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The Konkan geoglyphs, sometimes called Konkan Petroglyphs, are a form of prehistoric rock art found along the Konkan coast of India, particularly in Maharashtra and Goa. [1] They consist of carvings on laterite plateaus ( saḍā ) and are believed to date back 12,000 years [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Kuda Caves are located in the small village of Kuda, on the eastern side of the north shore of Murud-Janjira in south Konkan, India. These fifteen Buddhist caves are small, simple, and were excavated in first century BCE. [1] The verandah of Chaitya has several reliefs of the Buddha, carved with symbols of lotus, wheel and Nagas.
Some resources for more complete information on the scrolls are the book by Emanuel Tov, "Revised Lists of the Texts from the Judaean Desert" [5] for a complete list of all of the Dead Sea Scroll texts, as well as the online webpages for the Shrine of the Book [6] and the Leon Levy Collection, [7] both of which present photographs and images of the scrolls and fragments themselves for closer ...
Its northern bank constitutes the southernmost portion of Konkan. The towns of Karwar, Ankola, Kumta, Honavar, and Bhatkal fall within the Konkan coast. The largest city on the Konkan coast is Mumbai, the state capital of Maharashtra. Districts on the Konkan coast are, from north to south: [6] Damaon district; Palghar district; Thane district
This temple stands amidst a cave complex of 18 caves of Buddhist origin. This temple is the eighth cave. These are called Ganesha-leni as well. The temple is carved out of a single stone hill, which has 307 steps. The temple features a wide hall with no supporting pillars. The temple hall is 53 feet long, 51 feet wide and 7 feet high.
The Konkani people are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group native to the Konkan region of the Indian subcontinent. They speak various dialects of the Konkani language. Following the Konkani language agitation, Konkani became the premier official language of Goa state, while Marathi remains as the associate official language of Goa. [3]
During 6th-7th century, the Mauryas seem to have extended their rule to southern Konkan (the present-day northern Goa), where the Bhojas may have been their feudatories. [8] Inscriptions of kings Anirjita-varman and Chandra-varman, who ruled from the Kumara-dwipa island (modern Cumbarjua ), have been discovered in this area. [ 8 ]
A little ahead of the Deepastamba are seen two huge laterite pillar-like structures buried deep. They may be stone henges. Behind the temple are carved stone walls with niches. It may have been an ancient Agrashala. Similarly, close to the temple there is a man-made tunnel-like structure which is presently silted.