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Barahmasa (lit. "the twelve months") is a poetic genre popular in the Indian subcontinent [1] [2] [3] derived primarily from the Indian folk tradition. [4] It is usually themed around a woman longing for her absent lover or husband, describing her own emotional state against the backdrop of passing seasonal and ritual events.
The history of Gujarat began with Stone Age settlements followed by Chalcolithic and Bronze Age settlements like Indus Valley Civilisation. [1] Gujarat's coastal cities, chiefly Bharuch, served as ports and trading centers in the Nanda, Maurya, Satavahana and Gupta empires as well as during the Western Kshatrapas period. After the fall of the ...
Vadnagar Archaeological Experiential Museum is an archeology and history museum in Vadnagar, Gujarat, India. It was inaugurated in January 2025. It covers 2500 years history of continuous human habitation of the town as well as its cultural history. It displays more than 5000 artefacts and nearby excavated archeological site is open to the ...
Hindu temple ruins at Chandravati. The Paramaras of Chandravati ruled the area around the Arbuda mountain (present-day Mount Abu) in India during 10th-13th centuries.Their capital was located at Chandravati, and their territory included parts of present-day southern Rajasthan and northern Gujarat.
Neminatha temple complex on Girnar hills near Junagadh, Gujarat. Jain tradition holds that the Neminatha's marriage was arranged with Rajulakumari or Rajimati or Rajamati, daughter of Ugrasena. [28] [17] Ugrasena is believed to be the king of Dvārakā and maternal grandfather of Krishna. [17]
Vindhyavarman's son Subhatavarman invaded Gujarat, and plundered the Chaulukya territories. But he was ultimately forced to retreat by the Chaulukya feudatory Lavana-Prasada. [ 75 ] His son Arjunavarman I also invaded Gujarat, and defeated Jayanta-simha (or Jaya-simha), who had usurped the Chaulukya throne for a brief period. [ 76 ]
Gurjaradesa, (lit. ' Gurjara country ', or Gurjaratra) [1] is a historical region in India comprising the southern Rajasthan and northern Gujarat during the period of 6th–12th century CE.
Bharuch was known as Bharutkatccha in ancient times. [12]It was known as Barygaza (Ancient Greek: Βαρύγαζα) [13] (meaning "deep-treasure"), Bargosa [14] etc. for the Greek, and later the Romans adopted the Greek name of this port in Latin as Barigaza in the Latin name of this city.