25-558: Tosham is a town and a Gram Panchayat on the foot of Tosham Hill range in Bhiwani district in the Indian state of Haryana . It has been awarded the title of "Adarsh Village". It is situated in the foothill of Tosham hill range of Aravali Mountain Range . The hill has several historic places, such as forts, carvings, paintings, temples, sacred ponds, dating as far back 1800 years. It
50-527: A full view of nearby villages and greenery all around. It has many temples in this some of them are Baba Mungipa, Hanuman temple, and seasonal Paleo waterfall. There are also remains of a medieval fort wall in the ruined condition present on top of the Tosham hill , said to be from the times of Prithviraj Chauhan major part of which was destroyed in 1982 when an aircraft crashed on the fort. Its remnants still exist. Two interesting antiquities are to be seen in
75-487: A mighty bee on the water lily that is the face of Jāmbavatī – a very frost to the beauty of the water lilies which are the faces of the women of the demons! This reservoir and the residence above, and a second reservoir, intended for the use of the feet of the Lord, (are the work) of the ācārya Somatrāta, the great grandson of Yaśastrāta – a successor of many men (of preceding generations), an Ārya Sātvata, yogācārya and devotee of
100-537: A royal family, a saint, and dinosaur-like creature. Tosham Vaman statue , a 1,000 years old 60 kg carved red stone statue dating back to 8th to 10 century, of Vaman incarnation of Hindu deity Vishnu was found atop Tosham hill in January 2018 while policemen protecting the Haryana Police wireless repeater antennae system were clearing the rubble to clean the water tank there. In March 2018, this statue
125-473: Is a rural area . The mountain an important biodiversity area within the "western-southern Haryana" spur of the Northern Aravalli leopard wildlife corridor , but remains at due to the polluting and ecologically destructive unsustainable mining activities. Tosham was under Gupta rule in the 4th Century as per the inscription. History of Tosham dates back to at least the 4th century, as evident by
150-779: Is an epigraph documenting the establishment of a monastery and the building of water tanks for followers of the Satvata in ancient Yadava Kingdoms. They also built the Kalayat Ancient Bricks Temple Complex and may have been vassals of the Satavahana dynasty , which disintegrated into smaller kingdoms in the 3rd century, during the Gupta Empire . Tosham or Toshām is located in Bhiwani District , Haryana , India. The inscription
175-407: Is carved on a smooth rock face, high above about the town. In the immediate area are ruined brick structures and other archaeological traces. There are also Tosham Rock Paintings and Tosham Hill Fort on Tosham Hill. The inscription records the lineage and building activities of a line of Sātvata religious preceptors ( ācārya ) dating to the 4th and 5th centuries CE. This is an important record for
200-428: Is considered sacred. Tosham lake is a wetland area inhabited by many birds and animals also have a landscaped park. It is located near Government Girls College and new bus stand. Before the establishment of to sham lake. There was a pond there and on its shore, there was a temple of hanuman that exists until now. Tosham Ch. Surender Singh Memorial Herbal Park, Tosham is a herbal park set up to preserve and propagate
225-505: Is considered so sacred that some of the neighboring villages deposit the ashes of their dead in it instead of taking them to the Ganges. The Surya Kund is one of many kunds (pond) found in caverns of Tosham hill. It is considered sacred. The Kukkar Kund is one of many kunds (pond) found in caverns of Tosham hill. It is considered sacred. The Gyarasia Kund (Vyas Kund) is one of many kunds (pond) found in caverns of Tosham hill. It
250-517: Is presently seating Judge at Civil Court Tosham. Prabhu Ram was the first president of Advocate, Bar Association Tosham, and Sh. Dharambir Singh Siwach was the first elected Secretary of Bar Association Tosham. Now Sh. Jitender Singh Chahal is the president of Advocates, Bar Association Tosham, and Sh. Sanjay Baganwala is presently secretary of Bar Association Tosham, elected on 22/12/2016. List of films , Chandrawal , Jagat Jakhar ) Gram Panchayat Too Many Requests If you report this error to
275-521: Is under 6 years of age. Tosham is located at 28°53′N 75°55′E / 28.88°N 75.92°E / 28.88; 75.92 . It has an average elevation of 207 metres (679 feet). There are total 108 villages in Tosham tehsil where the main villages are: Tosham Hill range or Tosham Wala Pahad : larger and taller of two hills, to the immediate south of Tosham town with roughly 200-meter-high spur mountain of Aravalli Range , with
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#1732790531885300-560: The Sanskrit language Tosham rock inscription at Tosham hill. Later it came under Tomar during the rule of Anangpal Tomar and then Chauhan Rajput rulers during the rule of Prithviraj Chauhan who built the Baradari, before falling into the hands of Delhi Sultanates , Mughal Empire , Shekhawati and British Raj . Pre-Indus Valley Civilization mine, smelt and houses have been found at Khanak hills of Tosham Hill range According to
325-516: The Gupta Galotkacha who reigned from about A. D. 50 to A. D. 79 and is referred to in the inscription. There appears to be evidence to show that the Tosham hill was a monastery of Buddhist monks or Bhikshus. The date of the inscription is said to be A. D. 162–224. In 2013, rudimentary rock paintings (supposedly circa 5th century CE) at the site of Tosham rock inscription were discovered. These rock painting included several figures, such as
