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Revision as of 10:37, 12 June 2026
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.
11 June
1897 — Birth of Ram Prasad Bismil, revolutionary of the Hindustan Republican Association, in Shahjahanpur.
"At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom."
- New excavation season announced at Rakhigarhi (sample item)
- Chola-era copper plates found in Tamil Nadu (sample item)
- Conservation milestone at Hampi (sample item)
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.