An 800-year-old inscription detailing a donation during the Hoysala Regime has been discovered in Arattipura, India. This find is thought to be a very important discovery for researchers interested in Jainism, as it may provide evidence for an older Jain site than the sacred location of Sharavanabelagola. The Bangalore Mirror reports that the recently uncovered… Continue reading 800-Year-Old Jain Inscription Uncovered in India
The twelve Yantras of astronomer Lalla
Lalla was an eighth-century Indian astronomer, astrologer, and mathematician who lived in central India, possibly in the Lata region in modern south Gujarat. Despite the significance of Lalla’s work, very little is known about his life. Lalla did not record any dates relating to his life or work in his surviving treatises. He is generally placed in the middle of… Continue reading The twelve Yantras of astronomer Lalla
Jaya – The original name of Mahabharata
The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, the other being the Ramayana. Not surprisingly, Mahabharata has not merited as much translation as the Ramayana. Most storytellers focus only on a few episodes, those that bring joy, like Bhima killing Bakasura, Drona teaching Arjuna, or Krishna rescuing Draupadi. Modern sanitized… Continue reading Jaya – The original name of Mahabharata
Ghatika Yantra – The Ancient Indian Water Clock
In Ancient India religious practices and beliefs often lead to particular discoveries or inventions. In all the religions that took their birth in India, use to follow some particular times of the day to perform their religious rituals at particular times of the day. But they had no reliable way of telling the time. A simple… Continue reading Ghatika Yantra – The Ancient Indian Water Clock
Mysteries of Asia: Lost Temples of India
The Mysteries of Asia three-part video series was originally produced for The Learning Channel. During this segment, historians and others examine temples built in India more than 1,000 years ago. They remain quite intriguing, though today’s tourists rarely visit them. Records reveal that trained elephants had to drag millions of stone blocks to help erect these… Continue reading Mysteries of Asia: Lost Temples of India
The Rock-Cut Cave Temples Of Badami
The Badami is noted for its beautiful carved cave temples, artificial lake, Museme & rock-cut into the cliff face of a red sandstone hill, of the 6th & 7th Centuries.
Bateshwar – An Archaeological Site Consisting Of 200 Ancient Temples
Bateshwar is not home to only a solitary temple but the temples here form a giant jigsaw puzzle with its pieces scattered over 10 acres of a hill slope.
Failed Indian invasion by Alexander of Macedon
In 326 BCE a formidable European army invaded India. Led by Alexander of Macedon it comprised battle hardened Macedonian soldiers, Greek cavalry, Balkan fighters and Persians allies. The total number of fighting men numbered more than 41,000. Their most memorable clash was at the Battle of Hydaspes (Jhelum River) against the army of Porus, the… Continue reading Failed Indian invasion by Alexander of Macedon
Ancient Indian units of length measurement
An exact value of the unit of length measurement, used in Indus Valley Civilization, has been determined from the precise scale discovered by Ernest Mackay in the 1930-31 season excavation at Mohenjo-daro, and further correlated with the present day units of measurement. The Precise Scale In his 1930-31 season at Mohenjo-daro, Ernest Mackay discovered a… Continue reading Ancient Indian units of length measurement
Vedic civilisation older than Indus Valley civilisation
The debate on the origins of the Rigveda and Aryans in India is not new. It is not so much a scholarly dispute as much as it is an unending controversy. Recently the University of Delhi’s Sanskrit department has claimed ‘astronomical calculations’ show that the Vedas are much older than what most scholars think and the… Continue reading Vedic civilisation older than Indus Valley civilisation
