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Kharavela, Khāravela: 2 definitions

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Kharavela means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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: archive.org: Tribes in Ancient India

Khāravela (खारवेल).�ṅg is again lifted to historical prominence when Khāravela ot the Ceta dynasty became anointed, when he had completed his twenty-fourth year, as Mahārāja of ṅg. In his Hathigumpha Cave Inscription ṅg finds mention for more than once and it is said that very inscription that in the first year of his reign he repaired the gates and ramparts of his capital ṅgnagara identified with ѳܰ󲹱ṅg.

: academia.edu: The Date of Kharavela, a Great King of Kalinga

Kharavela was the great king of Kalinga and the earliest known king of Kalinga from epigraphic sources. He was the author of the famous Hathigumpha inscription. Kharavela invokes Namokara mantra of Jainism ( Namo Arihantanam Namo sava-Siddhanam ) in the beginning of the inscription. Evidently, Kharavela was the follower of Jainism.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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