Did you know about Mahameghavahana Kharavela?

We all know that Odisha was once called ‘Kalinga’ but most people are not aware about Aira Maharaja Mahameghavahana Kharavela was one of the greatest kings of ancient India.

He was the first great historical sovereign of ancient Kalinga who belonged to the soil and styled himself as Chetaraja-Vamsa Vardhana, and Kalingadhipati.
In history, it says that he owned many propitious signs on his body and was gifted with many qualities.

At the age of 15,Kharavela became the Yuvaraja, or Crown Prince,to understand the burden of royal responsibilities. By that time he was already skilled in five main subjects,namely,Lekha or Writing, Rupa or Coinage, Ganana or Arithmetic, Vyavahara or Law, and Vidhi or procedure.

Kharavela worked as the Crown Prince for nine years and later after completion of the 24 years of his life, he was crowned as the king of Kalinga. He then began his marvellous rule as the king belonging to the third generation of his royal dynasty.

He worked for the stability of his capital city Kalinganagari as the capital was earlier damaged by a severe storm that required repair and construction. In the first year, he repaired the gates, fortifications, and the structures of the fort of Kalinganagari.

रावण जब सीता माता के पास विवाह प्रस्ताव लेकर गया तो माता ने द्रुवा के एक टुकड़े को अपने और रावण के बीच रखा व कहा,'हे रावण!सूरज और किरण की तरह राम-सीता अभिन्न हैं।राम व लक्ष्मण की अनुपस्थिति में मेरा अपहरण कर तुमने कायरता का परिचय दिया व राक्षस जा‍ति के विनाश को आमंत्रित किया है।

तुम्हारा श्रीरामजी की शरण में जाना ही इस विनाश से बचने का एकमात्र उपाय है अन्यथा लंका का विनाश निश्चित है।'
सीता माता की इस बात से निराश रावण ने राम को लंका आकर सीता को मुक्त करने को दो माह की अवधि दी। इसके बाद रावण या तो सीता से विवाह करेगा या उसका अंत।

रावण ने सीता को हर तरह के प्रलोभन दिए।यदि वह उसकी पत्नी बन जाए तो वह अपनी सभी पत्नियों को उसकी दासी बना देगा और उसे लंका की राजरानी। लेकिन सीता माता रावण के किसी भी तरह के प्रलोभन में नहीं आईं। तब रावण ने सीता को जान से मारने की धमकी दी लेकिन यह धमकी भी काम नहीं कर पाई।

इसके बाद रावण के पास सीता माता की हां के इंतज़ार के अलावा और कोई विकल्प नहीं बचा क्योंकि ज़ोर-जबरदस्ती वो कर नहीं सकता था।
आखिर क्यों रावण सीता माता के साथ जबरदस्ती नहीं कर सकता था? आइए जानते हैं।

रावण के भाई कुबेर द्वारा निर्मित सोने की लंका अद्भुत,अगम्य,भव्य और दिव्य थी, जिसकी सुंदरता देखते ही बनती थी। उसी कुबेर के पुत्र नलकुबेर की होनेवाली पत्नी थी अप्सरा रंभा जिसके सौंदर्य पर रावण मोहित हो गया था।
एक बार जब विश्व-विजय करने के लिए रावण स्वर्गलोक पहुंचा तो उसे वहां...

IS THE GREEK HERCULES, INDIAN BALRAMA:The Symbolical and Historical context.

Around 305 BC, the Greek explorer Megasthenes arrived at the court of Indian Emperor Chandragupt Maurya at Pataliputra(present Patna).He came as an ambassador of Seleucus Nicator of Seleucid Dynasty.

During his stay in India, Megasthenes compiled a book Indica on the Geography, social traditions &religious customs of India.There were some very important observations made by him in this book.He wrote,"Hercules penetrated so far,Indians tell us, was a native of their country..

..He is particularly worshipped by the Suraseni(Shurasena), who have 2 great cities, Methora(Mathura) & Cleisoborus(Surapura) & the navigable river Jobares(Yamuna), passes through their territories".
Some scholars mentioned that Hercules mentioned by him is indeed Lord Krishna.

The parallels r quite remarkable.Krishna was born in Mathura at banks of Yamuna &he also belonged to Shurasena tribe of Yadu dynasty. But he was dark skinned & Balrama was fair skinned. Therefore, Megasthenes' description of Indian Hercules is strongly suggestive of Balrama.

