Found 25 Articles for Monuments

The monuments of Ancient and Medieval times remain as the most important material allowing us to understand the past historical events in a better manner. There were different reasons that these monuments were constructed during the reign of the rulers.Commemorate EventsThe main reason that the rulers commissioned the construction of monuments was to commemorate events mainly a victory in a battle. It could also be for an event like a marriage alliance between two kingdoms. The core purpose was to leave a mark about the event and also to glorify their persona in history. In India, this is mainly related ... Read More

Buddhism started taking roots in the land of Bharatvarsha around the 6th Century BCE. It is one of the oldest and the widest spread religions of the world. Buddhism is the religion of kindness and empathy and equality. It gave the world a leader, teacher, and philosopher who contributed his unmatchable tenants of life in the simplest form to reach even the most common person. He is none other than Gautama Buddha. Bodh Gaya in Bihar is the place that marks the beginning of his journey that would shape the course of Buddhism. Bodh Gaya now is declared as a ... Read More

The UNESCO Heritage site of Ajanta caves is located in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. These caves were excavated as a part of the first wave of cave architecture in India. It became an important center for Buddhist religion and art under the enlightened patronage of the Vakataka rulers. However, it is important to note that the excavations of these caves happened in different phases in different time periods beginning in the 2nd Century.The aerial view of the site looks like a horseshoe. This site was abandoned during the 6th-7th centuries and was rediscovered only during the British period by an Army officer ... Read More

Located near the banks of River Tungabhadra, Hampi is an ancient village that has remained important for its variety of religious and secular structures. In the epic Ramayana, it is identified as Kishkinda. Hampi remained in central importance in the medieval times as the second capital of the Vijayanagara Empire.Virupaksha TempleFor the Vijayanagar kings, Virupaksha was the family God and their crest was the Boar or Varaha. It is a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva and was constructed during the reign of Vijayanagara ruler Krishna Deva Raya II. It remains an important center of pilgrimage in the site of Hampi ... Read More

An old Arab Proverb says ‘Man fears time but time fears pyramids’. This proverb captures the essence and importance of these majestic monuments of one of the oldest civilizations in the world history. The Egyptian Civilization is considered to be a civilization that promoted art and architecture associated with a lot of religious beliefs and practices. Religion, in fact, dominated the life of each and every individual in the civilization.The Egyptian Civilization is broadly divided into six eras- the Pre-dynastic period, the early dynastic period, the old kingdom, the middle kingdom, the new kingdom and the late period. It is ... Read More