Delhi Massacred on Holi.

Holi day on 11th Mar 1739: One of the most horrific days in the history of Delhi, after the massacre by Timur in 1398. The streets of Delhi ran red that day with so many rivers of blood. On the morning of 11th March, Nadir Shah rode from Chandni Chowk to Sunehri Masjid. A crowd had gathered & began pelting stones at the invader. Nadir escaped unhurt but a Persian officer who rode beside him was hit & killed. An infuriated Nadir Shah drew his sword. At this signal the horrific massacre began around 9 AM & went on & on. Hour after hour men, women children were dragged out of their houses & cut to pieces in the streets. When the horror finally ended some 5-6 hours later, anywhere btwn 50,000 to 80,000 were estimated to have been killed. The corpses lay on the street & the stench filled the air. The city was in a state of utter shock. Moreover, the world was watching - since Nadir Shah was quite a famous figure. And the signal it sent out to the world was that gone in the dust was the prestige of the house of Babur. The gates of India were open & anyone could walk in. World order changed that day! Just a few days earlier, the once legendary Mughal army had been beaten decisively at the battle of Karnal by Nadir
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Pillars of Mandu

1212 pillars meet in one dot. Built by legendary Indian engineers 1740 yrs ago at a palace in Mandu,Madhya Pradesh. An Engineering marvel

Poasm-pa

Gutee - Games we played

Bangkok - Samudra Manthan

Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok, shows Samudra Manthan. Bhagwan Vishnu on top & his turtle Avatar Kurma below.

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Shri Rama, Lakshmana and Jatayu

Gupta era image of Lord Shri Rama, Lakshmana and Jatayu

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Origin and diffusion of Chess from India

Map showing origin and diffusion of Chess from India to Rest of the World. Chess was developed in the GuptaEmpire in around the c 550 CE.

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Sculptures - Vietnam MySon Temple Complex

Huge Shiv Lingam from Unesco WHS MySon Temple Complex, Vietnam. Now in the Museum of Cham sculpture.

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अष्टाङ्ग: आयुर्वेद:

अष्टाङ्ग: आयुर्वेद:
१. कायचिकित्सा
२.शल्यतन्त्रम्
३.शालाक्यतन्त्रम्
४.अगदतन्त्रम्
५.भूतविद्या
६.कौमारभृत्यम्
७. रसायनम्
८.वाजीकरणम्

Shri Venkitathevar Temple, Shvetadurga

Parvati agitated by the sight of Shiva & Vishnumaya together, Shri Venkitathevar Temple, Shvetadurga (19th century)