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Copyright: Biswarup Satpati (biswarup)
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| Genre: People |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2005-02-04 |
| Categories: Event |
| Exposure: f/4.5, 1/10 seconds |
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| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2006-05-12 4:11 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
The phograph was during Kalinga Mahotsav 2005 in front of tample Dhauli.
261 BC, the over ambitious Emperor Ashok invaded Kalinga and unleashed a bloody battle around Dhauli. The brave soldiers of the soil confronted the Magadhan army with unprecedented courage and patriotism. The war continued. One and half lakh were taken captive, one lakh were slain and as many as that number succumbed to the aftereffects. The war ended. Emperor Ashoka smiled and then laughed a hearty laugh, for he had won the war. But what came next was beyond his imagination. He found heaps of the dead, heard the wailing of the wounded and saw the tears rolling down the cheeks of those who suffered. The terrible massacre made him remorseful. He was gripped by a sense of guilt. He wished, he had not waged the war. He had conquered the territory but lost his way to come out of the agony. His victory echoed defeat from within. He became restless.
As a fitting tribute to the memorial of Dhauli and to commemorate the victory of Peace over War, a National Festival of Martial Dances was organised on 4th February 2005. |
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