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Vaishnav Culture of Bishnupur, West Bengal

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Vaishnav Culture & Major Temples of Bishnupur, Bengal. Madan Gopal Temple Deities  From around 7th century AD till around the advent of British rule, for around a millennium, history of Bankura district is identical with the rise and fall of the Hindu Rajas of Bishnupur. The ancient Rajas of Bishnupur trace back their history to a time when Hindus were still reigning in Delhi, and the name of the Muslims was not yet heard in India. Indeed, they could already count five centuries of rule over the western frontier tracts of Bengal before Bakhtiyar Khalji arrived. Adi Malla was the founder of the Malla dynasty. In 695 AD, a prince of one of the royal families of northern India made a pilgrimage with his wife to the Jagannath temple at Puri. He left his wife who was about to give birth to a child in the care of a Brahmin here. The wife gave birth to a son. When he was 15 years old he had no equal as a wrestler in the territory all around. It was this that earned him th...

Palaiya Jumma Palli Mosque, Tamil Nadu

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  Palaiya Jumma Palli Mosque, in Kilakarai, Tamil Nadu. Built in 628-630 AD, they say   it is one of the oldest mosques in the world. There is the Mihrab on the wall like all mosques for identifying the direction of prayer, which is the only proof that it is a mosque. Who will believe it to be a Mosque?

Maa Kali on the Tegha of Guru Hargobind Sahib ji.

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 Maa Kali was inscribed on the Sword / Tegha of Guru Hargobind Sahib ji.

Peacock Throne of Aurangzeb Now at Golden Temple

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 Peacock Throne of Aurangzeb now at Golden Temple. Painting of the Peacock Throne around 1850. The Peacock Throne was a famous jewelled throne that was the seat of the Mughal emperors in India. On 11 March 1783 the combined army of Baghel Singh with Jassa Singh Ahluwalia and Jassa Singh Ramgarhia defeated the Mughal army and captured Delhi. Sardar Jassa Singh Ramgarhia captured the Red Fort of Delhi in conjunction with Sardar Baghel Singh. HE DETACHED THE THRONE OF MUGHAL EMPEROR AURANGZEB AND BROUGHT IT ON ELEPHANTS AND KEPT IT AT GOLDEN TEMPLE, AMRITSAR. Even today it is present at the Golden Temple known as Ramgarhia Bunga.

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