In Indian tradition, Balrama is credited with wrestling &unarmed warfare. Like Hercules, Balrama is also depicted holding a club or a mace. Hercules used lion skin as his armour &Balrama also is sometimes shown with tiger's skin wrapped around his shoulders.

भगवान अपने भक्तों की यश वृद्धि करने के लिए अनेक प्रकार की लीलाएं करते हैं।इस तरह के अनेकों उदाहरण आपको हमारे पुराणों में मिल जाएंगे।ऐसी ही एक भक्त थी सती अनुसुइया जिसकी कथा हम आज सुनेंगे।
त्रिदेवियां माताएं लक्ष्मी,पार्वती और सरस्वती सोचती थीं कि उनसे बड़ी पतिव्रताएं कोई नहीं ।

एक बार त्रिदेवों ने त्रिदेवियों का ये भ्रम तोड़ने का और साथ ही अपनी परम भक्त अनुसुइया का मान बढ़ाने का सोचा।
इसी कार्य को संपन्न करने के लिए भगवान नारायण ने देवर्षि नारद के मन में जिज्ञासा उत्पन्न की। इसके फलस्वरूप वे लक्ष्मी जी के पास पहुंचे। लक्ष्मी माता देवर्षि को देख...

...बड़ी प्रसन्न हुईं और उनसे कहा,"देवर्षि! आप बड़े दिनो के बाद आए हैं।कहिए कैसे हैं?" नारद जी बोले,"माता! क्या बताऊँ? कुछ बताते नहीं बन रहा।अब की बार मैं घूमता हुआ चित्रकूट की ओर चला गया था।वहां महर्षि अत्रि के आश्रम जाने का सौभाग्य मुझे प्राप्त हुआ। माता! मैं तो महर्षि अत्रि ...

..जी की पत्नी माता अनुसुइया के दर्शन करके कृतार्थ हो गया।तीनों लोकों में उनके समान पवित्र व पतिव्रता स्त्री कोई नहीं है।"
माता अनुसुइया का यही गुणगान देवर्षि नारद ने जाकर माता पार्वती और माता सरस्वती से भी किया।ये सुनकर त्रिदेवियों ने जिज्ञासावश अनुसुइया की परीक्षा लेने की सोची।

तब त्रिदेवियों ने अपने पतियों-ब्रह्मा,विष्णु और महेश से अनुसुइया के सतीत्व की परीक्षा लेने का हठ किया।त्रिदेवों ने बहुत समझाने की कोशिश की परंतु अपनी पत्नियों के हठ के कारण अन्ततः वे अनुसुइया की परीक्षा लेने को तैयार हो गए।

तीनों देव साधुवेष धारण कर महर्षि अत्रि के आश्रम पहुंचे।

Sri Yaganti Uma Maheshwari Temple is dedicated to Bhagwan Shiva and is located in the Kurnool distt of Andhra Pradesh. Temple houses combined idol of Shiva and Mata Parvati.
It's believed that Sage Agastya wanted to build a temple for Venkateswara here.

But the Idol couldn't be installed as its toenail was broken.Agastya got upset&performed Tapaa. Shiva appeared to him&told him dat site is suitable for a Shiva temple as the region resembled Kailasha. Rishi then requested Shiva to grant him combined Idol of Shiva&Mata Parvati.

Bhagwan Shiv gifted him the Idol as he wished.
Yaganti Temple is one of the most famous temples of Shiva in Andhra Pradesh.Temple dates back to 5th-6th centuries with the contributions from the Kingdoms of Pallavas, Cholas, Chalukyas.

However, some of the major and valuable contributions came from Vijaynagara Kings Harihara and Bukka Raya who completed the construction of quite a lot of structures in and around the temple during the 15th century.
Main idols in the temple are of Shiva, Parvati and Nandi.

Size of Nandi sitting in front of the temple is believed to be growing continuously due to which the temple staff had to remove one pillar.
Temple has caves in &around the vicinity named on Rishi Agastya and Bhagwan Venkateswara.
The temple has a small Pushkarini in the premises.

Did you know?

Rig-Veda (estimated to be composed around 23720 BCE), is the first recorded document about a prosthesis.

The anatomy,physiology, embryology etc. r discussed very clearly in Vedas.
The surgery is the most amazing science found in RigVeda over thousands of yrs ago.

It mentions the concept of Artificial Limbs in history of prosthesis.

