(n.) One of a class of sacred Hindoo poetical works in the Sanskrit language which treat of the creation, destruction, and renovation of worlds, the genealogy and achievements of gods and heroes, the reigns of the Manus, and the transactions of their descendants. The principal Puranas are eighteen in number, and there are the same number of supplementary books called Upa Puranas.
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(1) Off the standard tourist trail is Purana Qila, Delhi’s oldest Mughal monument, where 100 rupees will buy you half-an-hour’s pedalo ride on a beautiful boating lake in the shadow of the citadel’s walls.
(2) Delhi's 16th-century Purana Qila fort: a history of cities in 50 buildings, day 4 Read more Lorry owner Babayé Tandina says the residents of Timbuktu are furious: “We used to collect banco next to airport.
(3) The Archaeological Survey of India embarked on several digs in the Purana Qila , but they have not been successful.
(4) The sixth Delhi is the Purana Qila, or Old Fort, a 16th-century stone fort near the eastern edge of the city, and a particularly good place from which to tell the story of Delhi’s urban development.
(5) The plans for the administrative capital of New Delhi were made by Edwin Lutyens, who saw to it that the eastern end of the ceremonial avenue (Kingsway then, Rajpath now) aligned with the Purana Qila.
(6) A few kilometres to the south, thousands more poured into Mughal ruins at Purana Qila and Humayun’s Tomb .
(7) Myth or reality, the idea of Indraprastha is now embodied in the Purana Qila, and together they have borne witness to some of the most significant moments in the history of India’s capital.
(8) Using key informants and available records, the way in which inhabitants of purana villages in Nuwarakalaviya, Sri Lanka coped with malaria during the pre-DDT era is examined.
(9) Facebook Twitter Pinterest The mihrab inside the mosque in Purana Qila.