#Pallava

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That the Tamil influence in the south east Asia goes well before the Chola era, is established by various historical artefacts. One among them is this sculpture of Siva, found

TheSohamPuranik

Mysterious Temples Of MahabalipuramMahabalipuram is an ancient city located in the Kancheepuram district of South Indian state Tamil Nadu. Mahabalipuram was once part of the Pallava Dynasty, a Tamil dynasty

TheSohamPuranik

Mysterious Temples Of MahabalipuramMahabalipuram is an ancient city located in the Kancheepuram district of South Indian state Tamil Nadu. Mahabalipuram was once part of the Pallava Dynasty, a Tamil dynasty

shrikanth_krish

The depiction of Mahādeva as Naṭarāja has to be one of the pinnacles of Indian artNaṭarāja is perhaps best remembered from the Chola bronzes of 10th and 11th cen -

shrikanth_krish

Today this era is largely remembered for Raja-Raja CholaBut we forget Sembiyan Mahadevi - Raja Raja's grandmotherIn some ways the Ahalyabai Holkar of her day - a legendary queen whose

William Dalrymple

India & the Ancient Ocean Trade World My next book, The Golden Road, will be focusing on the diffusion of Indic culture in the early centuries AD, and this short

GM all I Pray Parameshwar to bless our soldiers gaurding border & nationalist fighting internal enemies with success and strength. I pray for @narendramodi ji @AmitShah ji @nsitharaman ji @myogiadityanath

Empires of India: Part 2This chapter will continue the brief descriptions of Indian Empires till 7th Century AD. 8. The Satvahanas ( 2nd Century BCE to early Third Century AD

Isaac-lathotep 🐙 (He/Him, on DMsGuild)

This thread is going to be about Kara-Tur - The Island Kingdoms: Bawa. From this moment to its release, I will be tweeting things related to the project. I am

धर्मसुता

#Thread on Pandya Dynasty of Madurai:Tamil Sangam Literature contains account of Pandya kings and achievements but systematic history is not available.According to available information The Pandyan territories comprised of Tirunelvi,

Clio's Chronicles

CliosChronicles

Hospitals in Ancient India.The state in India always realised its responsibility to its citizens andfunctioned as a welfare state.In India, hospitals have existed from ancient times. The state had arranged

Goddess Durga slaying MahishasuraFrom 11th Century, Pala period. Lifting up the tail of Indra’s en-emy (i.e. the buffalo demon),putting her foot on his head withforce, and taking her trident,she pierced

#History thread - The Rajagopala temple at Manimangalam (near Tambaram) has detailed inscriptions from the 11th cent. CE, on the conflict between western #Chalukyas & #Cholas.The conflict starts escalating from

Art of warfareBheem had the power of 10,000 elephants. When Suprateek, the elephant of Bhagdatt tried to strangle him, Bheem even fought Suprateek and gave him tough battle. Lord Hanuman

Architectural Wonders

8c #ShoreTemple, built on the shore of #BayofBengal, #Mahabalipuram, #TN.The temple was built by Narasimhavarman II of #Pallava dynasty. This temple is the earliest structural stone temple in South built

Accidental Writer

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Here is a brief thread on the very underrated and much ignored Chola dynasty (by Delhi of course!) Read if you want some myths around Indian naval power (in history)