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TEMPLES & ARCHITECTURE · WEST INDIA

Somnath Temple

First of the twelve Jyotirlingas, on the Saurashtra shore. Founded in stone by the 10th century, celebrated by Al-Biruni as the harbour-temple of the Indian Ocean trade, razed by Mahmud of Ghazni in 1026, rebuilt by Kumarapala — and raised again by the new Republic in 1951. The shrine eternal of Indian memory, told through period photographs and the raider's own chroniclers.

Epoch: Age of Regional Empires · Theme: Jyotirlingas · (Read the full article →)

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11 June

1897 — Birth of Ram Prasad Bismil, revolutionary of the Hindustan Republican Association, in Shahjahanpur.

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The Somanatha Temple from the west — D. H. Sykes for the ASI, c. 1869. British Library OIOC. Public domain.

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"At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom."

— Jawaharlal Nehru, Tryst with Destiny, 14–15 August 1947

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Hampi — capital of Vijayanagara

Walk the boulders of the Tungabhadra to the ruins of one of the great cities of its age: the Virupaksha temple, the Vitthala complex and its stone chariot, royal enclosures and bazaars. Each Discovery entry pairs travel-style storytelling with the site's history and sources.

Epoch: Vijayanagara Era

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Hydaspes 326 BCEKalinga 261 BCETarain 1191–92Talikota 1565Saraighat 1671Plassey 1757Panipat III 1761Kargil 1999

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