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Myths, mythology, folklore and the minds of our fore bearers at work.

How Shiva lost his manhood.

An amusing account of how the Shiva Lingam came to be, as narrated in the Puranas.

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The peculiar idol of Hanuman.

A unique idol of the Vedic demigod Hanuman that may also be one the earliest to be created

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The indomitable Saraswati.

Named after a river with crystal clear waters, Saraswati remains an influential Vedic goddess

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All in the divine scheme of things.

Sculpted with gold and silver, a Himachali deity from the village of Banjar in Himachal, India.

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Tears of Shiva.

A giant size statue of Shiva and consort Sati enact a passage from Hindu mythology

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The invincible buffalo demon.

Thousands of miles away from the labyrinth of the Minotaur, is another tale of a bull-man creature

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The untimely awakening.

The origin of the custom of Akaal Bodhan, during the festival of Durgostava

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The wrath of God.

Narasimha the 'man animal' avtaar of the Hindu god Vishnu

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The pure copper in Buddha.

Ancient Tibetans valued pure copper as a sacred metal but didn't mine it themselves

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Wars of Humayun.

A list of battles of the second Gurkani emperor Humayun.

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How the Bengal army came to be an army of robust Sepoys.

Delving into the fascination of populating the Bengal army with impressive Prussian type native Sepoys.

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Love regular payments? Join the Bengal army.

In the 17th century, monthly payments made service in the Bengal army a great attraction.

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Vintage Years

And it took a mutiny to change policing.

A vintage photo from 1900, and why policing changed in British India, from the Kotwali system of the Mughals.

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The death of Charlotte Chambers during the Mutiny of 1857.

During the mutiny of 1857 the gruesome and ritualistic murder of Charlotte Chambers was a rallying call.

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The peculiar idol of Hanuman.

The indomitable Saraswati.

All in the divine scheme of things.

Explore more in category

Visit shop

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Browse and Buy

Greetings Cards on Wisdom: Be calm like Rama.

Greetings Cards for Diwali: Good Wishes. Rama's city of Ayodhya.

Greetings Cards for Diwali: Good Wishes. Rama the Lamp.

Greetings Cards for Diwali: Good Wishes. Rama the light.

Greetings Cards for Women's Day: Say it with Josephine.

Greetings Cards for Maha Shivratri: Good Wishes. Painting, Shiva and Parvati, 1800.

Greetings Cards for Shivratri: Good Wishes. Painting, Shiva's Ananda Tandava, 1820.

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