The new Parliament complex can be accessed via six gates, which have symbolic references. These gates - Gaja Dwar, Ashwa Dwar, Garuda Dwar, Makar Dwar, Shardula Dwar, and Hamsa Dwar - have been named after a mixture of real and mythological creatures from Indian folklore. Each door features a sculpture of an animal or mythological creature based on what it is named after. Know all about how the six dwars honour Indian folklore and culture.
The new Parliament complex can be accessed via six gates, which have symbolic references. These gates - Gaja Dwar, Ashwa Dwar, Garuda Dwar, Makar Dwar, Shardula Dwar, and Hamsa Dwar - have been named after a mixture of real and mythological creatures from Indian folklore. Each door features a sculpture of an animal or mythological creature based on what it is named after. Know all about how the six dwars honour Indian folklore and culture.
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Invented by French physicist Léon Foucault in the mid-19th Century, the pendulum provided the first laboratory demonstration in history to show that the Earth spins on its axis. The pendulum in the new Parliament is meant to symbolise the ‘integration of the idea of India with that of the universe’