The Land of the Veda
The Land of the Veda

Author: William Butler

Publisher: Asian Educational Services

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 572

ISBN-13: 9788120616646

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Being Personal Reminiscences Of India: It People, Castes, Thugs, And Fakirs; Its Religions, Mythology, Principal Monuments, Palaces And Mausoleums.

The Vedic People
The Vedic People

Author: Rajesh Kochhar

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13:

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In The Vedic People, well-known astro-physicist Rajesh Kochhar provides answers to some quintessential questions of ancient Indian history. Drawing upon and synthesizing data from a wide variety of fields linguistics and literature, natural history, archaeology, history of technology, geomorphology and astronomy Kochhar presents a bold hypotheses by which he seeks to resolve several paradoxes that have plagued the professional historian and archaeologist alike.

Mahabalipuram (Mamallapuram)
Mahabalipuram (Mamallapuram)

Author: Irā Nākacāmi

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 126

ISBN-13:

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MAHABALIPURAM became a world heritage site in 1984. This group of monuments (mostly sanctuaries), founded by the Pallava kings, is carved out of rock along the Coromandel coast in the 7th and 8th centuries. It is known especially for its rathas (temples in the form of chariots), mandapas (cave sanctuaries), giant open-air reliefs such as the famous 'Descent of the Ganges', and the temple of Rivage, with thousands of sculptures to the glory of Shiva.