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2022-01-14 07:53:02 Neminatha | Chahamana Dynasty | 12 century C.E.I Black Schist Stone | Narhad, Rajasthan

Jina images appear identical, but the Jain iconographic codes (lanchana) allows for their identification. This clothed image of Shvetambara (white clad) with the signature conch-shell lanchana found at the centre of the base, can be identified as Neminatha, the twenty second Jina. The term 'nemi' means 'wheel-rim'. This standing, higly polished image of Neminatha has an auspicious Shrivatsa symbol on his chest.

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2022-01-14 07:53:02 Mitavali Temple near Morena
Model for Parliament of India?





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2022-01-14 07:52:02 Ibrahim Rouza in Bijapur (1627) houses the tomb of Ibrahim Adil Shah II and his wife Taj Sultana, their children and the sultan's mother.

The Persian-style monument is marked for its ornamentation and a supreme sense of proportion, symmetry and volume with every structure complimenting the other.

Called as a "Taj Mahal of the South", the left of the building resembles the Taj Mahal in Agra, the middle gateway resembles the Charminar in Hyderabad and the right of the building resembles the Bibi Ka Maqbara in Aurangabad.

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2022-01-14 07:50:03 Eleven-Headed Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion

10th century, Thailand
Bronze
Metropolitan museum, NY

Such multi-armed, eleven-headed images of Avalokiteshvara were important to both Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhist practitioners. This kind of representation emphasizes Avalokiteshvara's knowledge as well as his ability to take multiple simultaneous actions on behalf of the devotee.

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2022-01-14 07:49:02 https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/remembering-birsa-munda-on-janjatiya-gaurav-divas-7622723


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2022-01-14 07:48:02 The Tourism Villages is a global initiative to highlight villages where tourism preserves cultures and traditions, celebrates diversity, provides opportunities and safeguards biodiversity, according to UNWTO.
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2022-01-14 07:48:02 Various tribes across India resisted British rule vehemently and the law was aimed at dealing with these tribes with an iron fist. From Birsa Munda and Tantia Bhil in the north and central parts, Komaram Bheem and Thalakkal Chandu in the south to the likes of Rani Gaidinliu in the northeast, tribal movements in different regions of the country waged spirited battles against the British colonial rule. A lot of their contributions today are either not known or not fully appreciated.

Bhagwan Birsa Munda was only 25 when he died in prison (1900). He fought bravely against the exploitative system of the British Raj and spearheaded a movement against the British colonial oppressive system. It is unfortunate that the contributions of several other tribal freedom fighters including those of tribal women freedom fighters such as Rani Gaidinlu, Jhano Murmu, Helen Lepcha and others have nearly been forgotten.

There are records of over 200 tribal freedom fighters across India who participated in about 85 instances of revolts and uprisings against colonial rule. To recognise this, 10 tribal freedom fighter museums are being set up in the States of Andhra Pradesh (Lambasingi), Chhattisgarh (Raipur), Goa (Ponda), Gujarat (Rajpipla), Jharkhand (Ranchi), Kerala (Kozhikode), Madhya Pradesh (Chhindwara), Manipur (Taminglong), Mizoram (Kelsey) and Telangana (Hyderabad) will showcase the contribution of tribal freedom fighters and are at different stages of construction and completion.

The aim of commemorating November 15, the birthday of Bhagwan Birsa Munda, as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas is to ensure that the freedom fighters from various tribal communities who fought for India’s Independence get their rightful recognition. It will also ensure that the heritage, culture and the values of the 705 tribal communities (Scheduled Tribes) that constitute approximately 10% of our population is protected and is made accessible across the nation.

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