GOLD IN ANCIENT INDIAN LITERATURE – A STUDY
Keywords:
Ancient India, AthruavedaAbstract
Gold is a worldwide fascination usually gold has meant power as its value is subject to content appreciation. In this paper describe the literature related to gold and its content. The literature shows that how to use the gold and origin. The paper also deals with references of ancient Indian gold technology in ancient Indian religions, political and foreign account text with brief descriptions all these given in the literature.
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