350-516: The Lord – the grandson of ācārya Viṣṇutrāta (and) the son, begotten on Rāvaṇī, of ācārya Vasudatta of the Gotama gotra (and) the younger brother of ācārya and upādhyāya Yaśastrāta." An Indian newspaper, the Tribune , reported that in 2013, rock paintings (dated to circa 5th century CE) were discovered at the site of the Tosham rock inscription. These rock paintings were said to include figures such as
375-544: The Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.236 via cp1112 cp1112, Varnish XID 967230835 Upstream caches: cp1112 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:42:11 GMT Tosham rock inscription The Tosham rock inscription , dating from the 4th or 5th century, on Tosham hill in Tosham town of Haryana state in India ,
400-467: The caves, namely Pandu Teerth Kund, Surya Kund, Kukkar Kund, Gyarasia/Vyas Kund, and a reservoir or a small tank on the summit of the hill to store rainwater. Water in these kunds (ponds) in various caverns contain sulfur which is considered sacred by the devotees and pilgrimages as it heals skin diseases. There are several sacred kunds or reservoirs on the hill; one of them, the Pandu Tirath ,
425-461: The data maintained by the Government of India's Department of Statistics, following were established at Tosham: As of 2001 India census , Tosham had a population of 11,271. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Tosham has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 54%. In Tosham, 14% of the population
450-604: The endangered herbs. It also aims to educate people and farmers in the commercial cultivation of these herbs to engage in profitable pursuits. Haryana Police has wireless repeater antennae in three locations, at Tosham Hill range in Bhiwani district, Takdi hill in Rewari district, and at Sarahan hill in Himachal Pradesh. Police HQ uses Sarahan tower to transmit signals to Tosham Hill. Tosham Hill tower boosts and sends
475-541: The folklore, it is where Rajput king Prithviraj Chauhan use to preside over the court proceedings to pass judgment. The temple is on the Tosham Hill. Baba Mungipa Mandir (temple) at Tosham hill is a very famous temple of the Tosham area. Temple has a great following and people visiting this temple believe that wishes will be fulfilled by the Baba. The temple is a Samadhi of Mungipa. Sodha Mungipa laid himself in
500-1074: The history of the Vaiṣṇava faith. The kinship and clan position of the Sātvatas is described in the article on the Yadavas . The inscription was first published by John Faithfull Fleet in his 1888 publication Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum . A new translation and fresh analysis was undertaken by M. Willis in The Archaeology of Hindu Ritual , published in 2009. jitaṃ abhīkṣṇam eva jāmbavatīvadanāravindorjjitāḷinā dānavāṅganāmukhāmbhojalakṣmītuṣāreṇa viṣṇunā anekapuruṣābhyāgatāryyasātvatayogācārya- bhagavadbhaktayaśastrātaprapautrasyācāryyaviṣṇutrātapautrasyācāryya- vasudattap[u]trasya rāvaṇyām utpannasya gotamasagotrasyācāryyaopāddhyāya- yaśastrāta[ān]ujasyācāryyasomatrātasyedaṃ bhagavatpādopayo- jyaṃ kuṇḍam uparyyāvasathaḥ ku- ṇḍaṃ cāparaṃ Translation: "Verily victory has been achieved again and again by Viṣṇu –
525-479: The lineage and building activities of a line of Sātvata religious preceptors ( ācārya ) dating to the 4th and 5th centuries CE. This is an important record for the history of the Vaiṣṇava faith. The kinship and clan position of the Sātvatas is described in the article on the Yadavas . It does not appear to have been as yet satisfactorily translated. It seems to refer to a Scythian king Tushara who appears to have conquered
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#1732790531885550-475: The neighborhood of Tosham. A baradari and another Sanskrit inscription on a rock on the face of the hill to the west of the town. The Toshām rock inscription is an epigraphic record documenting the establishment of a monastery and the building of water tanks for followers of the Sātvata religion. Found in Tosham, Haryana (India), It is not dated but can be assigned to the early fifth century CE. The inscription records
575-474: The samadhi as he believed that he killed the cow during meditation. Tourists can reach this site from the eastern side by climbing up to the Tosham hill. Moreover, tourists can see the domed structure where a large number of food grains and oils are offered. Visitors can also explore the water pool in a cavern and a Shiva temple that lies in proximity. Folklore has it that Baba Mungipa was a contemporary of Buddha . There are several holy ponds on Tosham Hill inside
600-547: The signal to Takdi Hill. Tosham Hill tower covers the area of the signal of Bhiwani, Hisar, Fatehabad, Sirsa, Rohtak, and Jhajjhar District Police Headquarters. Take Hill tower covers the Gurugram, Faridabad, Palwal, Nuh, Rewari, Narnaul and Haryana Bhawan Delhi. Civil Court was established on 18/04/2017 at Tosham near the BDPO office. The first judicial officer was Sh. Sunil Dewan ACJ Cum SDJM, Tosham, and secondly Sh. Saurabh Gupta
625-524: Was relocated to the Jahaj Kothi Zonal Museum at Hisar . Prithvi Raj Ki Katchery is a Baradari on a small 80 meter Baradari hill in the northwest corner or Tosham town. According to the folklore it is said to be built by the 12th century Rajput king Prithviraj Chauhan whose rule had covered Tosham. He had regional setup administration at Asigarh Fort (present-day Hansi ). The Baradari has 12 doors, 3 on each side. According to
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