“Sodao janghamaysing vishapalaoi dhana hite sterba pratyadhattyam” Rig-Veda- 1:116:15

Meaning," The foot of Vispala, the wife of Khela, was cut off, like the wing of a bird, in an engagement by night.

Immediately you gave her a metallic leg, so that she might walk".

Khela was a King and Agastya was his Kul Purohit. Through his prayers the Aswins gave Vispala a metallic leg.

In Vedic Times, surgery was practiced including major operations like amputation, laparotomy...

...and trephining of Skull.
Medical science was surprisingly advanced in ancient Vedic Indian times.Particularly in the fields of plastic surgery, extraction of cataracts, dental surgery etc.
And, there is documentary evidence to support these claims.

Aitreya Upanishad states..

...about how the organs develop in the foetus.
The Bhagwata states that the head of foetus is formed at the end of first month and heart starts functioning in the second month of pregnancy.
Statements recorded in these scriptures are found to be true by modern science.

VILLOONDI TEERTHAM, #TamilNadu

Situated at 6 kms from #Rameshwaram, is a sacred fresh water spring in the sea. Yes, you heard me right. There is a fresh water body inside the saline sea. This place is called Villoondi Teertham and is the main attraction of this place.

A beautiful beach of #TamilNadu and one of the 64 teerthas(sacred water bodies) of Hindus in #Rameshwaram .There is a small Shiva shrine nearby and the Shiva linga here is named Thrayambakeshwara. The reason for this fresh water body in the sea is stated in #Ramayana.

It states that, After rescuing Mata Sita from Ravana, Rama together with Lakshmana, Sita, Hanumana and some of his other friends flew from Sri Lanka to Rameswaram on Pushpak Vimana, where he performed some rituals, Yajna and poojas by making a Shiva Linga.

After rituals Rama &his friends started their journey towards #Ayodhya ,when Mata Sita &his friends felt thirsty, Rama took his bow &arrow and shot it in the sea. The place where arrow pierced into sea emerged a fresh water spring, its believed Villoondi Teertham is that spring.

Villoondi literally means, one that is pierced through an arrow.
After the spring emanated, Rama and all his friends quenched their thirst and restarted their journey.

It is believed that a Trip to #Rameshwaram is incomplete unless you visit this place.

Jai Sri Ram 💕🙏

Brahma temple in Pushkar is the only temple dedicated to God Brahma in the whole world. It is a pilgrimage site that is frequently visited by thousands of devotees every year. Located in the district of Ajmer, Pushkar is a small and serene town that hosts the world’s only...

...Brahma temple where Brahma Ji, the god of creation, is worshipped.
Brahma, despite being one of the most powerful gods and the creator of the universe, has only one temple dedicated to him in the world, and this is what makes the Brahma temple in Pushkar so unique among...

...several other pilgrimage sites and shrines in Rajasthan.
Located close to the sacred lake of Pushkar, the Brahma temple pretty much reflects the Rajasthani architectural style. The fact that it finds a place in several Rajasthan tour packages doesn’t come as a surprise.

Although the current structure dates back to the 14th century,the core structure of the Brahma temple is about 2000 yrs old.

Built on a high platform,there r a number of marble steps that lead to entrance of the holy Brahma Pushkar temple which is adorned with pillared canopies.

After the entry gate comes the pillared outdoor hall called Mandapa and then the main sanctum sanctorum called Garbhagriha which is dedicated to Brahma and his second wife, Gayatri.

🌺A STORY FROM SHIVA PURANA , WHERE A GAMBLER ATTAINS SHIVALOKA 🌺

There used to live a man by the name Yagyadutt in Kampilyanagar, who was proficient in the performance of Somyagya. He had a son named Gunanidhi.

Though he was a scholar but at the same time he was irreligious & kept bad company. He indulged in evil activities like gambling.

His father-Yagyadutt was unaware of his evil activities. Whenever he asked his wife about Gunanidhi's habits & conduct,his wife used to tell lies.

Thus Gunamidhi's condition became worst day by days.

Yagyadutt married Gunanidhi with a girl belonging to a well to do family. But his habits had not changed.His mother tried her best to make him understand,but it was of no use.

One day Yagydut saw a gambler wearing his ring.

He asked him about that ring. Gambler told him that his son Gunanidhi had lost it to him in gamble.He also informed him that he had also lost numerous ornaments&other properties in the gamble.

Yagydut became very angry & married with another woman after abandoning his wife&son.

