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Ancestor of Modern Indian elephant that live in the Pliocene Pleisticene Era. Scientifically it is called Stegodon Ganesha. ( Now Some may disagree with the naming but iut is as it is) . The tusks used to be huge 10-12 feet long and they were considerably larger than the modern descendants. A strange looking animal that roamed South America and a close relative of the modern days Armadillos. They lived in the Pleistocene era . My Son and darling Wife infront of a statute of 'Yaksha' made with reddish grey sandstone during  the 3rd to 2nd century BCE. It was found near Modern day Patna, Bihar. statute of 'Yakshi' made with reddish grey sandstone during  the 3rd to 2nd century BCE. It was found near Modern day Besnagar , Gwalior , Madhya Pradesh. A multi faced pillar found in Bharhut , Madhya Pradesh, made in 2 century BCE the front face depicts a man standing on human headed MAKARA and the side face of the pillar depict...
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Eastern Chalukyas Emblem.

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Eastern Chalukyas were a South Indian dynasty whose kingdom was located in the present day Andhra Pradesh. Their capital was Vengi and their dynasty lasted for around 500 years from the 7th century until c. 1130 C.E. when the Vengi kingdom merged with the Chola empire. The Vengi kingdom was continued to be ruled by Eastern Chalukyan kings under the protection of the Chola empire until 1189 C.E., when the kingdom succumbed to the Hoysalas and the Yadavas. They had their capital originally at Vengi near Nidadavole of the West Godavari district end later changed to Rajamahendravaram (Rajamundry). Eastern Chalukyas were closely related to the Chalukyas of Vatapi (Badami). Throughout their history they were the cause of many wars between the more powerful Cholas and Western Chalukyas over the control of the strategic Vengi country. The five centuries of the Eastern Chalukya rule of Vengi saw not only the consolidation of this region into a unified whole, but also saw the efflorescence of T...
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