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Peacock in Greek Mythology was a Symbol of Royalty and Power

Greek Reporter 25 Jan 2025
Peacocks featured prominently in Greek mythology as the symbol of Hera, the consort of Zeus. Credit ... Many versions of peacock story in Greek mythology ... Credit ... The Shah diamond was described by Jean-Baptiste Tavernier as being on the side of the throne.
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Musi rejuvenation project aims to make its water drinkable: MA&UD PS

The Siasat Daily 07 Dec 2024
During his address, Kishore referred to 16th-century French traveller Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, who once compared the Musi River to the Seine River in Paris, drawing parallels between Hyderabad’s Purana Pul and Paris’s Pont Neuf bridge ... .
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5 of the world’s most cursed gemstones and their spine-chilling secrets

The Times of India 06 Dec 2024
Gemstones have always been the ultimate symbols of beauty, positivity, and all things nice ... It is thought that the first victim was a thief, named Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, who died soon after ... It was stolen by a slave, who was killed shortly after ... .
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Journey down 'The Silk Road' at an exhibit at OSU Marion through March 15

Marion Star 17 Jan 2024
Jades from China and Southeast Asia, incense from the Mideast, and precious stones collected by the famed 17th century gem-trader and diamantaire, Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, in his journeys across Asia ...
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A short history of the Krishna Janmasthan temple in Mathura

Indian Express 17 Dec 2023
The first temple at the site was built 2,000 years ago, in the 1st century CE ... This temple, which was described by the French traveller Jean-Baptiste Tavernier who visited Mathura in 1650, was octagonal in shape, and built with red sandstone ... .
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Meet the Wisconsin man who spent the last 3 decades overseeing the Hope Diamond

Longview News-Journal 26 Nov 2023
The story begins in the 1600s, when French merchant traveler Jean Baptiste Tavernier purchased a 112 3/16-carat diamond most likely from the Kollur mine in Golconda, India. Tavernier sold the diamond ...
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Virasat Ki Thali | India’s comfort food Khichdi: A dish that nourished nations in the mists of time; it’s Mughal and Mahabharata connections & more

Financial Express 18 Aug 2023
Follow Us ... Jailer ... Also ReadVirasat Ki Thali ... The Origins ... Mughals ... Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, a French gem merchant, marveled at the indulgent touch soldiers gave to their ‘khichdi,’ dipping their fingers in ghee for an added burst of flavor ... .
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Hope Diamond: Legend Of A Curse Follows This Precious Jewel

IFL Science 19 May 2023
Advertisement ...  . Advertisement. In 1666, it fell into the hands of French gem merchant, Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, who obtained the gem in India. It became known as the Tavernier Blue and was sold to King Louis XIV of France ... Advertisement ...   ... .
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A feline face carved on Charminar points to a 16th-century 'plague' in Golconda and tells the story of Hyderabad\u2019s origins

Indian Express 30 Apr 2023
Golconda ... It is a legend,\u201d says Prof Farooqui ... Nayeem says the city was referred to as Bagh-nagar (city of gardens) by some Mughal historians and European travellers like Francois Bernier, Jean-Baptiste Tavernier and Jean de Thevenot ... .
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Sati Widow-Burning: A Dark Chapter in Indian History

Ancient Origins 05 Apr 2023
The 17th-century traveler Jean Baptiste Tavernier, for example, claimed that in some regions he saw people construct a small hut ... Tavernier wrote that the women of the Coast of Coromandel were buried ...
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The Dark yet Glittering History of the Cursed Golconda Diamonds

Ancient Origins 25 Feb 2023
From India to the World. The History of the Golconda Diamond Trade ... () ... According to legend, the diamond was stolen from an idol of the Hindu goddess Sita by French merchant Jean-Baptiste Tavernier , who died shortly after selling it to King Louis XIV ... .
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Petition in India's Supreme Court Seeking 'Real History' of Taj Mahal

Beijing News 05 Oct 2022
... European travelers such as Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, Niccolao Manucci and Francois Bernier, said Syed Ali Nadeem Rezavi, a professor of medieval history at India's Aligarh Muslim University.
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Fit for a king: kedgeree is the most regal of all Anglo-Indian dishes

The Spectator 23 Sep 2022
Bran flakes just don’t quite scratch the same itch ... In the 1600s the French traveller Jean-Baptiste Tavernier came to India and observed Indian soldiers dipping their fingers in clarified butter before eating the dish with their hands ... What you need ... .
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Did the founder of Hyderabad really have a lover named Bhagmati?

The Siasat Daily 10 Aug 2022
Hyderabad. History is peppered with legends and myths. Sometimes, in the absence of facts, those are all that we have ... M ... He points to 17th-century travellers, like the Frenchman Jean Baptiste Tavernier, who used both words Hyderabad and Bhagnagar ... H ... .

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