Ayodhya ka itihasa e...
Ayodhya ka itihasa evam puratattva Rgveda kala se aba taka
History and Archaeology of Ayodhya: From Rgveda Time Till Now by: Thakur Prasad Verma , S.P. GuptaT.P. Verma and S.P. Gupta, after several years toil, have here presented the history of Ayodhaya in a chronological form from Rgveda times till today which has been proved with the evidences from archaeology, coinages, scriptures, etc.
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ISBN: 9788124601815
Year Of Publication: 2001
Edition: 1st
Pages : xxvii, 220
Bibliographic Details : 53 Col. & B/w photographs; 6 Maps; Bibliography; Index
Language : Hindi
Binding : Hardcover
Publisher: D.K. Printworld Pvt. Ltd.
Size: 29 cm.
Weight: 1100
T.P. Verma and S.P. Gupta, after several years toil, have here presented the history of Ayodhaya in a chronological form from Rgveda times till today which has been proved with the evidences from archaeology, coinages, scriptures, etc.


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