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The ''Mairie'' (town hall), Puducherry, a fine colonial building where first...
Restored the Mairie (town hall), Puducherry, India.Ā pondicherryarun.comthe Mairie (town hall), Puducherry, India.Ā pondicherryarun.comRestored the Mairie (town hall), Puducherry, India.thehindu.comThe...
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Political Parties' freebies - 'their impact on fiscal health is a serious...
cnbctv18.comindustantimes.comWhen assemblyĀ elections are round the corner, politicalĀ leaders of various parties across IndiaĀ will be working overtime scratchingĀ their brain as to how to spread the...
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Victoria Memorial of Lucknow, a forgotten British legacy with out queen's statue
seated Queen Victoria, Lucknow memorial. victorianweb.orgAbove image: This statue of the Queen Victoria and Empress of India is virtually a duplicate of the one in made for Lucknow, which is now in the...
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Harcourt Butler Sr. Secondary School, Delhi and annual summer migration to...
Ā Have you everĀ heard of a seniorĀ secondary school in Delhi migrating to the hill resort of Shimla (HM) duringĀ the Summer seasonĀ almost every year inĀ the colonial days? DoesĀ it not sound too much...
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Ā Alamy. comAn equestrian statue is that of horseĀ carrying a rider who may be a knight.Ā Latin word eques, meaning 'knight 'andĀ equus, meaning 'horse'. A statue of a horse without a riderĀ is strictly...
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Queen Elizabeth II and her three equestrian statues- a humble tribute to the...
EquestrianĀ statue ofĀ Queen Elizabeth, Ottawa,CanadaĀ dreamstime.comAccidentally ascended the throne after her fatherĀ King George's VI deathĀ Ā in 1952 due toĀ inevitableĀ turmoilĀ within the royal British...
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Colonial ''Equestrian Statues'' of India and their silent removal post...
istockphoto.comInĀ the Indian subcontinents, after the great war of rebellion of 1857Ā the British crown took over the control of the country. The new administrationĀ Ā wanted to maintain their...
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Equestrian statues of past era, a brief note - 01
Ā Equestrian statueĀ of Lord Mayo, British India.Ā .pdavis.nlAn equestrian statue is that of horseĀ carrying a rider who may be a knight or somebody else.Ā Latin word eques, means 'knight 'andĀ equus...
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''Gaffe Master'' - Late Prince Philips (consort of Queen Elizabeth)!!
A ''gaffeĀ '' is more often than not a stupid or careless mistake, particularly made in public places. IfĀ unintentional, it may be forgiven and, if is intentional,Ā it mayĀ Ā offend or upset people a...
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Stolen Maragatha (green emerald Beryl) Shiva lingams -TN ''Idol Wing...
The concept of Shiva Linga or linga, symbolizes theĀ continuousĀ or eternal process ofĀ creation and regeneration. Representing male and female attributes, a LingaĀ Ā (Sanskrit: "sign, symbol or mark"), is...
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The case of missing green ''Maragatha Shivalinga'' of Sri ''Adi Shankara''...
More than 22 years have gone by since the Maragatha lingam of Sri Kalady temple was stolen andĀ as of today, the case has been in cold storage as the Kerala police team could not succeed in coming down...
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Odisha state has become a haven for antique idol thieves! Why is the...
Ā If you think the spate of idol thefts is high in Tamil Nadu, you are wrong. Stealing temple objects, artifacts and antique idols have become a forteĀ for specialized thievesĀ who have close connection...
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Why are emerald Maragatha Linga idols of temples targeted by the thugs?
1992 recovered Maragathalingam,Ā Thirukkaravasal temple thehindu.comAbove image: AĀ view of the recovered Emerald Lingam (Maragatha Lingam) which was handed over to the ThyagarajaĀ swamy temple in...
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Ashtadhatu and Panchaloha idols of Hindu deities - brief note
Ā In the HinduĀ as well as JainĀ temples across India and, in particular in the south,Ā almost all historical temples have metal idols. They are referredĀ to asĀ AshtadhatuĀ Ā (meaning ā'eight metals'),Ā an...
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Ulagalantha Perumal Temple or Trivikrama Temple of Tirukkoyilur, Tamil Nadu
Ulagalantha Perumal Temple,Ā Tirukkoyilur, twitter.comUlagalantha Perumal Temple or Trivikrama Temple ofĀ Tirukkoyilur, Tamil Nadu, one among the 108Ā Divya Desam shrines glorified in the Prabandha...
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Kohinoor diamond - Maharajah Ranjit Singh bequeathed it to Jagannath temple...
Kohinoor diamond and the British Crown. asianage.comthe British Crown and Queen's coffin, britannica.comAbove image: The BritishĀ crown with the cursed diamond. TheĀ Hindu text about the diamond from...
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Iconic Kala-Ghoda statue of Mumbai was restored without the rider King Edward...
An old image of Kala Ghoda of Mumbai memumbai.comAbove image: Equestrian statue of King Edward VII, Mumbai..Ā In 1967 it was shifted to the Byculla zoo.Ā Kalaghoda statue was in front of in front of...
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Heliodorus or Garuda stone pillar, 2nd BCE, Besnagar, M.P - earliest pillar...
The discovery of a pretty old stone pillar - over 2,000-year-oldĀ (locally known known as Khamba Baba), was one of the most exciting archaeologicalĀ discoverersĀ made during the colonial period. It...
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Garuda Deva, an integral part of Vaishnavism - a brief note
Garuda Deva in a Vishnu temple, Tn. shutterstock.comGaruda,Ā also known asĀ Suparna orĀ Pakshiraja, a mythological bird (eagle),Ā has attained divinity, grace and fame being theĀ vahana ofĀ Lord Vishnu,Ā the...
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Kal Garuda vahana of Nachiyar temple, TN carries a mystery - weight remains...
Kal garuda, Nachiyar temple, TN. hinducosmos.tumblr.comCertain HinduĀ temples of Tamil Nadu have some mysteries that can not beĀ easily explained. Such unexplained phenomena will make them more...
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