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The Vedic Age

The Vedic Period or the Vedic Age refers to that time period when the Vedic Sanskrit texts were composed in India. The society that...

Saivism: Origin, Principles and Kinds

The origin of Saivism may be traced to, as the scholar-historian M.N. Das says, much earlier times that of Vaisnavism, however, both cults have...

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Development of Mughal Painting

Although prior to the advent of the Turks painting in general was flourishing well, it practically vanished during Delhi Sultanate, however during the period...

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The Gupta Empire

The Gupta Empire was an ancient Indian empire, founded by Maharaja Sri Gupta, which existed from approximately 320 to 550 CE and covered much of the Indian Subcontinent.  The peace...

Buddhism

THE RELIGION OF PEACE AND ENLIGHTENMENT Buddhism is the dominant religion in most of the Asian nations with around 535 million people following it. Such...

Nalanda University – An ancient center of Learning

Nalanda University was an ancient higher-learning institution in Bihar, India. The site is located about 88 kilometres southeast of Patna and was a religious...

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An Introduction to Buddhist Councils, Schools, Texts and Sites

Gautam Buddha was born in Lumbini (Kapilavastu) in 563 BC, he belonged to Shakya Kshatriya clan. His Father Suddhodhana was a king and mother...

Indian Puppetry (Kathputli) – An ancient art form

Indian Puppetry (popularly known as kathputli) is an ancient performance which involves story telling through playing the puppets. The puppeteers went from place to...

Ratha Yatra in Puri

Puri has a great influence in Indian history since the ancient ages. Ratha yatra in Puri is often considered as the grandest festival of...

Ancient Egyptian Art – Painting

Ancient Egyptian Art is the painting, sculpture, architecture and other arts produced by the civilization in the lower Nile Valley from 5000 BCE to...

Folk Paintings of India

Folk art designs are diverse in India and reflect our rich cultural heritage. The other forms of folk art paintings include Kalamkari, Patna Kalam,...

Kathakali – Indian Dance Drama

Kathakali is a form of dance drama which originated in Kerala in the 17th century. It was created by Zamorin of Calicut. It is...

Major World Religion

Buddhism: Founded : About 525 B.C. Founder : Gautam Siddhartha also known as Buddha or "Enlightened one." Son of a king,he was born in Lumbini,near the...

Dances of India

The number of recognized classical dances of India range from eight to more, depending on the source and scholar. The Sangeet Natak Akademi recognizes...

Cultural  Heritage Sites of the world

There are 3 types of sites: cultural, natural and mixed. Cultural Heritage Sites include hundreds of historic buildings and town sites, important archaeological sites,...

What are the events behind Muharram?

What are the events behind Muharram? The tenth day on the month of Muharram called Yaum-e-Ashura, brings to the minds of Muslims the tragedy of Karbala,...

What is the mythological story behind the Kumbh festival ?

The Kumbh festival is related to the myth about the churning of the ocean to get the nectar of immortality. The churning was done...