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TEMPLES & ARCHITECTURE · WEST INDIA

Somnath Temple — The Shrine Eternal

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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12 June

1975 — The Allahabad High Court sets aside Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s election — the verdict that led, within a fortnight, to the Emergency.

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The two worlds of 970 — the religious map of the Afghan lands at Mahmud’s birth. An original Indopedia map, from the new ledger article.

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"In all their grandeur, they never slackened in the ardent desire of doing that which is good and right… men of noble sentiment and noble bearing."

— Al-Biruni on the Hindu Shahis, Kitab al-Hind, c. 1030 — the enemy’s own tribute

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Chola-era copper plates found in Tamil Nadu (sample item)
Conservation milestone at Hampi (sample item)

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MILITARY HISTORY · DYNASTIES OF INDIA

Mahmud of Ghazni — The Raider and the Resistance

The full campaign ledger of the most famous invader — including what the textbooks skip: Lohkot, the Kashmir fortress that beat him twice; Kalinjar untaken; the confederacy of 1008, funded by the ornaments of Indian women; and the kings who answered, from Jayapala’s pyre to the Jats of the desert. With the two-worlds map of 970 and the four-century chain from the first Arab raid of 636.

The timeline → · The dynasties → · The twelve shrines →

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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.

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 <div class="ind-card ind-span2"><div class="ind-card-h">Featured article</div><span class="ind-badge">TEMPLES & ARCHITECTURE · WEST INDIA</span>
 <div class="ind-t">[[Somnath Temple — The Shrine Eternal]]</div>
-<p>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.</p>
+<p>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 — The Raider and the Resistance|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.</p>
 <p class="ind-meta">Epoch: [[:Category:Age of Regional Empires|Age of Regional Empires]] · Theme: [[:Category:Jyotirlingas|Jyotirlingas]] · ''([[Somnath Temple|Read the full article →]])''</p></div>
 <div class="ind-card"><div class="ind-card-h">On this day</div>
-<p style="font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:17px;margin:0 0 6px">11 June</p>
+<p style="font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:17px;margin:0 0 6px">12 June</p>
-<p><b>1897</b> — Birth of Ram Prasad Bismil, revolutionary of the Hindustan Republican Association, in Shahjahanpur.</p>
+<p><b>1975</b> — The Allahabad High Court sets aside Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s election — the verdict that led, within a fortnight, to the Emergency.</p>
 <p class="ind-meta">''The live calendar grows as articles are added.''</p></div>
 <div class="ind-card"><div class="ind-card-h">Picture of the day</div>
-<div style="text-align:center">[[File:Somnath-Sykes-1869-west.jpg|260px]]</div>
+<div style="text-align:center">[[File:Afghanistan-970-religious-map-Indopedia.png|300px]]</div>
-<p class="ind-meta" style="margin-top:8px">The Somanatha Temple from the west — D. H. Sykes for the ASI, c. 1869. British Library OIOC. ''Public domain.''</p></div>
+<p class="ind-meta" style="margin-top:8px">The two worlds of 970 — the religious map of the Afghan lands at Mahmud’s birth. An original Indopedia map, from [[Mahmud of Ghazni — The Raider and the Resistance|the new ledger article]].</p></div>
 <div class="ind-card"><div class="ind-card-h">Quote of the day</div>
-<blockquote>"At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom."</blockquote>
+<blockquote>"In all their grandeur, they never slackened in the ardent desire of doing that which is good and right… men of noble sentiment and noble bearing."</blockquote>
-<p class="ind-meta">— Jawaharlal Nehru, ''Tryst with Destiny'', 14–15 August 1947</p></div>
+<p class="ind-meta">— Al-Biruni on the '''Hindu Shahis''', ''Kitab al-Hind'', c. 1030 — the enemy’s own tribute</p></div>
 <div class="ind-card"><div class="ind-card-h">Indian history in the news</div>
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 <li>Chola-era copper plates found in Tamil Nadu ''(sample item)''</li>
 <li>Conservation milestone at Hampi ''(sample item)''</li></ul></div>
+<div class="ind-card ind-span2"><div class="ind-card-h">New wing — the resistance chronicle</div><span class="ind-badge">MILITARY HISTORY · DYNASTIES OF INDIA</span>
+<div class="ind-t">[[Mahmud of Ghazni — The Raider and the Resistance]]</div>
+<p>The full campaign ledger of the most famous invader — including what the textbooks skip: '''Lohkot''', the Kashmir fortress that beat him twice; Kalinjar untaken; the confederacy of 1008, funded by the ornaments of Indian women; and the kings who answered, from Jayapala’s pyre to the Jats of the desert. With the two-worlds map of 970 and the four-century chain from the first Arab raid of 636.</p>
+<p class="ind-meta">[[The Caliphate and India — A Timeline (636–1030)|The timeline →]] · [[Dynasties of India|The dynasties →]] · [[Jyotirlingas|The twelve shrines →]]</p></div>
 <div class="ind-card ind-span2"><div class="ind-card-h">Discovery — voyages & places</div>
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 <div class="ind-card"><div class="ind-card-h">Battle database</div>
-<div class="ind-chips"><span>Hydaspes 326 BCE</span><span>Kalinga 261 BCE</span><span>Lohkot 1015 & 1021</span><span>Tarain 1191–92</span><span>Talikota 1565</span><span>Saraighat 1671</span><span>Plassey 1757</span><span>Panipat III 1761</span><span>Kargil 1999</span></div>
+<div class="ind-chips"><span>Hydaspes 326 BCE</span><span>Kalinga 261 BCE</span><span>Waihind 1008</span><span>Lohkot 1015 & 1021</span><span>Tarain 1191–92</span><span>Talikota 1565</span><span>Saraighat 1671</span><span>Plassey 1757</span><span>Panipat III 1761</span><span>Kargil 1999</span></div>
 <p class="ind-meta">Every battle: forces, maps, outcome, aftermath, full bibliography — victories and defeats alike. [[:Category:Military History|Browse →]]</p></div>