#DidYouKnow that Many of Chola kings had assumed titles referring to Shri Rāma. Like Aditya Chola took the title of Kodandarama (the bow-yielding Rama). His son Parantaka, assumed the title of Sangrama-Raghava (Rama in battle). His eldest son Rajaditya also took the title of Kodandarama. Even at the Times of cholas the building of separate shrines for Shri Rama became a standard feature of temple construction of the Cholas in the tenth century. There are literally numerous Chola inscriptions which contained references to Shri Rama.

This Kushan era Buff sandstone panel was found from today's Mathura, it depicts Devi Lakshmi in her Gajalakshmi form, Ganesha on her right and Kubera on her left, dated around 2nd/3rd century CE. The way Lakshmi Ganesh and Kuber are depicted in this panel, in the same way even today Lakshmi Ganesh and Kuber are worshiped among Hindus. And especially on the day of Diwali, many Hindus worships Lakshmi, Ganesh and Kuber.

A thread on the Views of Foreign observers on the Ramayana. Edwin Arnold (1832-1904) who was an English poet and journalist, who is most known for his work The Light of Asia wrote,

The antiquity of the practice of Durga Puja in Bengal can be understood by the following terracotta. This sculpture of Goddess Durga was found in Bengal (modern day Bangladesh), and is dated to be from later kushan period, 3rd-4th century A.D. Another statue of Durga Devi was found from modern day Bangladesh, this statue is made of sandstone, its dated to be from 5th to 6th century AD.

Subh Ganesha chaturthi to all 🙏🏻✨

A Kushan period (1st - 2nd Century CE) stone Sculpture of Two armed Ganesha from mathura. His right hand is raised above and the trunk bent to his left touches a bowl of modaka held in his left hand.

Currently at National Museum, New Delhi. museumsofindia.gov.in/repository/rec…