Bhartiya Itihash

These are mound burials of late medieval period ( 13th - 19th century C.E.) of Tai Ahom community in Assam.          These pyramid like structures enshrined mortal remains of the members of Ahom royalty who used to buried with their paraphernalia   ( goods for afterlife use).        After the 18thC. , the Ahom rulers adopted he Hindu method of cremation and began emtombing the cremated bones and ashes in a Maidam at Charaideo. 

The Sun temple of Modhera is one of the few temples in India , which are dedicated to God Surya . It is situated on the bank of river Pushpavati , in Modhera Village of Mehsana district, Gujarat, India.                     No worship is offered now in temple is protected monument maintained by Archaeological Survey of India. .              From - Google maps About construction :             The temple is said to be built in 1026- 1027 AD during the reign of Bhima Deva 1 of the Solanki / Chalukya Dynasty.           The temple is suspected to have been built to commemorate the defense of Modhera by Bhima 1 against Mahmud of Ghazni.            There is an upside down inscription on the back wall of the shrine that reads " Vikram Samvat 1083" . This roughly depicts the period 1026- 1027 CE , that's it is r...

Among the largest stepwells in Gujarat, the sculptural wealth of Rani ki vav supasses all other.           Initially built as a memorial in the 11th CE , the Stepwell was constructed as a religious as well as functional structure and designed as an inverted temple highlighting the sanctity of water . .           ©- from Google maps About the architecture: 1 . Rani ki vav is located on the banks of the Saraswati River in Patan, Gujarat. 2 . It was built by Solanki dynasty's Queen Udayamati in the 11th CE as a memorial to her deceased husband Bhimdev 1 . 3 . Rani ki vav is well known for it beautiful seven story tower which is designed as inverted temple  and intricately carved sculptures and depicts the entire universe - gods , goddesses , deities, birds , animals, celestial bodies etc. .           © - from Google maps  4 . The Stepwell is aligned east - West and h...

Kamakhya Temple located at Nilachal Hills in Guwahati, Assam . It is one of the oldest and most revered centres of Tantric practices, dedicated to the goddess Kamakhya. .                © - Wikipedia About temple:   1. The temple is centre of the Kulachara Tantra Marga . 2. The temple is dated to the 8th- 9th century with many subsequent rebuildings and the final hybrid architecture defines a local style called Nilachal . 3. It is also one among the oldest 4 of 51 pithas in the Shakta tradition. 4. It was built by Mlechchha dynasty and rebuilt by Koch king Nara Narayan and Ahom kings. 5. It is the main temple in a complex of individual temples dedicated to the ten Mahavidyas of Shaktism. 6. The temple' s innermost shrine has bedrock with a cleft shaped like ' yoni ' . Through that cleft , an underground, natural spring flows out. 7. The temple is a main site of the Ambubachi Mela , an annual festival that celebrates the menstru...