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Mason means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: Shodhganga: New look on the kushan bengaliMason.—Antiquities belonging to Kushan period is also noticed in Mason, situated in the district of Gazipur, Uttar Pradesh. Cultural deposits belonging to four phases covering the period from 600 B.C to 600 AD. On the basis of the finds, period III may be termed as Kushan (100A.D.-300 A.D.).From this phase were excavated brick-built structures showing the remains of rooms, drain, road, etc. The excavation has also brought to light red pottery of Kushan period, terracotta figurines, seals and sealings, votive tanks, Kushan copper coins etc (IAR 1964-65).
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Starts with: Mashona, Masonamboatora, Masongo, Masongoma, Masonombilahy, Masonzoia.
Full-text (+149): Palaganda, Karni, Gaundi, Attalikakara, Katakona, Gamela, Gabelem, Thapi, Gavandi, Panasala, Valamba, Cepani, Ghotya, Sutradhara-pitamaha, Giant woollystar, Giant woolstar, Desert woolstar, Desert woollystar, Dakarmi, Virgate collomia.
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Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology (by Sreyashi Ray chowdhuri)
Trading routes of Amarāvatī-Dhānyakaṭaka < [Chapter 4 - Survival of Amarāvatī in the Context of Andhra Art]
Iconography of Buddhist and Brahmanical Sculptures (by Nalini Kanta Bhattasali)
Iconography of Sadyojata (or Mother-and-child images) < [Part 2 - Brahmanical Sculptures]
Vastu-shastra (Introduction to Indian architecture) (by D. N. Shukla)
Chapter 6 - The Construction of the Śālās < [Volume 3 - House Architecture]
(i) The Architect (Sthapati) < [Chapter 3 - The Architect and Architecture]
Temple architecture in Burma < [Chapter 12 - History of Hindu Temples (Prāsādas and Vimānas)]
Village Folk-tales of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), vol. 1-3 (by Henry Parker)
Story 28 - The Female Quail < [Part I - Stories told by the Cultivating Caste and Vaeddas]
Story 251 - How they killed the Great-bellied Tambi < [Part III (b) - Stories of the Western Province and Southern India]
Story 194 - The Story of Ayiwanda < [Part III (a) - Stories of the Lower Castes]
Betrayal of The Brotherhood < [April 1964]
Spinners of “Who Dunnit” Yams < [July – Sept. & Oct. – Dec. 1992]
Anar Kali – The Tragic Heroine < [January – March, 2006]
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 59 - The Laying Out of Dvarka < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]