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Jun 13 • 4 tweets • 4 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
Who could bear to break the head of this stunning Mother Child sculpture?

Located at Mankeshwar Temple in Osmanabad, it’s an archaeological wonder. #Archaeology

Mankeshwar Temple, Osmanabad is an ancient Hindu temple located on the banks of river Manjira in Tuljapur village… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image
2/ Strewn Hindu figures Rubbles and broken idols show that someone tried to destroy the Mankeshwar temple ImageImageImageImage
3/ Strewn Hindu figures Rubbles and broken idols ImageImageImageImage
4/ Strewn Hindu figures Rubbles and broken idols ImageImageImage

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Jun 13
1/ Assam State Museum has 13,802 objects and out of which 1,621 are displayed. @himantabiswa sir if you can get these #Archaeological objects scanned, it will be a great boon for Assam Heritage and Tourism. museums.assam.gov.in/portlets/maste… Image
@himantabiswa 2/ This represent a beautiful female figure standing in tribhanga posture against a plain damaged back ground.
11th Century
Pic 1 : restored with Photoshop
Pic 2 : Poor Quality Government site NMMA
@himantabiswa you need to focus here boss.
#Assam #Archaeology Read here NMMA description ...Image
3/ Pic 1 : NMMA with description as Dancing Girls.
Pic 2 : restored image
#Assam #Archaeology As per NMMA these are danci...Image
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Jun 12
1/
👀 Attention, Thread Alert! 🕰️

Here's a brief history of Kamarupa Kings' Inscriptions and Seals:

Ruling Dynasties:
- Varman Dynasty (350–650 CE)
- Mlechchha Dynasty (650–900 CE)
- Pala Dynasty (900–1100 CE)

#KamarupaKings #History #Archaeology ImageImage
2/ Unearthed in Assam's Golaghat district, the Nagajari-Khanikargaon #Sanskrit inscription is a 5th-century land grant. The document grants land between "Dibrumukkhada" and a Banyan tree - now that's ancient GPS #Archaeology. https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...
@pranabjsarmahg1 3/ Another Assam's oldest epigraphic source: the Umachal rock inscription from the 5th century. Found on the slopes of Nilachal Hills, it commemorates the construction of a cave for Lord Balabhadra by Maharajadhiraja Sri Surendra Varman himself. Image
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Jun 11
1. Krishna's birth.
Before 1560.
Watercolor and ink on paper. 19.1cm x 26.5cm. San Diego Museum of Art.
Photo credit: Wikipedia Commons. Image
2. Krishna's birth's Paintings.
Raja Ravi Varma. 1890. Oil on canvas. Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum.
Photo credit: Wikimedia Common Image
3. Krishna's birth. 1895-1897. Victoria Memorial Hall.
Photo credit: Google Arts Project. Image
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Jun 11
On June 22, 1633, Galileo was put on trial at #Inquisition headquarters in Roman Catholic Church for 'discovering that earth revolves around the Sun'.

Under threat of torture, imprisonment and even burning at the stake, he was forced, on his knees, to "abjure, curse and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image
He was buried in a small room next to the novices' chapel at the end of a corridor after his death in 1642 because he had been condemned by the Catholic Church for "vehement suspicion of heresy".

He was reburied in the main body of the basilica in 1737 where a monument was built… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image
Sept. 11, 1822: The College of Cardinals finally caves in to the hard facts of science, saying that the “publication of works treating the motion of the Earth and the stability of the sun, in accordance with the opinion of modern astronomers, is permitted.

And it took another 13… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Jun 10
There are a few so-called 'historians' spreading misinformation about the massacre of Jains by Shaivas/Nayamnars in Madurai during the 7th century CE.

Even left-leaning #wiki debunks this claim. Please help to stop the spread of this fake narrative. Share with others as much as… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… ImageImage
As per @jainism_info This is historic site where Jain monks were killed , it is called raktasamanam ( blood of jains).

A plain translation of word 'raktasamanam' means 'blood of equality' or 'blood for honor' but this handle continued to perpetuate a false theory ?

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@jainism_info The Impalement of Jains is an event that dates back to the 7th cen. It was first mentioned in an 11th-century hagiographic Tamil text by Nambiyandar Nambi.
As per text, Jain monks allegedly persecuted Sambandar, Shaivite child-saint, in 7th century and attempted to kill him.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… ImageImageImageImage
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Jun 5
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.

#Archaeology
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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.

#Archaeology
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The Ceiling Panel of the Mongrol Mosque is given a Hindu Architecture look.

#Archaeology
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