India Perspectives, Volume 16PTI for the Ministry of External Affairs, 2003 - India |
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... peacock feathers were regularly used in the courtrooms of many rulers all across the country , including the imperial Mughals . There was even a popular belief then that after death the human soul travels to its heavenly abode with the ...
... peacock feathers were regularly used in the courtrooms of many rulers all across the country , including the imperial Mughals . There was even a popular belief then that after death the human soul travels to its heavenly abode with the ...
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... peacock throne , the later Mughal Emperors , right till the deposition of Bahadur Shah in 1857 , are said to have used a silver peacock throne , which was , of course , a mere shadow of the original one . Besides , even during the time ...
... peacock throne , the later Mughal Emperors , right till the deposition of Bahadur Shah in 1857 , are said to have used a silver peacock throne , which was , of course , a mere shadow of the original one . Besides , even during the time ...
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... peacock dance ' , essentially a courtship display but also signifying the role of a dependable weatherman , heralding the onset of the monsoon from year to year and endearing the bird for obvious reasons . It is this remarkable ...
... peacock dance ' , essentially a courtship display but also signifying the role of a dependable weatherman , heralding the onset of the monsoon from year to year and endearing the bird for obvious reasons . It is this remarkable ...
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