When Gunanidhi came to know about his father's second marriage,he moved to another place,cursing his fate.He kept on walking till he became tired.He sat under a tree&started thinking about his further course of action.His heart was full of remorse&he repented for his past actions

THE TRUTH OF QUTUB MINAR( DHRUV STAMBHA): An ancient #Vedic observatory ie another wonder of our Vedic #Astronomers & #Mathematicians.

#QutubMinar was the observation tower of an observatory set up by the noted astronomist Varah Mihir much before the birth of Islam.

It is estimated that this observatory was set up during 4th.-6th. Century AD.The observatory provided major research in the field of Astronomy and was the place where many calculations about the movement of planets and stars were performed and #Vedic theories were validated.

The Muslim invaders were never famous for creating the #historical monuments of scientific utility but they were out to wipe off the #History and #culture of places they invaded, including #India.Their only concern was to loot the wealth and destroy the culture.

There was no Indo Islamic Architecture but only #Indian Architecture. Islam born only 400 years before Qutubudin Aibak had no architectural history but only destruction and annihilation.The #Historians of those times were all but hired slaves of Mughal Rulers.

Unfortunately, the English had access to only those false preserved records of Muslim invaders that were fabricated only to sing their praises.They tried to systematically wipe off the 8000 year old #Sanatan culture.

भ्रामरी देवी दुर्गा के अवतारों में से एक हैं। दुर्गा के सभी अवतारों में से रक्तदंतिका, भीमा, भ्रामरी, शताक्षी तथा शाकंभरी प्रसिद्ध हैं। मां भ्रामरी की पौराणिक ग्रंथों में वर्णित कथा के अनुसार, एक समय जब पृथ्‍वी पर अरुणासुर नामक दैत्य ने आतंक का माहौल पैदा किया।

अरुणासुर ने कठोर नियमों का पालन कर ब्रह्मदेव की घोर तपस्या की।तप से प्रसन्न होकर ब्रह्मदेव प्रकट हुए और अरुणासुर से वर मांगने को कहा।अरुणासुर ने वर मांगा की कोई भी मुझे युद्ध में न हरा सके,न किसी अस्त्र-शस्त्र से मेरी मृत्यु हो, स्त्री-पुरुष के लिए मैं अवध्य रहूं और न ही दो व...

...चार पैर वाला प्राणी मेरा वध कर सके।
साथ ही मैं समस्त देवताओं पर विजय प्राप्त कर सकूं। ब्रह्माजी ने तथास्तु कह कर ये सब वरदान उसे दे दिए। इसके पश्चात अरुणासुर ने सर्वप्रथम स्वर्गलोक पर अपना अधिकार स्थापित कर लिया। देवता अरुणासुर से हारने के बाद घबराकर महादेव की शरण में आए।

महादेव ने सभी देवताओं को देवी भगवती की उपासना करने को कहा।क्योंकि वे ही अरुणासुर का अंत करने में सक्षम हैं।तब सभी देवताओं ने देवी की घोर तपस्या की।प्रसन्न होकर देवी के जिस रूप ने देवताओं को दर्शन दिए,वे चारों ओर से असंख्य भ्रमरों से घिरी हुई थीं।भ्रमर विशेष प्रकार की बड़ी...

...मधुमक्खी होती है।भ्रमरों से घिरी होने के कारण देवताओं ने उन्हें भ्रामरी देवी के नाम से सम्बोधित किया।देवताओं से पूरी बात जानने के बाद देवी ने उन्हें आश्वस्त किया कि अरुणासुर दैत्य का अंत अवश्य होगा और देवताओं का स्वर्ग पे राज पुन: स्थापित होगा।तत्पश्चात देवी भ्रामरी अरुणासुर..

It was the time when Alauddin Khilji became the Sultan of Delhi after murdering his own uncle. To fulfil his expansionist ambitions Khilji was on a conquering and annexing spree. He tried to annex all the neighbouring Kingdoms. The ones which couldn't be annexed, he conquered.

Among those many Kingdoms was a small but significant Kingdom of Jalore in Rajasthan which he could'nt append to his growing empire. It was during this time when Khilji was planning an attack on the King Karnade of Gujrat for Plundering,Looting his Kingdom&destroying the temples.

Khilji asked all Kingdoms in the path from Delhi to Gujarat to let his Army through the safe passage,to which all the Kingdoms agreed but one.
King Kanhadadev of Jalore didn't trust Khilji &he refused the safe passage anticipating the treacherous attack of Khilji on his Kingdom.

