India Perspectives, Volume 9PTI for the Ministry of External Affairs, 1996 - India |
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... erected by them , as early as the sixth century . Today , fragments of their architectural portions and sculptural reliefs are seen preserved here and there in the temple compounds , or reused in the residential dwellings of the local ...
... erected by them , as early as the sixth century . Today , fragments of their architectural portions and sculptural reliefs are seen preserved here and there in the temple compounds , or reused in the residential dwellings of the local ...
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... erected Dharma Stambhas ' or " Pillars of Morality " all over his empire . The 12th Rock Edict of Ashoka is a landmark in the history of secularism in India . It is an ardent appeal for tolerance towards all religious sects and for ...
... erected Dharma Stambhas ' or " Pillars of Morality " all over his empire . The 12th Rock Edict of Ashoka is a landmark in the history of secularism in India . It is an ardent appeal for tolerance towards all religious sects and for ...
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... erected ( as it is believed ) by Mar Phalynki , reputedly a man of gigantic proportions . These monoliths exist in the middle of a village called Nartiang . The biggest of these menhirs stands 27 feet above the ground and is 6 feet wide ...
... erected ( as it is believed ) by Mar Phalynki , reputedly a man of gigantic proportions . These monoliths exist in the middle of a village called Nartiang . The biggest of these menhirs stands 27 feet above the ground and is 6 feet wide ...
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