Ancient Indian History

[Bodhi]

Thanks Hauma Hamiddha.

In your marvelous entry you stated:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Another notable construction, which is a historical civil engineering masterpiece, is the bhoja lake which was built by daming and channelizing the Betwa river. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Indeed that reminds me of another Hindi proverb that remains popular till date in the Madhya Pradesh region, although not that popular elsewhere.

taalon me taal bhoja-taal, shesh sab talaiyaa
raani me raani durgavati, shesh sab nachaiyaa

('Among lakes, only counts the lake of bhoja, all others are just pit-ponds
Among queens, only counts durgavati, all others are just courtesans')

I also read another version of it in one of Rahul Sankrityayana's novels.

you also wrote:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The sarasvatI idol from the temple was taken by the Britons to the museum in London.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Is this the British Museum of London you speak of? Are you Sure? I have recently spent a lot of time in it without finding it. Which museum? Please respond to this one quickly.