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	Asvamedha - Vedic Horse Sacrifice [ On the Vedic Ashwamedha or Horse Sacrifice and the related Purushamedha or Vedic ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Yet, with the subsequent extermination of Buddhists and Jains, the Hindu revival led to a resurgence of the bloody Vedic human and horse sacrifices.
		The queen behaved with the human victim in the Purushamedha, exactly as she did with the horse in the Asvamedha sacrifice.
		Hence, Rama's mother copulated with the slaughtered horse during the ashwamedha ceremony of King Dasaratha of Ayodhya [ Mother ].
	www.dalitstan.org /journal/hindutwa/htv000/asvameda.html (1360 words)

	Indian Temples and Iconography: Ashwamedha Yagnya - Indian Horse sacrifice. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This defined the Great kings superiority and if in the condition he had performed the Ashwamedha yagnya more than 10 times, he was as good as Indra.
		Moving on, the next occasion i came across the Ashwamedha yagnya, was when i was in college, going through a book on manuscript painting, and to my shock i found a whole new twist to this ritual.
		End of the day ashwamedha yagnya included, the horse sacrifice which does not explicitly indicate that the horse was killed at the end of it, a copulation act with the head queen if that were ever possible and a human sacrifice which looks more digestable though ugly.
	indiatemple.blogspot.com /2005/06/ashwamedha-yagnya-indian-horse.html (1763 words)

	Politics of the moving horse - Deccan Herald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		They are structured after ashwamedha, the ancient Hindu ritual of horse sacrifice, performed by kings to establish their domination over lands outside the kingdom.
		Symbols from the deep past like the ashwamedha are therefore harnessed to suit contemporary political imperatives.
		The National Democratic Alliance, in which the regional parties accepted the supremacy of the BJP but had independent policies and styles of governance in their own areas of influence, is essentially a model of state, derived from the concept of ashwamedha.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/sep302004/top.asp (1072 words)

	INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT INDORE
		The Yagna of Ashwamedha established the supremacy of the true leader in ancient times.
		Ashwamedha 2005, is the flagship event of i R i S this year.
		What we seek is simple - accomplished men and women who show the grit and determination to fight against all odds, take up challenges and overpower like minds, in short those who can lead from the front.
	www.iimidr.ac.in /iim/pages/participants/ashwamedha.jsp (377 words)

	Hinduism Today \| Jun 1994
		In ancient days the ashwamedha yagna, or horse sacrifice-described at length in the Yajur Veda-was performed by the king for the welfare of the nation.
		The villagers became highly emotional about the ashwamedha yajna, as their own earth and water are being used for this holy event.
		Hundreds of stalls all along the paths and roads leading to Ashwamedha Nagar (as the venue was named) sold items ranging from dhoti kurtas to food and refreshments.
	www.hinduism-today.com /archives/1994/6/1994-6-04.shtml (1995 words)

	Ashwamedha - The Horse Sacrifice - Indian Mythology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Ashwamedha - The Horse Sacrifice - Indian Mythology
		Ashwamedha, the horse sacrifice, is also known as haya-medha sacrifice.
		It is said to be the most difficult Yagna to perform, having many onerous requirements.
	members.cox.net /apamnapat/entities/Ashwamedha.html (227 words)

	VAAMAN PURAN - URDAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Sage Shukracharya said- "Indra had accomplished 100 Ashwamedha Yagyas by the virtue of which, he could go to Brahma loka.
		The Ashwamedha Yagya commenced and a horse was let loose according to the tradition.
		When the deities came to know about this Ashwamedha Yagya being performed by Dhundhu, they were scared and requested Lord Vishnu to disrupt the Yagya so that Dhundhu could not reach Brahma loka.
	www.urday.com /vmythological.htm (479 words)

	uttar ramayana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		He also described the rituals of performing Ashwamedha Yagya--- "Get a horse of white colour and after worshipping it on Vaishakh Purnima leave it to wander freely.
		It is customary for the performer of Ashwamedha yagya to indulge himself in benevolent deeds till the completion of Ashwamedha yagya." Sri Ram agreed to perform Ashwamedha yagya.
		Bhagwan Valmiki was present in Ayodhya to attend the Ashwamedha yagya.
	www.bhagwanvalmiki.com /uttarkhand.htm (1285 words)

