganj thana of Bogra District contains the remains of an ancient city which was called Pundranagara or Paundravardhanapura in the territory of Pundravardhana. A limestone slab bearing six lines in Prakrit in Brahmi script, discovered in 1931, dates Mahasthangarh to at least the 3rd century </span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">BC. The fortified area was in use till the 18th century AD. Together with the ancient and medieval ruins, the mazhar (holy tomb) of Shah Sultan Balkhi Mahisawar built at the site of a Hindu temple is located at Mahasthangarh. He was a dervish (holy person devoted to Islam) of royal lineage who came to the Mahasthangarh area, with the objective of spreading Islam among non-Muslims. He converted the people of the area to Islam and settled there.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The Leaning Temple of Huma in India is the only leaning temple in the world. It is located in Huma, a village situated on the bank of the Mahanadi, 23 km south of Sambalpur in the Indian state of Orissa</span><br />
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