Out of desperation and disappointment Alauddin Khilji invited Kanhadadev to his court.
Kanhadadev however, sent his son Biram Dev. The Rajput Prince had a striking physique and features and a beautiful charismatic personality, who was famous for his valour and wrestling skills.

Khilji provoked Biram Dev for a wrestling match with the best of his fighters, to which the Prince agreed. However, more than a wrestling match, it was a conspiracy to kill him as Khilji had ordered his fighter to Kill Biram Dev during the fight.

WHY IS RUDRAKSH SO IMPORTANT IN OUR SANATAN DHARMA?

Rudraksh is the seed of medicinal plant known as Elaeocarpus Ganitrus in scientific terms. It has a great religious significance,used as ayurvedic medicine &taken as a remedy for multiple health concerns.

Rudraksh is a Sanskrit word consisting of the name Rudra (A form of Shiva) and Aksh ( teardrops from eyes), which translates as, 'Teardrops from Lord Shiva's eye's.

The Legend says that Lord Shiva was so hurt and sad due to the unrighteous behaviour of Demon Tarkasur's sons that tears shed from his eyes, taking the shape of a Rudraksh tree.

These fruits are also known as Amritphal ( Fruits of Nectar). The Rudraksh fruit is blue in color and resembles a lot like blueberries, only it turns black on getting dried. The hard seed in the center can have 1 to 21 faces.

There are 38 varieties of Rudraksh that are found primarily in Nepal, India, Indonesia & Sri Lanka. Rudraksh tree is a large evergreen tree, which grows up to 50 to 200 feet and it bears fruit in 3 to 7 years.

WHAT IS THE HINDU VARNA VYAVASTHA?
Is the casteism part of it?
Let's find out...

चतुर्वरंयं माया सृष्टयं, गुणाकर्मा विभाक्षा:
तस्या कर्तारमापी माम,विद्या कर्तारं अव्यायं
(Geeta 4:13)
This Geeta verse is very important, not only from spiritual perspective but also..

...from the scientific point of view.
The verse also has its own social significance.

Let's comprehend. The word Varna is made of root word 'Var' which has many meanings-to choose, to demand, to desire etc. It is evident from this that the word Varna means,"to choose the desired work or thing". To assimilate Varna with caste is utterly irrational &sheer ignorance.

Above shloka translates to,
'Segregating the deeds based on properties, I composed four varna, ie 4 types of karma, with a freedom to choose are composed by me.' It's very important to note here that the division of Karma is based on qualities &there is a freedom to choose yours.

Hence, the word varna cannot be associated with caste as it's not based on birth rather its based on the Karma and there is also the option to choose your karma. Brahmin, kshatriyas,vaishya & shudras, these all words are qualitative nouns.

Do you know?

The Concept of Gravity and Laws of Motion are wrongly attributed to Isaac Newton when actually they have their roots in the Vedic Science as mentioned in the Hindu Scriptures.

Modern world has been taught this fallacy that universal gravitation was discovered...

...in 16th century by Newton when an apple fell in front of his eyes whereas it is actually described in Prashnopanishad(6000 BC). Rishi Kanad from the school of Vaisheshika, 2nd century BCE, wrote commentaries based on Vedas and Upanishads.

A little known school of scholars(Gurukulam) in South India(Kerala)discovered one of the founding principles of modern mathematics hundreds of years before Isaac Newton according to a new finding by Manchester University. Many would not believe how the christian missionaries...

...also helped in transporting this information to Britain in 15th century.
Dr. George Verghese Joseph from the Manchester University says, "The Kerala School identified the infinite series, one of the basic components of calculus in about 1350". The discovery is presently...

...wrongly attributed in books to Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibnitz at the end of 17th centuries.
The team from the Universities of Manchester and Exeter reveal the Kerala School also discovered what amounted to the Pi series and used it to calculate Pi correct to 9, 10...

WHY DO WE HAVE BELLS IN TEMPLES?

Everything that is used during a Hindu Puja Ritual plays a vital role in healing the body, mind and soul. Today I will tell you about the significance of the temple bells. Did you ever wonder why do we have bells in temples and why are they rung?

