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Adivaraha
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Oct 21, 2023 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
A short list of Traditional forms of Raas & Garba

When it comes to Navratri, usually party plot Dandiya are stereotype. but there is entire world of old traditional Raas Garba, many of which are popularly linked to certain castes. Here is a small list

youtube.com/shorts/QRvocac… 1) Sheri (Street) Garba - here Women sings devotional songs/Garbi and perform Garba at the tune of dhol. In the center is placed Image of Maa Amba &/or Earthern pot with lamp inside. It is usually performed in common street or in community space

Sep 10, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
With respect This is wrong on two accounts.

1) Proper context is needed. Swaminarayan sect filed affidavit in 1948 because of the anxiety regarding Hindu reformation acts that were passed by secular government. They wanted orthodoxy of their main temples to be preserved 1/4 In a sense they did what many Hindus are advocating for many Hindu sects even today - to declare themselves as a separate religion to avoid the legal grasp of secular government on Hinduism. How can one blame them for that? 2/4
Mar 4, 2022 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Megasthenes didn’t make up anything nor he was lying. He was simply narrating stories that Indians themselves probably told him and that Indians themselves must have believed to be true.

Gold digging ants for instance - Its mention comes in Mahabharata. 1/4 During Rajasuya Yajna of Yudhisthira, Parada people (from modern day Balochistan area) brought tribute of gold that was dug from underneath the earth by gold digging ants. When Megasthenes talks about Gold digging ant he hasn’t made up that story at all. 2/4
Feb 28, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
First mosque in Indian subcontinent wasn’t built in Kerala but at Banbhore in Sindh after it was conquered by Arabs. During excavations Staircase with marking of Shiva lingua was found at the entrance of mosque to be trembled upon by everyone. Stop this syncretism rubbish. Another lie is that Bhakti movement was attempt to show that Hinduism isn’t much different from Islam. Another vulgur lies. Bhakta Kavi Eknath on the other hand tried to show how Hindus are very different from Muslims. Gaudiya bhakti literature has same recurring theme as well.
Jan 9, 2022 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
In manipulating history this thread surpasses even the finest of leftist historians! 🙏 Kashi changed its form due to Islamic invasions like many other northern pilgrimage centers. However how can it be justification to change Kashi again?

It is kind of ironic that Romila Thapar gave exact same argument for the justification of Islamic iconoclasm at Somnath!
Dec 25, 2021 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Few decades ago a temple sprung up in the countryside of Uttar Gujarat. Temple is dedicated to one “Unteshwari Mata” meaning Goddess with Camel mount.

Soon it became a “Dham”/pilgrimage center. Entire list of Garba songs came up dedicated solely to this Unteshwari mata. 1/n Guess who is this Unteshwari Mata ? She is Maria - mother of Christ!

Such a cleaver and deceitful appropriation of religion of locals that even the smart person can be filled. Imagine effect on rural simple hearted countryside Hindus! 2/n
Jul 9, 2021 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Yes true that certainly happened with Zoroastrianism and Paganism. We are fortunate in that case. However it has also to do with different structure of Hindu society in general. Elitism in Hindu society was more dependent on social status than political status. 1/n For eg Poor Brahmin could still be an elite in Hindu society. Converting means he lost even that privilege. Now he/she was just poor Muslim with no status! So while in other society elites converted to retain their status for a Hindu converting meant losing the elite status! 2/n
Jun 27, 2021 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
That is a recent Khalistani propaganda to whitewash History of Hinduism in Punjab. Flags and banners depicting Hindu deities are seen even in royal processions of Sikh generals and even emperors.

For eg painting below shows Maharaja Sher Singh’s Sawari. Look at his banners. ImageImage Similarly look at the banners accompanying Hari Singh Nalwa on His military possession. He was the commander of Khalsa fauj and not some imagined Hindu regiment. Yet his Banners still depict same Hindu deities. Image
Jan 10, 2021 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
A brief insight into the linguistic policy of the Mughal empire

- a common misperception is that Urdu was the imperial lingua Franca for the Mughal empire. Far from it Urdu or anything even slightly resembling to never played any such role at all Fact is that It was Farsi/Persian that was the language of Mughal empire.

So If one can time travel to Mughal court one would hear What Akbar is speaking in this video song. Not the Urdu dialogues of Mughal-e-azam! Sounds totally alien, doesn’t it?

Nov 1, 2020 • 13 tweets • 4 min read
It’s #haryanadiwas....But What does Haryana mean for you?...For me it’s much much more than just a state of modern Indian polity...It is birth place of Kartikeya..birth place of Democracy..land of awesome warriors who fought Islamic invaders in style..wanna know more about it? The name Haryana appears first in the inscriptions of medieval times...

For eg this Palam Baoli inscription from 1276 AD makes reference to the land of Haryanaka.

Palam is referred to as Palamba and yes it’s the same place where Delhi international airport is located today.
Jul 8, 2020 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Horrible lies of Islamists “...

Let’s take the case of Vatapi Ganapati.

