There are two faces of tracking the history of each and everything in the world. One is to analyze the facts and evidences and place the things in order according to the them and the other one is following the traditional legends and stories that are available in literature and amongst the people. To…
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KARAṆA SCULPTURES FROM EKĀMRANĀTHA TEMPLE, KĀÑCĪPURAM
Karaṇas are the dance sequences explained in the fourth chapter of Nāṭya śāstra of Bharata. The chapter is known as Tāṇḍava lakṣaṇam and explains one hundred and eight karaṇas to be used for Nṛtta and Vākyārtha abhinaya. The definition of a karaṇa is Hastapādasamāyogaḥ Nṛttasya karaṇam bhavet…
Continue readingWAS UTTAMA COḸA CROWNED AS PRINCE IN 971 CE?
The accession year of Sundara Coḹa is fixed as 957 CE based on the astronomical data available in his inscriptions. His records are available till his 17th Regnal year. Inscriptions from Tirumālpuram (S.I.I III, 117 & 118), Nemali (139 of 1942-43), Allūr (377 of 1903) and Tirumalavāḍi (2 of 1920) are bearing the 17th…
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The following inscription is very interesting in nature. The inscription is inscribed on a pillar on the top of Indrakīla mountain Bezwada, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh. Kirātārjuna episode is sculpted on the pillar. The same is recorded in the 1915 ARE report with the number 33. The inscription is very interesting because it refers to…
Continue readingTHE WAR OF THE TWILIGHTS
THE WAR OF THE TWILIGHTS India, a land of glorifying culture, sees divinity in each and every element even in this modern world, which is eulogized by all. The sculptures and architecture of India are considered aspects of divinity. The Vedic and Purāṇic stories that are depicted in the sculptures give immense pleasure to…
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