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Describe The Cheras And The Development Of Malayalam.
The Chera kingdom of Mahodayapuram was established in the ninth century in the south-western part of the peninsula, part of present-day Kerala. It is likely that Malayalam was spoken in this area. The rulers introduced the Malayalam language and script in their inscriptions.
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What Is The Jagannatha Cult?
The regional cultures grew around religious traditions. The best example of this process is the cult of Jagannatha (literally, lord of the world, a name for Vishnu) at Puri, Orissa. To date, the local tribal people make the wooden image of the deity, which suggests that the deity was originally a local god, who was later identified with Vishnu.
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What Do You Know About Traditions Of Heroism?
In the nineteenth century, the region that constitutes most of present-day Rajasthan, was called Rajputana by the British. While this may suggest that this was an area that was inhabited only or mainly by Rajputs, this is only partly true. There were (and are) several groups who identify themselves as Rajputs in many areas of northern and central India. And of course, there are several peoples other than Rajputs who live in Rajasthan. However, the Rajputs are often recognised as contributing to the distinctive culture of Rajasthan.
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Class 7 Social Science тАУ History Chapter 9 тАУ Important Questions
The brick and terracotta temples of Bengal were built with the support of several тАЬlowтАЭ social groups.
Initially, local deities were worshipped in thatched huts in villages.
But, as soon as Brahmanas gave recognition to these local deities, temples were built for them.
Temples copied the double-roofed or four-roofed structure of the thatched huts.
This led to the evolution of typical Bengali style in temple architecture. For example, тАЬBengla DomeтАЭ.
In the complex of four-roofed structure, for triangular roofs placed on the four walls move up to converge on a curved line and a point.
Temples were usually built on a square platform.
The interior was relatively plain, but the outer walls of many temples were decorated with paintings, ornamental tiles or terracotta tablets.
Preserve their memories.
Inspire other to follow their example.