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Ancient weapons and soldiers of Bharatam -- a tribute to Tvaṣṭṛ त्वष्टृ

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    Hoysala Period Sculpture
    Shanmukha (Karthikeya) on a peacock
    Note that the name of the sculptor Mab-sanmab has been carved at the base
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    Travel Options in Darasuram
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    Darasuram temple. Joined animals, a tribute to Tvaṣṭṛ (Sanmskritam: त्वष्टृ) 

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    Elephant-bull composite animal. Badami cave temple.
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    Elephant-bull Tirubhuvnam temple.

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    elephant and bull fighting optical illusion
     Elephant-bull composite animal. Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh.


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    A comparable sculpture of composite animal at Krishnapuram temple.
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    Darasuram, Relief. Shield and sword.
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         A bas-relief at Preah Khan in Cambodia depicts the Battle of Lanka
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        Cosmic dancer Siva, Halebid 
        Madhya Pradesh - Khajuraho - sculpture of warriors. Lakshmana temple
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        Dasavatar temple. Gajendra Moksha panel. 


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        Belur Chennakeshava Temple
        Gajasura mardana, Cosmic dancer, Siva.
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        Cosmic dancer. Brass statue.

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      6. A relief sculpture of characters from the great Sanskrit epic the Mahabharata—the five Pandava brothers and their wife, Draupadi—is in the Dashavatara Temple at Deogarh, India.
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        Kshatriya warrior, Bharhut. Indian Museum, KolkataImage may be NSFW.
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      http://chandrashekharasandprints.wordpress.com/2013/02/21/traces-of-an-empire-rock-cut-temples-of-bhaje-part-iv/#comment-1850
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      Warriors, armour, Khajuraho
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      Memorial stone, Karnataka. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/what-do-106-memorial-stones-reveal/article5283553.ece
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      or the Kings of Ayutthaya, the elephant's most significant use was as a potent machine of war as this bronze statue portrays. 
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      1. CAMEL CAVALRY~MAN on CAMEL with MOUNTED GUN~INDIA~c1915

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        Date: 2nd -1st century B.C.E

        Culture: North India (possibly Pataliputra, Bihar)

        This miniature figure is among the earliest known representations in metal of a goddess with weapons radiating from her hair. The style suggests she was made in the Ganges basin region of northern India—probably at the ancient Magadha capital of Pataliputra (Patna)—and attests to this region being instrumental in the development of this iconography. About the early fifth century, the fully elaborated form of the goddess Durga appears, first in a rock-cut depiction at Udayagiri, displaying the same weapons. While the precise identity of our figure is unknown, she is clearly part of an emerging protector goddess tradition.












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        Lance Head

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        Axe

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        Harpoon

        1500 - 500 B.C.E
        Ganges basin region
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        Ancient Indian bowmen










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      Shield designs in Mauryan-post Mauryan 














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      Hoysala warriors
      http://defenceforumindia.com/forum/threads/ancient-indian-weapons-of-great-indian-culture.7479/page-3












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          Knifes

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           India and Persian Maces 

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      1. Ankyles -elephant goads 

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        Tridents












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        'A 19thc antique indian arit / indo persian'













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        Vijayanagar empire soldiers
















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        This curved sword that looks looks like an over grown kukri was popular though out India. It was replaced by the Talwar in North India, but survived in S. India, Nepal, etc.
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        South Indian curved swords.

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        Ajanta cave soldiers with curved swords(Gupta era)

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      9. Ancient Andras were armed with mostly broad swords

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        Gupta era, 4th-6th century AD 

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        Kalingan spearmen, 2nd century BCE
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        Kalingan warriors, 2nd century BC

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        Kalingan guard armed with a broad sword, 2nd century BC

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        Gupta guard armed with two handed axe

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        Gupta emperor Samudragupta armed with a battle axe

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          Bronze Age Antennae Sword
          Date: 1500–500 B.C.

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WpXiHJEVok 

        Ancient Indian Weapon

        This video is in memory of our Brave Indian warrior and Kings and their contribution towards "Making Indian Rich in Heritage, Culture and History"
        1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbuVti5D4_Q

          JOTHI SENTHIL KANNAN Grand Master (Aasan), Performer, International Referee and Coach Born in 1976, Jothi Senthil Kannan originates from Pondicherry, South India, where he has practised Silambam
        2. Uploaded on Dec 10, 2007 
          ancient Indian armor and weapons part 2

          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNWnYjvrMx0 ancient Indian armor and weapons part 1

          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOOn3rvDKsY Armored Indian Elephant part 1

          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAHtMrT9Vgw Armored Indian Elephant part 2

          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9td3DjC76oA Armored Indian Elephant part 3

          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=In1MlczaG1M Weapon Masters - The Chakram

          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDNw2slOK3Y

          one of great Indian Sikh Warrior Weapon. Real Chakram Throw

          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcT-LIEeoz4
          Throwing my Chakram at a pine tree... for the skeptic ones: it does fly n cut Tipu Sultan (d.1799) Weapons Research, Warrior Empire

          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHnjq4-Ixck The Sword of Tipu Sultan (Real)

          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvkR7Y3etVA 
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      hoysalas
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      Kalingan warriors, 2nd century BCE
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      Udayagiri caves
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      Rock-cut relief from the Mahisha Mardini cave, Arjuna's penance at Mahabalipuram



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