Naneghat, referred to as Nanaghat or Nana Ghat, is a mountain pass in the Western Ghats range between the Konkan coast and the ancient town of Junnar in the Deccan plateau.
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10 Facts About Naneghat
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Naneghat visited the site several times and made eye-copy of the script panel he saw on the left and the right side of the wall.
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Naneghat then read a paper to the Bombay Literary Society in 1833 under the title, Inscriptions of the Boodh caves near Joonur, later co-published with John Malcolm in 1837.
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Naneghat thought that the inscription was not created by a skilled artisan, but someone who was in a hurry or not careful.
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Naneghat was preceded by Bhagvanlal Indraji, who in a paper on numismatics partially translated it and remarked that the Naneghat and coin inscriptions provide insights into ancient numerals.
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Naneghat's name was either Nayanika or Naganika, likely the wife of king Satakarni.
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Naneghat records have proved very important in establishing the history of the region.
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Naneghat inscriptions have been important to the study of history of numerals.
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The numeral values used in the Naneghat cave confirm that the point value had not developed in India by the 1st century BCE.
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The Naneghat cave is evidence that Hindu dynasties had sponsored sculptures by the 1st-century BCE, and secular life-size murti tradition was already in vogue by then.
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