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Jan 23

After turushka invader muhammad khalji destroyed nalanda & vikramashila, his hordes set eye in tibet. On the way back, his men were ambushed by Vallabhadeva's army. Vallabhadeva was the then ruler of Assam. In the battle many turushkas were killed. An inscription records this.

For the next century and a half, turushkas kept trying to push into Assam & failed. Some were mortally wounded & their armies destroyed. Resistance to turushkas by Hindu assamese is a great inspirational story.

When turushka malik yuzbak decided to invade Assam in 1257 CE, the then Hindu king set up a well planned trap which led to malik being captured & executed. His army was destroyed too. The Hindu king who led this operation is identified as Kamateshvara Sandhya.

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Jan 15

Brihatsamhita says Surya must be sculptured with 2 hands each holding a Kamala.His head is surrounded by a Kantimandala(halo).He wears a crown called Karandamukuta.He also wears a pair of Kundalas(earrings)made of ruby & Haara(necklace)made of pearls along with Katibandha(girdle)

Surya should also be depicted wearing an Yajnopavita. He should be depicted standing on a Padma peetha(Lotus pedestal) which should be show drawn by a Ratha consisting of 7 horses. The Ratha of Surya is called Makaradwaja. This chariot has only one wheel.

Aruna is Surya's charioteer. He is shown commanding the 7 horses. The two female attendants waving the chamara(fan) are Rajani & Nikshubha. The male figures are Danda & Pingala are to be shown besides them.

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Dec 31, 2021

Hello folks 👋 New song. I often get asked why I play only Metal. So for a change an Indian movie song 😁.

The song is called Pudhu Vellai Mazhai from the movie Roja. I like this song cuz it has a classical feel to it.

Next part of the song in the next tweet.

Do listen 🎸🎶

I believe this song was remade in Hindi & Telugu(?) also. And it was sung by SP Balasubhramanyam I believe.

I really like the Tamil version. Part II. Anupallavi part. Part 3 in next tweet.

Final part. Thank you for listening everyone. 🎶

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Dec 22, 2021

The Padartha dharma sangraha of Prashastapada is one of the most important works on Physics to emerge out of ancient Bharat. The text greatly deals with the nature of matter, recognising its atomic character & the role of atoms.

The concepts discussed in the text include those which came to be later classified as classical/newtonian mechanics. Prashastapada talks about concepts like Vega(momentum), Sanyoga vibhaga(displacement), Digvishista Karyarambhakatva (Vectors), Gamana(curvilinear motion)..

Bhramana(rotary motion), Spandana(vibratory motion) among many other concepts.

The concept of Vega(momentum) which forms the basis of Newton's 2nd law of motion (F=m.a) was explained by Prashastapada centuries before Newton was born.

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Dec 18, 2021

This partially completed monolithic Pallava rock cut temple from Mahabalipuram presents a very good visual representation of how ancient Sthapatis went about carving out material from a monolithic rock. Valayankuttai Ratha was being built during the reign of Parameshvaravarma.

If the Sthapatis had managed to complete the above Temple, it would have looked similar to the Temple below. This is the Arjuna Ratha from the same Pancha Ratha Temple complex. The Upapeetha(base) & Adisthana(plinth) remained incomplete in the previous Ratha.

This is also a good opportunity to understand the different elements that make up a Ratha type temple. It basically comprises of 6 major parts or Angas as it is called in the Shilpashastra.

Lets have a look with the above example

Bottom most part is the Upapeetha, the sub base

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Dec 18, 2021

Datta Jayanti good wishes everyone.

The upadesha that Dattatreya gives to King Alarka should be read by all. It is all recorded in the Markandeya Puranam.

Bibek Debroy has written a nice essay on this topic. Have a look.

openthemagazine.com/columns/the-mi…

Vishnudharmottara purana tells us that Dattatreya must be depicted just like Valmiki. One more iconographic text, Rupamandanam identifies Dattatreya under another name. He is called Hari-Hara Pitamaha. Ajayameru museum houses a fine sculpture of this form indianculture.gov.in/ajmer-museum-h…

Rupamandanam states that the image of Hari-Hara Pitamaha should have 4 faces, 6 hands &
single body made to stand on a pitha. The right hands should carry the akshamala, the trisula &
the gada, while the left hands should be made to hold the kamandalu, khatvanga & chakra.

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