	Upanishad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Next comes the Ashwamedha and its glory along with the positioning of the planets etc. Emergence of the Ashwamedha Agni and emergence of the gigantic form Agni from water and the resolution of Prajapati to perform the religious sacrifice and death has been represented as the one who enjoys the material happiness.
		Thus Ashwamedha represents Prajapati himself and is praised in a similar fashion.
		These both Agni and Aditya are basically Arka and Ashwamedha but both these forms of deaths are in one and only one form of God.
	www.telugutoranam.com /hinduism/index.php3?slide=briha (2777 words)

	MBA Schools network only @ CoolAvenues.com-India's largest MBA Community Network
		Ashwamedha is the flagship event of IRIS, the corporate management fest of IIM Indore
		The event, which started in 2000, has evolved from being a routine test of academic and extra-curricular skills, to being a test of endurance, spirit, decision-making and team skills in various simulated corporate situations.
		There all lots of prizes in store, the winner taking home the Ashwamedha trophy and 40,000 rupees in cash.
	www.coolavenues.com /bschools/iimi_iris_03_ashwamedha.php3 (348 words)

	India City : Kurukshetra
		A dip in the Sarovar bears the sanctity of performing Ashwamedha Yajna, which, the scriptures say, absolves one of all the sins.
		The months of November and December are the time when migratory birds flock around Brahma Sarovar and add an exhilarating environmental setting to the sanctity of the place.
		At this, the Lord said On the days of Amavasyas (nights of total darkness) or on the days of an eclipse, if you collect the water of Sannihit tank, your sins will be absolved.
	www.indiaplaces.com /india-major-cities/kurukshetra.html (785 words)

	Rev. Mata Bhagwati Devi Sharma - Holy Mother of Gayatri Pariwar
		Over 15,00,000 devotees from all over the world participated in it, and resolved to carry-on the works of Gurudev, for dissemination of philosophy of Gayatri and Yagna.
		In 1992, on Gayatri Jayanti Day, Mataji disclosed about Gurudev's message from subtle and astral realms for the spread of Dev- Sanskriti (divine Indian culture or religious culture) all over the world for which series of Grand Ashwamedha Yagyas were to be performed.
		Till now, twenty-seven such grand Ashwamedha Yagnas have been celebrated in INDIA and abroads, besides the grand Anwalkheda (birthplace of Acharyaji near Agra, city of Taj) Pratham Poornahuti Samaroh in 1995.
	www.awgp.org /english/founder/mataji.html (671 words)

	Ayodhya - Indian Mythology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The one wish of my heart is for a son to succeed me. Alas, despite our daily prayers, all three of my queens have not been blessed with children.
		I have decided to perform the Ashwamedha Yagna (Vedic Horse-sacrifice ritual) to obtain issue.
		Sumantra, one of Dasharatha's ministers and his charioteer, stood up and said, "Sire, with noble Vasishta to supervise this ritual, its success is assured.
	members.cox.net /apamnapat/articles/Ramayana001.html (769 words)

	Seriously Sandeep » Musings on Uttara Kaanda: Part 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		He sent her to the forest, left her under the tender care of Sage Valmiki.
		Later, when he performed the Ashwamedha yaga (=horse sacrifice), he ordered his artists/craftsmen/sculptors to build a golden idol of Sita because the rules of the yaga mandated that a householder had to perform it along with his wife.
		The golden idol of Sita at the Ashwamedha yaga is significant here.
	www.sandeepweb.com /2005/02/17/musings-on-uttara-kaanda-part-1 (1031 words)

	Kshatriya - The Martial Caste among the Hindu Community in India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Whereas originally in the Ashwamedha Yagna, the horse was killed to be roasted and eaten, in later times and the ritual did not remain a sacrifice, except in name.
		The horse was now not killed, but was decorated with the King's emblem and was set free to roam at will, and the regions through which this horse passed came under the rulership of the kinq who had performed the Ashvamedha Yagna.
		The Ashwamedha and the Rajasuya Yagnas which they performed were a symbol of their military prowess.
	www.hindubooks.org /sudheer_birodkar/hindu_history/castekshatriya.html (2462 words)

