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Mamallapuram, also called Mahabalipuram, (Mamalla meaning "great warrior") is a famous town in India that's well-known for its monuments and temple created by the Pallava dynasty during the 7th and 8th century. The five Rathas and the Shore Temple I will be writing about in this essay covers the history and materials that were used to build them. They are also labeled as rock-cut temples that were hallowed out of mountains carved out of hard stone and are more connected to sculptures rather than

South Indian Temples – Amalgamation of Culture Heritage and Architectural Craftsmanship A temple fuses all components of Hindu universe - displaying the great, the wickedness and the human, and also the components of Hindu feeling of cyclic time and the substance of life - typically introducing dharma, Kama, artha, moksa and karma. Hindu sanctuaries come in numerous styles, different areas, convey distinctive development routines and are dedicated to diverse gods yet, practically all Hindu sanctuaries

A thorough and often-assigned work, Klostermaier 2007, understands four different elements of Hinduism: indigenous, Indus Valley, North Indian “Aryan,” and South Indian “Dravidian” perspectives. Klostermaier 2007 also focuses on the change, development, and conflict within Hinduism, arguing that, in addition to sectarian debates, the colonial and postcolonial worlds gave rise to various attempts to extract certain “essences” out of Hindu ideas and discard the rest as either “corrupt” or not “original

Through 300 C.E. to 600 C.E has been called various terms such as the classical age, golden age, and more recently called southernization. Southernization began after cultural and scientific advancements after peace and prosperity in India. The Gupta Empire covered northern India had many advancements and inventions in science, philosophy, and industry. When the empire was first founded by Srigupta it was small but had friendly relations with neighbors which strengthened it. Chandragupta I and his

The cultural event I chose was the cultural importance of elephants to the east. Recently Busch Gardens have had an Asian elephant assimilated in. Elephants through history in the east held much importance when it came to warfare, nobility, culture, and way of life. The Elephant was a symbol of power and authority for many powerful empires such as the Mughal Empire or Vijayanagar Empire. Elephants hold very important roles throughout history in Asia and India. Asian elephants have been integral

NSBM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT UCD CHANG MANAGEMENT OF SISILA GRANI TILES (PVT) LTD I declare that all materials included in this essay/report/project/dissertation is the end result of my own work and that due acknowledgement have been given in the bibliography and references to ALL sources be they printed, electronic or personal. Signed: Student name, Student number Date: CONTENT 1. INTRODUTION TO THE ORGANIZATION A. Head Office : Sisils Grani Tile

India's so-called Dark Age, from 185 BCE to CE 300, was not dark regarding trade. Trade continued, with more being sold to the Roman Empire than was being imported. In India, Roman coins were piling up. The Kushan invaders were absorbed by India, Kushan kings adopting the manners and language of the Indians and intermarrying with Indian royal families. The southern kingdom of Andhra conquered Magadha in 27 BCE, ending the Sunga dynasty in Magadha, and Andhra extended its power in the Ganges Valley

Hindi Nationalism This piece on Hindu nationalism, written by Alok Rai, deals with the coming of modern Hindi in the late 90s and the early 20s. Alok Rai who is also known as a critical thinker, theorist and also the grandson of Premchand makes his readers aware of the process of modernization in the case of language. In this essay we get to witness a connection between Hindi (old Hindi) and “Hindi” (new Hindi). Making of Hindi as a modern language connects to the programme of the imagining the

IIndian nationalism Indian nationalism refers to the many underlying forces that molded the Indian independence movement, and strongly continue to influence the politics of India, as well as being the heart of many contrasting ideologies that have caused ethnic and religious conflict in Indian society. Indian nationalism often imbibes the consciousness of Indians that prior to 1947, India embodied the broader Indian subcontinent and influenced a part of Asia, known as Greater India. National

SYMBOLISM OF TREE, LOTUS, SERPENT & WATER BODIES IN EARLY INDIAN ARCHITECTURE “Symbolism is the use of symbols or signs to represent symbolic meanings, ideas or qualities. It’s done by investing signs & symbols and their possible meanings. In short, symbolism is the system of symbols and representation.” In early Indian architecture, symbols were widely used to invoke different meanings. Symbols had mythical as well as philosophical meanings bestowed upon them. So these symbols embody more a religious