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[swiggywala]

More than 2,250 years ago on the bank the river Daya at the foot of Dhauli hill, a fatal war was fought that changed the course of Indian history. The region was then known as Kalinga, and the Maurya dynasty king’s conquest was achieved at the expense of unimaginable loss of human life. Up to 200,000 people were either slain or died shortly afterwards, turning the river red with human blood. The Kalinga war of 261 B.C. was a turning point for that king, who renounced violence and adopted a doctrine of welfare to the common people, promoting Buddhism across ancient Asia. That king’s name was Ashoka. To communicate and spread his new found beliefs across his vast empire, Ashoka carved out his mission statements in a unique and quite literal way. Across the length and breadth of his kingdom he carved edicts on natural rock faces and purposely built stone pillars. Here at Dhauli (10km from Bhubaneswar), Ashoka chose a rock near to the battleground to carve out a number of his declarations, signifying a new direction and a very new journey for the king. Buddhism continued to flourish in India until the 6th century when the influence of Hinduism took center stage. Subsequently Islamic invaders arrived and placed their authority over much of north India. The time of Ashoka and all that he achieved was long forgotten, sentenced to oblivion, banished from history. And so this remained until 1837 when Markham Kittoe was asked by James Prinsep to explore a rumour of some rock carvings in the jungle of Dhauli. Kittoe was a keen historian and antiquarian, so unsurprisingly he leapt at the chance to become a Victorian Indiana Jones. #swiggywala #localguides @googlemaps #IncredibleIndia #bhubaneshwar #odishaclicks #odishatourism #india_undiscovered #thegenuineindia #lost_heritage #IndianContents #templesofindia #Dhauli #ashokaedict #ashoka #buddha #buddhism https://www.instagram.com/p/CcP7HBJPHhF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[safarmeinsd]

The ruined fortress of Ashoka ..which is situated in our Pandia Ganjam odisha. Where you can find out the major rock edicts of King Ashoka. . . To know more the video link is in my bio 👆 Do check out . . #pandia #purusottampur #ganjam #ganjamtourism #ashokaedicts #ashokarockedict #safarmeinsd #jaugada #jaugadafort #travelersnotebook #traveler #travelpost #travelvideos #traveladdict #travelphotography #travelodisha @travelrealodisha @chalo_odisha @captures_of_odisha @odishaclicks (at ଇତିହାସ ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ ଜଉଗଡ଼ ପାହାଡ଼) https://www.instagram.com/p/CS3zMvFlVJH/?utm_medium=tumblr