	The Examined Life » Blog Archive » India’s boundaries, Disunity and Institutions
		Just don’t blame Hinduism for some hypothetical tendency among our kings to eschew wars of conquest, especially when there is no evidence whatsoever that they had such a tendency, let alone were influenced by their religion to have such a tendency.
		Ravikiran, the Ashwamedha Yagna just underlines my point that Indians had a concept of an Emperor and subordinate kings [and consequently could have well ‘annexed’ South-East Asia and Afghanistan] Just that in Rajdharma, it wasn’t envisaged as a necessary trait - this is orthogonal to valor and bravery being touted as necessary traits.
		Even the Ashwamedha Yagna had so many entailments to a wannabe Emperor [halo on the head et al] that it was not just an expansionary concept.
	www.ravikiran.com /2004/06/04/indias-boundaries-disunity-and-institutions (2937 words)

	The Descent of Ganga - II
		He told Indra that the princes were heading towards their doom and that Indra should be on the lookout for an opportune moment to guide them towards the fate.
		Some time later Sagara decided to perform the Ashwamedha, or Horse, sacrifice in order to establish his supremacy over neighboring kingdoms.
		In this sacrifice a horse is allowed to wander at will and the king claims any terrain it covers.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/mythology_from_india/115905 (897 words)

	4 DHAM (DWARKA DHAAM) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The mere thought of going on a pilgrimage to Dwarka in a man's mind, liberates his ancestors from their sins and hell.
		Gomti, Gomay bath, Go-daan (donation of cow), Gopi-chandan and having a 'darshan' of Gopinath are very rare and hence a man must make a donation of cow at the bank of river Gomti, if possible.
		Remembrance of this pilgrimage and singing devotional songs in its praise destroys all the sins of a man. The 'Ganges' which was manifested by Lord Krishna for Rukmini is known as 'Vishnupada'.
	www.urday.com /dham.htm (1621 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Emberuman was pleased with Brahma for performing a Ashwamedha Yagam in Athi Giri Kshetram and since he granted the Varam to Lord Brahma Emberuman is called as Sri Vardharaaja.
		As per the sthala puranam Brahma performed Ashwamedha Yagna to have the darshan of Lord and the lord appeared from the Yagam Kundam and the
		That time one divine voice or prophecy from the heavens told him that he should go to Sathyavratha Kshetram and perform Ashwamedha yagam constructing a Yagashala at Hasthagiri.
	www.thooppul.com /kanchi.html (1439 words)

	achates (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Around the same time, a Tecorno 3 year old named Ashwamedha was making waves.
		Idar argued that he would keep all his horses till after Ashwamedha wins the big race and that, that would fetch him big money for all his Tecornos.
		We went to him, increased our offer, and also told him that if Ashwamedha won the big race, we would throw in something extra.
	www.gainsvillestud.com /achates.html (1122 words)

	UttaraKanda11 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Devas were happy that Vritra was killed but were disturbed to know Indra was missing.
		Let Indra perform the Ashwamedha and he will regain his Lordship of heaven".
		Indra performed the Aswamedha and purified himself and was restored his Lordship of heaven.
	www.ramayan.com /nailart/uttara/utta11_2.htm (208 words)

	[No title]
		Samudragupta was a staunch Hindu and after all his military triumphs, he performed the Ashwamedha Yagna (Horse sacrifice ceremony) which is evident on some of his coins.
		Ashwamedha Yagna gave him the coveted title of Maharajadhiraj, the supreme king of kings.
		Samudragupta minted seven distinct types of coins: standard type (shown above), the archer type, Battle Axe type (refers to his military activities), Ashwamedha type (Commamorating the horse sacrifice ceremony), tiger slayer type, King and queen type (shown above) and Lyrist types (shown below).
	www.med.unc.edu /~nupam/Sgupta1.html (3148 words)

