![]() ![]() Vikramaditya, literally the Sun of Valour, was famous not only for the peerless prowess he displayed in liquidating the foreign aggression, he was the patron of Nine Gems of poetic genius, Kalidasa crowning them all. It also symbolised the triumph of the forces of divinity over those of wickedness. The idol carried its own message, the dark Kali representing the Hindu people rising to their full heroic stature and crushing the foreign aggression of the white Shakas. A beautiful allegory is woven around the singular achievement of Shalivahana depicts how he made clay images of soldiers, breathed life into them and forged a formidable army of warriors.Īnother story goes, Shalivahana popularised the figure of the dark Kali in her terrible form trampling upon a demon in colour, and piercing him with her deadly trident. Shalivahana was the king of Shatavahanas with the capital at Prathisthana on the banks of Godavari, in the present day Maharashtra. The day recalls the inspiring occasion when the invading Shakas, the barbaric tribal hordes from Central Asia, descending on Bharat like locusts during the first century CE were vanquished by the great emperors Shalivahana and Vikramaditya. In some parts of India Shalivahana Saka beginning in 78 CE and in other part s VIKRAMA Saka beginning in 57 BCE is followed. The first day of the year according to the National calendar of Bharat is significant both for its historical impact and for the advent of bountiful nature. Bharatiya astrologers had divided the whole year into 360 days as early as 1181 BCE. , īharatiya calendar system is the most scientific and most accurate in the world. ![]() Date uploaded in London – – 20 APRIL 2021Ĭontact are taken from various sources for spreading knowledge.
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