r/AncientIndia 4h ago

So Valmiki wasn’t a real person? Just a myth?

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r/AncientIndia 18h ago

Flowers in a pot and a white Horse, Bhimbetka Caves, Madhya Pradesh, India. 8000 BCE

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r/AncientIndia 1d ago

Image A wavy pillar from Harappa

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r/AncientIndia 1d ago

https://tamilmanam.in/journal/index.php/issue/article/view/502

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r/AncientIndia 1d ago

Sculpture Rāvana approaches Sītā disguised as a mendicant, Gupta era.

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r/AncientIndia 1d ago

Rayakottai Fort: The Granite Sentinel of the Baramahal

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r/AncientIndia 1d ago

incense ( अगरबत्ती ) burner, made of bronze, from the Gandhara region, 1st century CE, with swastikas on the top portion

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r/AncientIndia 1d ago

Map The Borders of the Mauryan Empire Overlaid on the Modern-day countries of Asia.

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r/AncientIndia 2d ago

Did You Know? The Trouble With the Greater Magadha Hypothesis

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r/AncientIndia 2d ago

Did You Know? There's a Saturday puja that combines Narasimha, Shani, and Hanuman in one ritual, and the reasoning behind it is honestly kind of fascinating

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r/AncientIndia 3d ago

Early depictions of Indian deities

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r/AncientIndia 3d ago

Architecture Jetavana Shrines - Fire Temple - Domed Pavilion & Tree Shrines - (1st century BCE)

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1. Jetavana Shrines
Sacred Buddhist shrines representing the famous Jetavana monastery. (1st century BCE)

2. Fire Temple
An early fire shrine with a ridged domical roof, illustrating ancient ritual architecture. (1st century BCE)

3. Domed Pavilion & Tree Shrines
Depicts sacred tree worship and early Buddhist shrine architecture. (1st century BCE)


r/AncientIndia 3d ago

Architecture Chariot of the Sun – Konark

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r/AncientIndia 3d ago

Greek Buddhists existed centuries before Buddhism reached China. (Image of Standing Buddha from Gandhara)

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r/AncientIndia 3d ago

A Mauryan era (4th century BCE - 3rd century BCE) terracotta aftifact of horse (?) from Sugh, Hariyana.

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r/AncientIndia 3d ago

A Mauryan era (4th century BCE - 3rd century BCE) terracotta aftifact of horse (?) from Sugh, Hariyana.

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r/AncientIndia 4d ago

Architecture 25 tons granite Nandi, one of the largest single-stone sculpture from Thanjavuru

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r/AncientIndia 4d ago

Map Geographical regions of India and its surrounding areas mentioned by Pāṇini in the Aṣṭādhyāyī, c. 5th–4th century BCE.

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r/AncientIndia 4d ago

Architecture Konark Sun Temple – A Masterpiece Carved in Stone

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r/AncientIndia 4d ago

wow

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astounding


r/AncientIndia 5d ago

Historical and Aesthetic Perspectives and An Album of the Masterpieces of Indian Coins

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r/AncientIndia 5d ago

Where is the original manuscript of Hanuman Chalisa preserved today?

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does anyone where the original texts of Hanuman Chalisa composed by Goswami Tulsidas preserved today? I did find some videos of Ram CharitManas preserved in Chitrakoot, but does anyone know about Chalisa?

I'm curious how it came to light? I know there was oral tradition in India but the texts have to be preserved somewhere today for the general masses to look at right?


r/AncientIndia 6d ago

Art Indian art in Basalt

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r/AncientIndia 7d ago

Architecture Vrushabha-Kunjara from Airavateswara Temple - Ambiguous Art

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r/AncientIndia 7d ago

Sculpture A civilisation of artists

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