Mukhalingam, Mukhaliṅgam: 2 definitions

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Mukhalingam 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: Google Books: Medieval Orissa: A Socio-economic Study

Mukhalingam refers to one of the various Urban centers (nagari) of ancient India (Medieval Orissa).— Urban centers generally represent a socio-economic organization different from that of rural settlements; but the records, apart from providing a few names, do not furnish any details at all regarding the urban centres that existed in this period. Such centres [e.g., Mukhalingam] [...] may be supposed to have had a predominantly agricultural population. Such centres as Bhubaneswar might also have been purely religious centres. [...]

Source: archive.org: Tribes in Ancient India

Mukhaliṅgam (मुखलिङ्गम्).—In Khāravela’s Hathigumpha Cave Inscription Kaliṅga finds mention for more than once and it is said that very inscription that in the first year of his reign he repaired the gates and ramparts of his capital Kaliṅganagara identified with Mukhaliṅgam.

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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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