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Paleolithic Period, also spelled Palaeolithic Period, also called Old Stone Age, ancient cultural stage, or level, of human development, characterized by the use of rudimentary chipped stone tools. 

Ramayana translates as the Story of Rama. It is believed to have been written by a Brahmin named Valmiki

One of the epics from the Geeta is the story of Ramayana. The story of Hanuman and other monkeys is in Ramayana. In Ram’s search of Sita, they promised to help him. Because of special powers Hanuman hold, he reached Sri Lanka, despite many difficulties. He found out that Ravan was keeping Sita in Ashok …

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A garbhagriha or sannidhanam is the sanctum sanctorum, the innermost sanctuary of a Hindu and Jain temples where resides the murti of the primary deity of the temple. In Jainism, the main deity is known as the Mulnayaka. 

Ayurveda, a natural system of medicine, originated in India more than 3,000 years ago. The term Ayurveda is derived from the Sanskrit words ayur (life) and veda (science or knowledge). Thus, Ayurveda translates to knowledge of life.

Aryabhatta discovered the position of nine planets and expressed that these likewise rotate around the sun. 5. He also provided the circumference and measurement of the Earth and the radius of the orbits of 9 planets.

Aryabhata became famous as a mathematician and astronomer. In his only surviving work, Aryabhatiya, he covered a wide range of topics, such as extracting square roots, solving quadratic equations, and predicting eclipses.

Aryabhata discovered an approximation of pi, 62832/20000 = 3.1416. He also correctly believed that the planets and the Moon shine by reflected sunlight and that the motion of the stars is due to Earth’s rotation.

Aryabhata I (476–550 CE) was an Indian mathematician and astronomer

One Jataka story that became popular in Buddhist art is the Mahakapi Jataka. This Jataka describes how the Bodhisattva was born as a Great Monkey who dwelled in a beautiful Himalayan forest among a large troop of monkeys.