An archaeological site in the district of Raichur, Karnataka, famous for a Minor Rock Edict etched on gneiss that identifies Ashoka with his epithet Devanampriya (“beloved of the gods”) for the first time. It was also the site where Rajendra Chola I defeated the Later Western Chalukya ruler Jayasimha II in 1019–20 CE.
Link copied!
A municipality in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, known as the site of the Airavatesvara Temple constructed by Rajaraja Chola II in…
A group of 275 shrines dedicated to the Hindu deity Shiva and concentrated in southern India. They are mentioned in…
Historic region of southern India spanning present-day northern Tamil Nadu and southern Andhra Pradesh, bounded by the Arni and Kotallaiyar…
A historical site in present-day Nepal considered to be the birthplace of the Buddha. It is also renowned for an…
The capital city of the ancient kingdom of Kalinga, located in present-day Odisha, although its exact location remains contested. Excavations…
A city in present day Maharashtra founded in 1494 and named after its founder, Ahmad Nizam Shah I. It was…
Persian for ‘footstep site’, referring to a place rendered holy by the visit of a saint or a sacred object,…
Located in present-day Karnataka, it was a capital and coronation site of the Early Western Chalukyas. It is noted for…