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Art of India: A Mirror of India’s Incredible Culture

An extensive and colourful history of artistic traditional Indian Art

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Pichwai art by Arun Kumar Sharma

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#bhagirathi #legendry #king #ikshvaku #dynasty #river #ganga #hindu #earth #heaven #haridwar #lord #shiva #mahakal_bhakt #imajrwt (at Haridwar) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcE76DmKczA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Mahaveer Janma Kalyanak, Is One Of The Most Important Religious Festivals For Jains. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It Celebrates The Birth Of Vardhamana, Who Was Born Into Ikshvaku Dynasty As The Son Of King Siddhartha Of Kundagrama And Queen Trishala And Later He Known As Lord Mahaveer The Twenty-fourth And Last Tirthankara. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By 30 Years Of Age, He Finally Abandoned His Home And He Gave Away His Possessions, Put On A Single Piece Of Cloth And Uttered “Namo Siddhanam” (I Bow Down To The Liberated Souls) And Left All His Worldly Attachments Behind. He Was An Ascetic Who Spent More Than 10 Years Seeking Spiritual Truth. From That Point And Until His Death, Mahavira Preached On Non-violence And Righteousness. He Spoke Of Karma, And Of The Cycles Of Life And Death. Historically, Mahavira Laid The Foundation For The Religion That Is Now Jainism. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Non Violence is the first religion and truth of humanity." May Lord Mahavir bless you abundantly and fill your life with the virtue of truth, non-violence and compassion. Happy Mahavira Jayanti ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #jain #mahavirjayanti #jainism #ikshvaku #mahavirjain #janmakalyanak #tirthankar #महावीर_जयंती #MahavirJayanti #mahavirjayanti2019 #HappyMahaveerJayanti #mahavir #mahaveer #vardhaman #mythologicalfact https://www.instagram.com/p/BwWZ6Hlg8Kb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1rgzqp1e4qxdx

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River Ganga 25 Million Years Old

River Ganga 25 Million Years Old

Ganga,aka Ganges,is one of the largest Rivers of India and is considered as holiest of the Holies in Hinduism. As many as eleven major  Hindu pilgrimage centers are on the banks of the River Ganga. There are seven holy rivers mentioned in ancient Hindu texts. Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Sarasvathi, Narmada, Sindhu, and Kaveri. Ancient Vedic culture flourished here along with the other Vedic cultures…

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Become Invicible Pond Thiruvellarai Oldest Vishnu Temple

There are a few places in India which are reported to be quiet ancient, some of them to Billion years! And these have been dated scientifically. For example Thiruvannamalai 3.94 billion years, Thirupati 2100 million years. Please read my posts on these places and more places similar to them. And now there is an addition to this list. The Temple for Vishnu at Srirangam ,is reported to be built by…

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Drum Slab Showing the Buddha Standing in the Gateway of a Stupa

Period: Ikshvaku period (3rd–4th century)

Date: second half of the 3rd century

Culture:  India (Andhra Pradesh, Nagarjunakonda)                                 Medium: Limestone

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Read Straight Rama Story Reverse Palindrome Ramakrishna Vilomakavyam

Sanskrit is langauge, when handles by experts can do anything including conveying two stories separated by thousands of years, with totally different content. An example of this adaptability of Sanskrit can be seen in Magha’s Sisupala Vadha, where the verses form a Wheel! The Link to this Post is given at the close of this Post. There are Sanskrit slokas which convey both the Stories of Rama and…

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