Eran Archeological Site (Ancient Eran)

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  Dr Mohan Lal Chadhar (guest)

  The antiquities of Neolithic and Chalcolithic culture has been found from Eran2. The Mouryas, The Sungas,The Satvahanas,The Shakas,The Nagas,The Guptas, The Hunas, The Kalchuries, The Chandellas and The Parmaras3 had their hold over Eran region respectively The Gupta monarch Samudra Gupta visited Eran which was his 'Swabhog Nagar'. A group of Temples is situated on the south bank of Bina river, just half a kms. to the west of the Village. In this group Vishnu Temple, Varaha Temple, Nrisingh Temple, Garuda Pillar and other ruined Temples are of architectural importance. The various inscriptions have found from Eran, These are inscription of Budhagupta,4 inscription of Saka ruler Sridhar Verma , inscription of Huna ruler Tormanh5 , inscription of Samudragupta and Gopraj Sati Pillar inscriptions6. The several Sati Pillars have found from Eran. One of the Earliest Sati Pillars of India has been found from Eran. This was discovered by General Alexander Cunningham in 1874-1875 A.D. This inscriptions shows that in Gupta Era 191 (510 A.D.)7 Gopraj a warrior of Gupta ruler Bhanugupta came to Eran and lost his life in a great War. His wife became Sati in her husband's Pyre. In addition to this various Sati Pillars ranging from Early Medieval Period to Modern Period have been noticed in Eran.. Among these some Pillars have been obliterated, while about 10 Pillars inscription are still in safe condition. The imprints are taken of these 10 Sati Pillars, Which through the new light about Eran and also on the position women. The Saka Samvat is used in all Sati Pillars. The prayer to God occurs in the beginning of almost all the inscriptions. After mentioning the Samvat and Date. The epigraph gives the name of died Person and his wife who became Sati along with him. Usually all the inscribed Sati Pillars are having the name of village Eran and the name of woman who became Sati. In all the Sati Pillars the symbols of The Sun, The Moon, Stars, Holy Furnace, blessing hands are carved .It indicates that till the existence of The Sun, The Moon, Stars and Fire on Earth the memory of Sati will remain. All the Pillars found in Village Eran belong to Brahamnas and Kshtriyas only. The inscriptions are inscribed in Nagri script. by Dr.Mohan Lal Chadhar

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  Lalit Mishra Samaveda

  Dr Mohan Lal Ji, Appreciate this piece of information on our history, Pls email to me, I need to talk to you ( litsol at yahoo dot com )

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  jatayu

  Good information !

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