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Source: academia.edu: The Chronology of Ancient Gandhara and BactriaThe famous Vidisha pillar inscription in Brahmi script informs us that Heliodorus, the son of Diya or Dios, a resident of Takshashila and an ambassador of Yavana King Antialkita, visited Vidisha and erected a Garuda Dhvaja in a Vasudeva Temple. Heliodorus claimed himself to be Bhāga vata i.e. a devotee of Vasudeva. He referred the contemporary Indian King Kasiputra Bhagabhadra. Evidently, Heliodorus visited the court of King Bhagabhadra who was ruling in Vidisha.
Source: academia.edu: The Yona or Yavana Kings of the time of the Legendary King AshokaHeliodorus of Takshashila.—The famous Brahmi script pillar inscription informs us that Heliodorus, a resident of Takshashila and an ambassador of Yavana King Antialkita visited Vidisha around 1400 BCE and erected a Garuda Dhvaja in a Vasudeva Temple. Heliodorus claims himsel f to be Bhagavata i.e. a devotee of Vasudeva.
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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The Structural Temples of Gujarat (by Kantilal F. Sompura)
1. Early Traces of the Indian Shrine < [Chapter 3 - The Shrine and the Temple: early phase]
Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Part 2 - The Date and Authorship of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa < [Introduction]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter LXXX < [Book XII - Śaśāṅkavatī]
Chapter XXXIII < [Book VI - Madanamañcukā]
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A Historical Study of Kaushambi (by Nirja Sharma)
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