At the old Shiva Temple

Ashoka’s Edicts and the Shanti Stupa

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August 15th 2010
The monsoons have arrived and cooled things down - and on this particular Saturday they had abated and the sun shining and I thought - time to get out for a short little adventure. I chose the Dhauli Hill, 8 klms from Bhubaneswar (where I am living). It is a hill with vast open space adjoining it, and has major Edicts of Ashoka engraved on a mass of rock, by the side of the road leading to the sum ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more