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Gandhari
Gandhari may refer to: * Gandhari (Mahabharata), a character in the Indian epic ''Mahabharata'' * Gandhari khilla, a hill fort near Bokkalagutta, Telangana, India * Gandhari language, north-western prakrit spoken in Gāndhāra **Kharosthi, or Gandhari script * Gandhari people, a tribe attested from the Rigveda and later texts * Gāndhārī temple, in Hebbya village, Mysore, India * Ghandari people, who lived in Gandhara Gandhāra is the name of an ancient region located in the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent, more precisely in present-day north-west Pakistan and parts of south-east Afghanistan. The region centered around the Peshawar Vall ... * ''Gandhari'' (film), a 1993 Malayalam-language film See also * * * Kandahari (other) * Gandahar (other) * Gandhar (other) {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gandhari (Mahabharata)
Gandhari (, ) plays a prominent role in the Hindu epic the ''Mahabharata''. She was a princess of Gandhara and the wife of Dhritrashtra, the blind king of Hastinapura, and the mother of a hundred sons, the Kauravas, and a daughter.Ganguli, Kisari Mohan. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose by Kisari Mohan Ganguli. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Web. She is usually depicted with a blindfold, which she wore in order to live like her husband. She is also the sister in law of former king Pandu and his wife queen Kunti. Early life and marriage Gandhari was born to Subala, the ruler of Gandhara. As a maiden, Gandhari was noted for her piety and virtuous nature. Gandhari is regarded as an incarnation of the goddess Mati. She was the sister of Shakuni. During her maiden days, she is said to have impressed Lord Shiva through penance and received a boon to bear 100 children. However, the reason for her penance and her receiving such boon is unknown. In alterna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gāndhārī Temple
Gandhari may refer to: * Gandhari (Mahabharata), a character in the Indian epic ''Mahabharata'' * Gandhari khilla, a hill fort near Bokkalagutta, Telangana, India * Gandhari language, north-western prakrit spoken in Gāndhāra **Kharosthi, or Gandhari script * Gandhari people, a tribe attested from the Rigveda and later texts * Gāndhārī temple, in Hebbya village, Mysore, India * Ghandari people, who lived in Gandhara Gandhāra is the name of an ancient region located in the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent, more precisely in present-day north-west Pakistan and parts of south-east Afghanistan. The region centered around the Peshawar Vall ... * ''Gandhari'' (film), a 1993 Malayalam-language film See also * * * Kandahari (other) * Gandahar (other) * Gandhar (other) {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gandhara
Gandhāra is the name of an ancient region located in the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent, more precisely in present-day north-west Pakistan and parts of south-east Afghanistan. The region centered around the Peshawar Valley and Swat river valley, though the cultural influence of "Greater Gandhara" extended across the Indus river to the Taxila region in Potohar Plateau and westwards into the Kabul Valley in Afghanistan, and northwards up to the Karakoram range. Gandhara has a deep rooted history of Hinduism mentioned in Indian scripts and epics including Rig Veda, Ramayana and Mahabharata. Famed for its unique Gandharan style of art which is influenced by the classical Hellenistic styles, Gandhara attained its height from the 1st century to the 5th century CE under the Kushan Empire, who had their capital at Peshawar (''Puruṣapura''). Gandhara "flourished at the crossroads of India, Central Asia, and the Middle East," connecting trade routes and absor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gandhari Language
Gāndhārī is the modern name, coined by scholar Harold Walter Bailey (in 1946), for a Prakrit language found mainly in texts dated between the 3rd century BCE and 4th century CE in the region of Gandhāra, located in the northwestern Indian subcontinent. The language was heavily used by the former Buddhist cultures of Central Asia and has been found as far away as eastern China, in inscriptions at Luoyang and Anyang. It appears on coins, inscriptions and texts, notably the Gandhāran Buddhist texts. It is notable among the Prakrits for having some archaic phonology, for its relative isolation and independence, for being partially within the influence of the ancient Near East and Mediterranean and for its use of the Kharoṣṭhī script, compared to Brahmic scripts used by other Prakrits. Description Gāndhārī is an early Middle Indo-Aryan language - a Prakrit - with unique features that distinguish it from all other known Prakrits. Phonetically, it maintained all three Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gandhari People
This is a list of ancient Indo-Aryan peoples and tribes that are mentioned in the literature of Indic religions. From the second or first millennium BCE, ancient Indo-Aryan peoples and tribes turned into most of the population in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent – Indus Valley (roughly today's Punjab), Western India, Northern India, Central India, and also in areas of the southern part like Sri Lanka and the Maldives through and after a complex process of migration, assimilation of other peoples and language shift.Mallory, J.P.; Douglas Q. Adams (1997). Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture. London: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers. . Ancestors *Proto-Indo-Europeans (Proto-Indo-European speakers) ** Proto-Indo-Iranians (common ancestors of the Iranian, Nuristani and Indo-Aryan peoples) (Proto-Indo-Iranian speakers) *** Proto-Indo-Aryans ( Proto-Indo-Aryan speakers) Vedic tribes * Alina people (RV 7.18.7) * Andhras * Anu (RV 1.108.8, RV 8.10.5) * Āyu * Bhajerat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gandhari Khilla
