Jama Masjid, Mangrol, Gujarat was built in 1383-84 by Izzud Ud Din an official of Firoz Shah Tughlaq.
This is an exemplary fusion of Hindu and Islamic Architecture
The prayer hall has rows of pillars and 10 almost identical conical domes on the roof.
The Mosque is 240x240 feet Square shaped with an east-facing entrance and water well built in the North West direction. Complying with the Hindu Vastu Architecture.
Bhartiya parents used to impart moral education to their child's very early through stories of Panchtantra, also known as the "Five Moral Conduct," is all about.
It originated in India 5000 yrs ago and spread in the world.
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The earliest of Panchtantra tales is found from the potteries excavated in Lothal. It has stories of crows, fox and pigeons. The potteries dates at least 4500 years old when it was baked in a kiln. It survived somehow. #Archaeology IAR-Lothal
The original Panchatantra composed in Sanskrit has been lost. The earliest written surviving Pahlavi version was composed before 570 CE, while the present translation has been reconstructed from the Arabic and Syrian version
#Thread Indus Gadd 1932 Seals found in UR, a Sumerian city in ancient Mesopotamia, at the site of modern Tell el-Muqayyar in south Iraq's
Impressive Professional quality Pic by @britishmuseum. @NationalMissio1 & @ASIGoI should learn from British Museum. #Archaeology
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A palm-tree with humped bull (zebu), serpent, scorpion and recumbent human figure at the top in this Dilmun Period seal found in 1930 in UR #Archaeology
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Circular stamp-seal of glazed white steatite; engraved with design showing a bull standing over a manger; Indus inscription along the top; top of domed reverse broken.
2500 BC-2000 BC
Babylon (Iraq) #Archaeology
#Thread Horse rock art from Chaturbhuj Nala caves Bhanpura, Pahadpur caves, Panchmadhi caves and caves from other parts of India.
The caves conservatively dates between 20,000-4000 ybp #Archaeology
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Two horses decorated with garlands. The warriors can be seen holding curved swords, bow arrows and shields
Do they look like wild or domesticated?
Bhimbetka Cave Paintings
Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh
~4000 ybp #Archaeology bradshawfoundation.com/india/central_…
Not your fault. The commoners were allowed to read bibIe only after 19th century through 'Charity Schools'. Since you asked genuinely. Here follows some of the collection throwing past life of European woman. #Thread@AbbakkaHypatia
Bullock Cart with 'Wheel'
~10000 years ago
Pahadpur, Likhichaj Cave, Madhyapradesh #Archaeology
Wheel with 8 spokes
Could be used for denoting Dharma or seasons.
Chaturbhuj Nala, Bhanpura, MP #Archaeology bulleteers.com
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This Cart with a Wheel drawn seems drawn with charcoal could be dating much older than 15000 ybp.
Pahadgarh, Likhichaj Caves, Madhyapradesh #Archaeology bulleteers.com
Manusmriti is a made up document from various recent 'sources' by W. Jones. There is no original script found dating more than 500 years. It was an attempt to indignify Indian heritage by Euro Indologist. @loony_madam en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manusmrit…@Youngndharmic 1/
The earliest mention of "Dowry" however comes from "Code of Hammurabi" in ancient Babylon (1750 bce)
Contemporary to the dates assigned to 'Manusmriti', Megathenese who visited india in 4th century bce, noted, woman were married without giving dowries, on contrary, a winner in a fight used to marry the girl.
You won;t swallow it don;t you @loony_madam 3/