Ahilyabai was a widow who became Malwa’s queen. After her husband’s death, Ahilya’s father dissuaded her from performing Sati and crowned her the ruler of the kingdom. Here is map showing the temples built by the great Maratha queen Ahilyabai Holkar of Indore. She built temples at Srinagar, Haridwar, Kedarnath, Badrinath, Rishikesh, Prayaga, Varanasi, Naimisharanya,Continue reading “Temples built by Ahilyabai Holkar”
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When Aurangzeb abducted Sambhaji
This painting shows Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s son Sambhaji captured by Mughals, dressed as a buffoon and paraded on camel, executed, cut into pieces and fed to dogs because he refused to convert to Islam. (Sequence of events depicted from left to right). After Shivaji Maharaj’s death, Sambhaji became the king of Marathas. For nine years,Continue reading “When Aurangzeb abducted Sambhaji”