North Indian Tribal coins

Invention of currency went back before the time of written history. When studying the history of coins as a medium of exchange, northern Indian indigenous coins are noteworthy. Coins used by tribal people are known as ‘Gana’ or ‘Sanga’were recognized as indigenous coins.[i] 

 

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HINDU TEMPLE ARCHITECTURE

A temple (from the Latin word templum) is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice (Prasanna Kumar 1996: 14). It is typically used for such buildings belonging to all faiths where a more specific term such as church, mosque or synagogue is not generally used in English. These include Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism among religions with many modern followers, as well as other ancient religions such as Ancient Egyptian religion. The temple, it is needless to say, is not an Indian invention (Adam 2007: 35)

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