India history and geography

Source: What is India: Inscriptions of the Śilāhāras

1) Govardhanabhaṭṭa (fl. 1049 AD), the father of Nārāyaṇabhaṭṭa, is mentioned in the “Ṭhāṇā plates of Mummuṇirāja”. Accordingly, the son of Govardhanabhaṭṭa is mentioned amongst fourteen Brāhmaṇas living together, hailing from Karahāṭaka (Karahāṭa), as receiving a gift of several villages. He is associated with the Gārgya gotra (clan)

2) Govardhanabhaṭṭa Upādhyāya (fl. 1150 A.D.) is the name of a person mentioned in the “Agāṣī stone inscription of Haripāladeva”. Accordingly, “... to Brahmadevabhaṭṭa Upāddhyāya, the son of Divākarabhaṭṭa Upādhyāya, who is (himself ) the son of the illustrious Govardhanabhaṭṭa Upādhyāya, piously with the pouring out of water, on the great auspicious occasion of the Uttarāyaṇa-saṅkranti”.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Partial matches: Bhatta, Govardhana.

Full-text: Govardhana bhatta, Govardhanashtaka, Madhukelivalli, Katantrakaumudi, Jayakrishna maunin, Brahmadevabhatta, Divakarabhatta, Narayana-bhatta, Dombila.

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