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71Gopurams - Dravidian Style Hindu Temple Gate Towers
Gopurams are unique to Hindu Temple architecture of Dravidian style, which developed in Southern India and mainly flourished in areas currently within the state of Tamil Nadu. Gopurams are towers found at the...
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76Postage Stamps and Stamp Collection
A Postage Stamp, a small paper with pictures and other information printed on it, is primarily used as an evidence of pre-paying a fee for postal services. This also has become a collectors item and the stamp...
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83Can Indus Script be Deciphered?
Indus Valley Civilization, one of the ancient civilizations of the world, was Flourishing in the nothern part of Indian sub-continent aroung 3500 Bc - 1500 BC. Ruins of the Cities of this civilaization had...
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76Coutryard Houses
Courtyard houses are houses in which the spaces are arranged around an inner courtyard. Generally these houses are inward looking and afford maximum privacy and security for the inmates. This form of houses...
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66Ancient Buildings and Sculptures of Mamallapuram in South India
Mamallapuram was a florishing port city, during 6 to 9 centuries A.D, in the modern indian state of Tamil Nadu. Pallava dynasty was powerful during this period in this region and a regional architectural style...
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72Stories in Stone - Sculptures in Mamallapuram, Tamilnadu, India.
Writing has been invented very late. Spoken language and the stories originated well before they were put in writing. Most of the stories of ancient origins were related to religion or about heros and heroic...
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81Anuradhapura, Ancient Capital City of Sri Lanka.
Anuradhapura is the oldest capital city of Sri Lanka. This is situated about 205 km. notrh of Colombo the present capital of the country. Anuradhapura was established in 4th century BC and continued upto the...
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77Dr. Green, an American served the people of Northern Sri Lanka.
Dr. Samuel Fisk Green was born in Green Hills, Worcester, Massachusetts in 1822. To his father William E Green and mother Julia Plimpton, he was the 8th child of 11 children. After his schooling he was...
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74The History of Jaffna Clock Tower
In many towns of the world Clock Towers can be seen as main features and landmarks. In those days watches were not worn by everyone and it was useful for the people of the town to know the correct time. In a...
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79Cyclic Time Concept
Today, as per modern understanding it is considered that the time progresses in a linear manner. There are many theories, which explain the nature, origin, its end and other matters related to the Time....
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