The idol of Ganesh was taken from Badami by Paranjothi - A Pallava commander of Narasimhavarman. He brought the idol back to his homeland & consecrated the idol in majestic temple at Tiruchenkattankudi. 1/ The idol is still in active worship & popularly known as Vatapi(Badami) Ganapati. Later on in 18th CE inspired by same Murti Muthuswami Dikshitar composed a devotional hymn “Vatapi Ganapatim Bhaje” Today it is often sung at the beginning of Carnatic music concerts.
Jul 1, 2020 • 16 tweets • 7 min read
Compilation of acclaimed literary works in Indian languages - Series 1

Genre - Historical Fiction/Novels 1) Chaulukya Granthavali by Dhumketu.
- This series revolves around the Well known and not so well known Historic personalities of Medieval Gujarat. Through more than dozen novels Dhumketu takes reader on the Time travel of medieval Gujarat.
Jun 13, 2020 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
1) Rai Bahadur Daya Ram Sahni - an Indian archaeologist who led the first excavation of Harappa. In essence first archaeologist to systematically explore any site of Sindhu Saraswati civilization.

Later on thorough excavation at Harappa was done by Pandit Madho Sarup Vats. 2) Rakhal Das Benrjee - Archaeologist who first explored Mohenjo-Daro and determined it to be the site of remote antiquity. He was the first one to conclude that both Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro belonged to the same civilization.
Apr 21, 2020 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Indian Muslims...sorry Muslims living in India blackmailing Hindus living in a gulf countries with their Arab masters, needs to be boycotted completely by Hindus within India. It is a two way street. They don’t hold any leverage on Hindus! Weed out the Muslims living in India who are gleefully complaining to Arab masters...boycott them completely from society...and then see...but for that Hindus have to unite first as Hindus!
Feb 22, 2020 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
1) Once again Timeline is witnessing that perennial "Sikhism is 100% distinct from Hinduism" vs "You can't separate Sikhism from its Dharmic roots" argument between Khalistanis and Hindus! 2) And once again erudite Hindutvavadis/Hindus/Hinduvadis put forward well articulated arguments emphasizing the fact that Sikhism is but the Dharmic Sampradaya like other sects of Hinduism and not distinct identity or that it can't be seen without the context of Hinduism.
Feb 11, 2020 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
Your disappointment is valid but target is wrong. Let me explain why.

When archeological restoration is done one of the basic aim is to make sure that we don’t alter the original structure or hide it. Restoration should not come at the cost of antique ness of structure. 1/n This can be achieved for partially dilapidated temples in few ways.

1) Make the exact replica of the lost part (for eg replica of broken or lost sculptures)& add it to the original. In that way we can not only preserve antiquity but we can revive it back to its full glory. 2/n
Nov 9, 2019 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
A grand temple build in Nagara/Maru Gurjara style..with majestic gopuram of Dravida style welcoming devotees..Murals of the temple walls in tradition of Pattachitras of Odisha, temples of Kerala, madhubani etc...finest ancient rituals and customs of the entire land..1/n Recitation of Valmiki Ramayana filling the air..& perhaps a compound honouring & worshipping those numerous local renditions of Ramayana inspired from it from time immemorial..2/n
Sep 13, 2019 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
As if neo Buddhists are filled with any less hatred for Hinduism then Abrahamics!

The fact is Ambedkar couldn't have achieved what he could if not for the help of Brahminical Hindus. It was Gaikwad and Bhonsle rulers who gave patronage for his study and early work...1/n. It was because of Congress filled with Brahminical Hindus that he is know as father of our constitution! It was also Congress and now BJP that Brahminical Hindus foolishly pay obeisances to person who tried to mass convert Hindus to other religion. 2/n
Jun 2, 2019 • 45 tweets • 28 min read
1) Architectural Odyssey - Thread on the Towering temples of Odisha - Kalinga variant of Nagara architecture.

Part I - City of temples...City of the lord of the universe. Living Temples of Bhuvaneshwar (or Ekamra Kshetra as it was known to ancients) 2) Before starting, Here's some introductory threads on Nagara Temple Architecture. Go through them to get the basic knowledge of the North Indian temple architecture.



Mar 30, 2019 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
Banaras Hindu Uni. was established due to efforts of the rulers like Sayajirao Gaekwad of Vadodara state & other. Rulers of Travancore ensured high literacy for which Kerala is known today. Rulers such as Jaya Chamaraja Wadiyar of Mysore played active role in founding VHP. 1/n Not only that but Independent India acquire huge infrastructure in terms of Railway, airports, factories, Dams & power stations & more (for free) when these states merged into India. These rulers embedded in ethos of Dharmic monarchy were true Hindu nationalists & visionaries.2/n
Feb 7, 2019 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Is there any way to mute this perenial RW whining tweets of "...but barkha and rajdeep won't cover it".."but leftist media will never show it"? 🤔

No offence to anyone but this aranyarudan is getting obnoxiously annoying! In Leftist dictionary RWers are called "Reactionary". Because they just sinpky react to the agenda set by leftists. Otherwise RWers are conceived as intellectually primitive to conceive their own agenda.