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Harappa was rediscovered (by a white person) in 1826 CE by British Army deserter, James Lewis. Lewis was wandering the Punjab region of the then British India in search of ancient artifacts, and, presumably, in avoidance or people who would take him back to the army. At the time Lewis, and the archaeologists who later followed him, assumed that the city dated to around the era of Alexander the Great. However, later discoveries of artistic seals identical to ones found in Sumer would prove that t Indus Civilization Art, Harappan Civilization Project, Indus Valley Civilization Art, Mohenjo Daro Civilization, Pollution Pictures, Harappan Civilization, Indian Civilization, Indus Civilization, Science Vs Religion

Called 'The Priest King' this iconic Harappan statue was found in Mohenjo Daro Existing several hundred years after the Varna Culture, and home of one of the worlds first major urban center, the Indus River Valley Civilization, or Harappa Civilization, was almost forgotten to history until the early 20th century. Contemporaries with Egypt and Sumer, the Harappa civilization has some of the earliest and finest examples of urban planning, writing, and a standardized system of weights and…

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At a distance of 300 m from Mahabaleshwar Temple and 6 km from Mahabaleshwar Bus Stand Krishnabai Temple is an old temple situated few metres away from Panch Ganga Temple in Old Mahabaleshwar. It is among the famousMahabaleshwar tourist places.  #KrishnabaiTemple is supposed to be source of the Krishna River. The temple was built in 1888 by a ruler of #Ratnagiri on a hilltop overlooking the Krishna valley. The temple has a Shiva lingam and a beautiful statue of Goddess Krishna. A small stream of Mahabaleshwar Aesthetic, Indian Temple Aesthetic, Indian Archaeology, Anunnaki Gods, Ancient Indian Art, Indian Temple Architecture, Mahabaleshwar, Ancient Houses, India Architecture

At a distance of 300 m from Mahabaleshwar Temple and 6 km from Mahabaleshwar Bus Stand Krishnabai Temple is an old temple situated few metres away from Panch Ganga Temple in Old Mahabaleshwar. It is among the famousMahabaleshwar tourist places. #KrishnabaiTemple is supposed to be source of the Krishna River. The temple was built in 1888 by a ruler of #Ratnagiri on a hilltop overlooking the Krishna valley. The temple has a Shiva lingam and a beautiful statue of Goddess Krishna. A small…

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