1,300 Years Old Hindu Temple Discovered in Northwest Pakistan
A Hindu temple, believed to have been constructed 1,300 years ago, has been discovered by Pakistani and Italian archaeological experts at a mountain in Swat district of northwest Pakistan. The discovery was made during an excavation at Barikot Ghundai.
Fazle Khaliq of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Department of Archaeology said that the temple discovered is of God Vishnu. It was built by the Hindus 1,300 years ago during the Hindu Shahi period.
During their excavation, the archaeologists also found traces of cantonment and watchtowers near the temple site.
Nov 20, 2020
Sikh History Depicted on Canvas
As a part of the centennial celebrations of the formation of the SGPC, a painting exhibition has started at the Golden Temple complex.
As many as 31 paintings are being exhibited. Painters from all over Punjab participated in the workshop organised by the SGPC, and depicted the Sikh history on canvas.
Rajinder Singh Rubi, additional manager, Golden Temple, said that the paintings depict important events such as the Khalsa Panth taking over the management of the Akal Takht from the mahants, the Nankana Sahib Massacre, Jaito Morcha and Kirpana Morcha.
Portraits of prominent personalities, including Jathedars Teja Singh Samundari and Teja Singh Buchar, and SGPC presidents have also been displayed.
Nov 15, 2020
More than 100 Intact Sarcophagi Unearthed Near Cairo
Under a huge white canopy tent facing Egypt's oldest pyramid, part of a cache of more than 100 sealed and intact mummies were unveiled Saturday, along with 40 statues of deities, ornate sarcophagi and gilted masques.
Buried more than 2,500 years ago, the colourful, intricately decorated coffins were the most recent discovery at the vast necropolis south of the country's capital Cairo, which has been excavated over a three year period by an Egyptian mission.
Egyptian officials hailed the brightly coloured encasements as the biggest discovery of the year.
More than 100 Intact Sarcophagi Unearthed Near Cairo
Under a huge white canopy tent facing Egypt's oldest pyramid, part of a cache of more than 100 sealed and intact mummies were unveiled Saturday, along with 40 statues of deities, ornate sarcophagi and gilted masques.
Buried more than 2,500 years ago, the colourful, intricately decorated coffins were the most recent discovery at the vast necropolis south of the country's capital Cairo, which has been excavated over a three year period by an Egyptian mission.
Egyptian officials hailed the brightly coloured encasements as the biggest discovery of the year.
Nov 14, 2020
Ayodhya Creates World Record with 6 Lakh Diyas
The Uttar Pradesh government went all out in marking the homecoming of Lord Ram to this holy town the mythical event in 'treta yug' on which the festival of Diwali is based. Along the way, the organisers broke a world record. As dusk fell, volunteers lit up over six lakh earthen lamps lined up on the Saryu riverbank.
A team from the Guinness World Records was present to see if it made it to their book. Hours later, team leader Nishchal Barot gave the final count as 6,06,569 `diyas', and told that it was 'largest display of oil lamps' in the world. The 'Deepotsav' included the reenactment of the arrival of God Ram and Goddess Sita to Ayodhya on their 'pushpak viman', a laser and sound show, cultural programmes and the lighting of a record 5.51 lakh earthen lamps on the banks of the Saryu.
Nov 13, 2020
Australian Indigenous Art that Questions Colonial History
Australian indigenous art that responds to climate change and questions the imbalance between written colonial and oral aboriginal history reaches India through an online exhibition.
It was from Grandma Wilma that Australian indigenous artist Rhonda Brim learned how to weave a dilly bag.
A cultural marker of the stolen history of the aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peoples, the dilly bag made with twisted bark fibres was used as a food strainer and preparation basket. The craft waned during days of the Mona Mona Mission — around 1913 when large numbers of Djabugay people were forcibly taken to a religious congregation in Queensland and in effect robbed of their traditional arts and language.