Gandhari is a hill fort located near Bokkalagutta, in Mandamarri Mandal in Mancherial district in the south Indian state of Telangana. It is located on the sand rock hills. It is 270 kilometres (157 mi) north east of the state capital, Hyderabad. The fort was built within a thickly forested area which has a wealth of plant species which includes many medicinal herbs. The fort has not been fully excavated and is still partially covered by forest. Mahankali Jatara (quarry jatara) is conducted every year which attracts more than 10,000 people. Gandhari maisamma jatra is done in the temple on the fort of Gandhari for every 2 years and tribal people from Vindhya region i.e maharastra, Chattisghad on the other bankside joins it. The Mancherial – Bellampalli highway passes close to the fort, which is 3 kilometres away from the Bokkalaguttta village. Gandhari Maisamma temple is located at the fort. History The fort was built in the 12th century by the Gondu tribals with the he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gandhari (film)
''Gandhari'' is a 1993 Indian Malayalam-language action film directed by Sunil and written by Sab John. The film stars Madhavi, Babu Antony and Siddique. The film tells the story of a woman who wants to take revenge on the people who had once cheated her with a fake drug case and tortured her. Plot Madhavi (Aparna) is rich enough to hire anybody. Madhavi hires babu Antony with his friend Zainuddin and two other friends. Madhavi want to get revenge against Soman and Rajan P. Dev, who earlier, arrested, made false evidence, put Madhavi in jail and also tortured her inside the jail for a new cocaine type drug formula. The drug formula detail was given by her professor Charuhasan to the two villains. But Madhavi never gave the formula. For the formula, the villains kill Sai Kumar, husband of Madhavi and make it as a case of suicide. Madhavi comes out of jail after jail punishment, but again gets attacked by local goons. Madhavi jumps into the river, escapes to Mumbai and works t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kharosthi
The Kharoṣṭhī script, also spelled Kharoshthi (Kharosthi: ), was an ancient Indo-Iranian script used by various Aryan peoples in north-western regions of the Indian subcontinent, more precisely around present-day northern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan. It was used in Central Asia as well. An abugida, it was introduced at least by the middle of the 3rd century BCE, possibly during the 4th century BCE, and remained in use until it died out in its homeland around the 3rd century CE. It was also in use in Bactria, the Kushan Empire, Sogdia, and along the Silk Road. There is some evidence it may have survived until the 7th century in Khotan and Niya, both cities in East Turkestan. Form Kharosthi (, from right to left ''Kha-ro-ṣṭhī'') is mostly written right to left (type A). Each syllable includes the short /a/ sound by default, with other vowels being indicated by diacritic marks. Recent epigraphic evidence has shown that the order of letters in the Kharosthi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kandahari (other) (1801–1868), 19th-century Afghan Sufi saint
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Kandahari may refer to: *something or someone of, from, or related to Kandahar, a city in Afghanistan * Southern Pashto, or Kandahari, a language of Afghanistan * Kandahari rupee, former currency of Afghanistan * Kandahari Begum (1593–?), Indian queen consort * Kako Kandahari, Aghan detainee at Guantanamo See also * Kandari (other) * Kandhari, a surname * Qandahari, village in Baghlan, Afghanistan * Boz Qandahari, village in Kunduz, Afghanistan, site of the Battle of Boz Qandahari * Haji Dost Muhammad Qandhari Khwaja Haji Dost Muhammad Qandhari (Pashto: ) was an Afghan Sufi master in the Naqshbandi tradition in the 19th century (1801–1868). Biography Dost Muhammad was born and received his early education in Kandahar in Afghanistan. While still a you ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gandahar (other)
Gandahar may refer to: * ''Gandahar'' (film), 1987 French animated film, also known as ''Light Years'' * Çandahar, village in Azerbaijan * Gandhara Gandhāra is the name of an ancient region located in the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent, more precisely in present-day north-west Pakistan and parts of south-east Afghanistan. The region centered around the Peshawar Vall ..., an ancient kingdom once located north of modern India See also * * * Gandhara (other) * Kandahar (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gandhar (other)
Gandhara was an ancient region in north-western South Asia, which existed until the 6th century CE. Gandhara may also refer to: * Gandhāra (kingdom), an Iron age kingdom in Gandhara. * Gandhara Kingdom, the kingdom as described in the Hindu epics * Gandhara grave culture, an archaeological culture from the 156th centuries BCE * Greco-Buddhist art, also known as Gandhara art * Gandhara University, a university in Pakistan * ''Gandhara'' (moth), a genus of moths * "Gandhara" (song), a song by Japanese rock band Godiego *Gandhara, the third note in the Indian classical music scale See also * Gandharva (other) * Gandara (other) * Gandahar (other) * Ganadhara In Jainism, the term Ganadhara is used to refer the chief disciple of a ''Tirthankara''. In ''samavasarana'', the ''Tīrthankara'' sat on a throne without touching it (about two inches above it). Around, the ''Tīrthankara'' sits the ''Ganad ..., a concept in Jainism * Kandhara, a vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
