2017-03-08 Wed

Horses signify power and might!

Remains of horses in India have been claimed to be found in the deposits at Mahagara near Allahabad (dated to around 2265 BC to 1480 BC). The very first literary evidence of horses are found in Rig Veda (RV 5.61.2-3).

Lord Rama is known for performing Ashvamedha Yagna (Horse Sacrifice). This reference is found in Ramayana. Horses are portrayed in various Miniature paintings, sculptures and monuments. Horses are known as ‘Asva’ in Sanskrit.

Do you see horse on PMC’s?
Yes! They are seen on Copper and Silver PMC…

Samudra Gupta’s Ashvamedha gold coins coins are very famous and well known.

We all know the famous story of horse Chetak and Maharana Pratap during the Battle of Haldighat.

Such Indian species of warrior horses are depicted on Indian stamps. The miniature sheet contains four stamps featuring Indian Horses having the face value of INR 5 each.

Interesting fact: "Hold your horses" is a common idiom that means "hold on" or wait. The origin of this phrase is credited to the Ancient Greece.