	Sri Rama Hears His Own Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In those days an Ashwamedha Yaga was no small matter.
		As the horse was free to roam, if any other king tied up the horse he had to be conquered in a war.
		Thus the king who wanted to perform Ashwamedha had to conquer all kings on the earth and become an emperor.
	www.freeindia.org /biographies/valmiki/page-4.htm (973 words)

	webindia123.com-Indian History-Ancient-THE GUPTA PERIOD
		They were Brahmanas and they dominated the entire Bundelkhand country, Central provinces, Berars, Northern Deccan up to the sea.
		His son was Paravasena who performed numerous sacrifices along with four Ashwamedha sacrifices.
		Gautamiputrra was his son., Paravasena's grandson Rudrasena I. After his defeat by the Samudragupta he vacated central India and moved to the Deccan.
	www.webindia123.com /history/ANCIENT/gupta_period.htm (1547 words)

	Ashwamedh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		At a time when music groups are popping up like freckles, the success of Ashwamedha is nothing less than astounding and creditable.
		NagpurCity, far away from the happening musicdoms of Mumbai and Delhi the chances of the group making it to the big league were remote if not nil.
		Music companies in Mumbai are stating Ashwamedha as an example to the high-flying groups who demand more and more and deliver mediocre stuff.
	www.nagpurcity.net /ashwamedh/namaste.html (833 words)

	National 11 (Spotlight Weekly)
		They traveled around northeast India performing Hindi songs, as per the demand, in small venues before small gathering.
		It was then that he was noticed by blues, rock n roll group Ashwamedha Band who invited him to join them as vocalist.
		Paudel had formally started a career in music when he sang songs for a collection album, 'Ashwamedha' in 1997.
	www.nepalnews.com /contents/englishweekly/spotlight/2004/nov/nov26/national11.htm (734 words)

	Gupta Empire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He gave himself the titles King of Kings and World Monarch.
		He performed Ashwamedha yajna (horse sacrifice) to underline the importance of his conquest.
		Samduragupta was not only a warrior but also a great patron of art and literature.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gupta_Empire (1871 words)

	Brahman Gold : Means 0f Acquisition [ Brahmin Gold : The Plunder of Paradise (1500 BC - 1000 AD), Vol. II ] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The ancient Indo-Aryans, like their kindred Aryan races across the world, practiced various forms of human sacrifice, referred to in the Vedas as `purushamedha' or `naramedha', closely related to the Vedic horse sacrifice (`ashwamedha').
		One variant of the Vedic human sacrifice was the practice of Vedic widow-burning (`sati'), whereby widows were forced to perform suicide on the death of their husbands.
		The ancient Aryans freely consumed beef and all types of meat [ Cow ], besides consuming the flesh of the horse and human victims of ashwamedha and purushamedhas [ Hum ].
	www.dalitstan.org /books/b_gold/b_gold2.html (4838 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		He shot to fame, guiding Ashwamedha to Pune Derby success after barely completing his statutory 40 winners to become a full-fledged jockey and he has not looked back since then.
		He has taken disappointments in his stride and not let it distract him in the pursuit of excellence.
		He was jocked off Ashwamedha for the Indian 2000 Guineas but as luck would have it, he got a chance ride on Perfect Timing which emerged triumphant at the expense of Ashwamedha!
	www.indiarace.com /stars/Mnarredu/main.htm (419 words)

	Patal Khand Padma - Purana \| Urday.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Sage Valmiki was present in Ayodhya to attend the Ashwamedha yagya.
		Sri Ram eulogised all the revered sages who had arrived to attend the Ashwamedha yagya.
		The holy water of Saryu was brought and sprinkled in the yagya kund where Ashwamedha yagya was being performed, amidst the chanting of vedic mantras.Hardly had Sri Ram touched the horse with his hands then it transformed into a human being.
	www.urday.com /patalkhand.htm (2215 words)

	Astronomical Dating of the Ramayan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		However, archaeological and literary methods can only provide approximate datelines and for determining the precise time of the Ramayanic events, astronomical calculations may alone be useful.
		Mahabharat states that Sage Vishwamitra started counting nakshatras from Shravana (Aadiparva A.71 and Ashwamedha A.44) and a new reference to time measurement thus initiated.
		According to the old tradition, the first place was assigned to the nakshatra prevelant on the Vernal Equinox.
	www.hindunet.org /hindu_history/ancient/ramayan/rama_vartak.html (2584 words)

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