NaneghatNaneghat, also referred to as Nanaghat or Nana Ghat (IAST: Nānāghaṭ), is a mountain pass in the Western Ghats range between the Konkan coast and the ancient town of Junnar in the Deccan plateau. The pass is about north of Pune and about east from Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It was a part of an ancient trading route, and is famous for a major cave with Sanskrit inscriptions in Brahmi script and Middle Indo-Aryan dialect. These inscriptions have been dated between the 2nd and the 1st century BCE, and attributed to the Satavahana dynasty era.
Vrishni heroesThe Vrishni heroes (IAST: Vṛṣṇi Viras), also referred to as Pancha-viras (IAST: Pañca vīras, "Five heroes"), are a group of five legendary, deified heroes who are found in the literature and archaeological sites of ancient India. Their earliest worship is attestable in the clan of the Vrishnis near Mathura by 4th-century BCE. Legends are associated with these deified heroes, some of which may be based on real, historical heroes of the Vrishni clan.
VrishniThe Vrishnis (Brahmi: vri-shņi) were an ancient Vedic Indian Pastoral-Cowherd Tribe who were believed to be the descendants of Vrishni. It is believed that Vrishni was the son of Satvata, a descendant of Yadu, the son of Yayati. He had two wives, Gandhari and Madri. He has a son named Devamidhusha by his wife Madri. Vasudeva, the father of Krishna was the grandson of Devamidhusha. According to the Puranas, the Vrishnis were residents of Dvaraka.
Srivignette|170px|Le terme shrî, en écriture devanagari. Sri, écrit Shri ou Shree (devanāgarī : श्री, sanskrit : Śrī), est un mot attribué initialement à une déesse et signifiant « bonne, belle, heureuse ». C'est également un titre de vénération donné aux dieux hindous. L'origine de ce mot viendrait du nom d'une déesse hindoue de la Fortune (au sens de richesse et de chance) mentionnée dans le Rig-Veda et l'Arthava-Veda. Elle est proche des caractéristiques de Lakshmi avec laquelle elle est souvent confondue.
Pilier d'HéliodorosLe pilier d'Héliodoros, plus fréquemment appelé pilier de Besnagar dans l'espace francophone, a été érigé vers 110 av. J.-C. dans le centre de l'Inde à Vidisha (ancienne Besnagar), près de Sanchi, par Héliodoros, un ambassadeur grec du roi indo-grec Antialkides à la cour du roi Shunga Bhagabhadra. Le pilier était peut-être à l'époque situé devant un temple à Vāsudeva, il était surmonté par une sculpture de Garuda. C'est le témoignage le plus ancien du Vishnouisme. Le pilier comporte deux inscriptions.
YadavaThe Yadava (literally, descended from Yadu) were an ancient Indian people who believed to be descended from Yadu, a legendary king of Chandravamsha lineage. The community was formed of various clans, being the Abhira, Andhaka, Vrishni, and Satvatas, who all worshipped Krishna. They are listed in ancient Indian literature as the segments of the lineage of Yadu (Yaduvamsha). At various times there have been a number of communities and royal dynasties of the Indian subcontinent that have claimed descent from the ancient Yadava clans and legendary Yadava personalities, thus describing themselves as the Yadavas.
Agathocle de BactrianeAgathocle de Bactriane ou Agathoclès Dikaios (en grec ancien , « Agathoclès le Juste ») est un souverain gréco-bactrien qui règne entre 190 et 180 av. J.-C. Ce roi se caractérise à la fois par une production monétaire très indianisante, avec le seul cas d'illustration de divinités hindoues dans le monnayage des grecs en Inde, mais aussi un monnayage au contraire très traditionaliste honorant ses ancêtres dynastiques (les monnaies commémoratives).
