Encyclopaedia of Indian Temple Architecture - North and South India
author: Michael W. Meister
edition: 1986, American Institute of Indian Studies
pages: 6147
Topic: History
Chapter 50 - Cahamanas of Sakambhari: Phase IIa
This chapter describes Cahamanas of Sakambhari: Phase IIa located on page 95 in the book Encyclopaedia of Indian Temple Architecture (North and South India) compiled by Michael W. Meister, George Michell and M. A. Dhaky. These books deal with Indian temples from the early centuries. South India developed the Dravidian style while North India expressed symbolic experimentation of the divine manifestation.
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Impact of Vedic Culture on Society [by Kaushik Acharya]
[Study of Sanskrit Inscriptions Issued During Early and Early Medieval Period (I): The Cahamanas] A family of Cahamanas was ruling as petty chiefs either in Shakambhari or Sambhar region of Jaipur in Mahishmati on the Narmada in the early years of the seventh century. His overlord appointed a member of the family Bhartrvaddha-II, the Gurjara-Pratihara Nagabhata-I, to rule in the Broach region as his feudatory after the decline of the Gurjaras of Broach....
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Diaspora of Bhuta (Daiva) worshipping cult—India and Indonesia [by Shilpa V. Sonawane]
The Devi Bhagavata Purana describes the Mahavidyas as war-company and avatars of goddess Shakambhari. . A popular legend Shakti Sangama-Tantra describes who kills Sati jump in Yagna Dhumavati Daksha and increases with a melancholic sooty smoke face of the burning body of Sati. She is "all that is left of Sati" and her manner angry and humiliated. The Pranatosini-Tantra explains the Dhumavati emptiness. Once, Sati asked Shiva to give him a bite....
Read full contents: Part 1.10 - Dhumavati—Das Mahavidya and form of Adi Parashakti
Settlement in Early Historic Ganga Plain [by Chirantani Das]
Period ll B is an intermediate phase. Periods IIA and IIB yield two iron objects each. Period IIC is dominated by NBPW. Six iron objects were found in this phase. Majority of the total thirteen iron objects discovered in this site, are weapons. Existence of iron slag proves that iron smelting was practised in this phase. Use of copper was limited than iron in this phase. Beads of terracotta, Agate, glass were found. Bone industry also was an important aspect of this phase....
Read full contents: Part 1 - Cultural back ground of Varanasi as an emerging nodal centre
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