Hindu Scripture of Agama Shastra states;
"आगमारथम्तु देवानाम
गमनार्थम्तु राक्षसाम
कुर्वे घन्टारवम तत्रा
देवत: वाहना लक्षणम "
Which translates to,'I ring this bell invoking the Gods &Goddesses,so that noble&virtuous forces enter my house&the evil forces that lay within depart'.

The body of the bell illustrates infinity meaning 'Ananth' in Sanskrit, while the tongue of the Ghanti represents Goddess Saraswati. The bell's handle represents Hanuman, Garuda,Nandi or Chakra and is considered to be the essential life force known as 'Prana Shakti'.

Bell(Ghanta) is indispensable for the Hindu Poojas. A well designed 'Ghanta' that is made as per the procedures mentioned in Agama Shastra when rung produces the Divine sound'OM'which produces positive frequencies and vibrations around the place.

The Temple bell's soothing sound effect is such that the Divine enters u &all demonic forces within ur soul departs. Bells r rung before commencing the Puja, during Aarti,during chanting mantras&verses from the holy scriptures,while waving oil lamps &offering ablation to Deities.

🌺श्रीरामचरितमानस घर में रखने का महत्व और पाठ करने के लाभ 🌺

जिस घर में प्रतिमाह पूर्णिमा को रामायण का पाठ होता है, उस घर में अकाल मृत्यु नहीं होती है।

जिस घर में श्री रामचरितमानस रखी होती है वहां कभी भूत, पिशाच, प्रेतों का
वास नहीं होता।

जिस घर में रामायण के पास शाम के समय
देशी गाय के घी का दीपक जलाया जाता है ,उस घर में अन्न की कमी कभी नहीं होती है।

जिस घर में श्री रामचरितमानस के पास
सुबह शाम गौ माता के घी का दीपक
प्रतिदिन जलाया जाता है ,
उस घर में आरोग्य बढ़ता है।
बीमारियां कम होती हैं।

जिस घर में श्री रामचरितमानस की
शाम के समय देशी गाय के घी का दीपक जलाकर श्री रामचरितमानस की आरती
प्रतिदिन होती है उस घर पर श्रीराम जी की
कृपा सदैव रहती है, और घर में शांति का वातावरण रहता है। प्रभु की कृपा रहती है।

जिस घर में प्रति सप्ताह रामायण पाठ होता है,उस घर पर प्रभु श्रीराम और माता सीता की कृपा हमेशा बनी रहती है।बच्चों की बलबुद्धि में वृद्धि होती है।

जिस घर में प्रतिदिन रामायण पाठ होता है, उस पर श्रीराम,माता सीता,महादेव, हनुमानजी,शनि-देव,नव-ग्रह व सभी देवी-देवताओं की कृपा रहती है ।

जिस घर में प्रतिदिन रामायण पाठ होता है,उस घर से दरिद्रता भाग जाती है, उस परिवार की यशवृद्धि होती है, उस घर पर मां लक्ष्मी की कृपा सदैव बनी रहती है। बच्चों को कभी भय नहीं लगता। भूत, प्रेत, पिशाच वहां कभी प्रवेश नहीं कर सकते। वह घर सुख, समृद्धि, शन्ति, धन,अन्न,सन्तान,मित्र...

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Bajiprabhu Deshpande was a great Maratha warrior who lead an Army of just 300 maratha warriors against an army of 10,000 plus Adil Shahi forces in the narrow Ghod Kind pass which was later renamed as Paavan Kind by Shivaji Maharaj.

This is his story.

Bajiprabhu Deshpande, born in a Marathi Chandrasainya Kayastha Prabhu family on 1615 CE.The Great Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was deeply impressed by him and appointed him as the military commander of south Maharashtra around the Kohlapur region.

Maratha infantry soldiers were trained to fight with their traditional sword known as Dandpatta, also know as Gauntlet sword in English. The patta has a long straight blade ranging in length from 10 to 44 inches with the gauntlet integrated in the sword as the hand gun.

Both Sivaji Maharaj & Bajiprabhu were master in using dandpatta.Maratha soldiers especially infantrymen used to fight with dandpatta against heavy cavalry.
After killing treacherous Afzal Khan in the battle of Pratapgarh,Marathas were able to capture Panhala fort near Kolhapur.

The marathas under Netaji Palkar then attacked Bijapur but the Bijapur forces resisted the attack.Shivaji maharaj then set their base at Panhala fort.
Under Siddhi Johar,the Adilshahi forces laid siege of the Panhala fort and were able to trap Shivaji Maharaj for almost 5 months.