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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:ritual
Hindu sacrificial ceremony
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Ganesha
gptkb:Hinduism
gptkb:Indra
Sanskrit literature
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gptkbp:category
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animal sacrifice
public ritual
royal ritual
Shrauta ritual
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gptkbp:describedBy
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gptkb:Mahabharata
gptkb:Ramayana
gptkb:Rigveda
gptkb:Yajurveda
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gptkbp:duration
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one year
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gptkbp:genderOfSacrificedHorse
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gptkb:horse_race
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Ashvamedha Yajna
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gptkbp:involves
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sacrifice of a horse
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gptkbp:notableTextualReference
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gptkb:Aitareya_Brahmana
gptkb:Shatapatha_Brahmana
gptkb:Taittiriya_Samhita
gptkb:Apastamba_Shrauta_Sutra
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gptkbp:performedBy
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gptkb:Rama
gptkb:Yudhishthira
gptkb:King_Dasharatha
ancient Indian kings
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gptkbp:period
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gptkb:Vedic_period
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gptkbp:prohibits
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modern Hinduism
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gptkbp:purpose
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assertion of royal sovereignty
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gptkbp:region
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Indian subcontinent
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Rajasuya_Yajna
gptkb:Vajapeya_Yajna
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gptkbp:rituals
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gptkb:Sanskrit
release of a consecrated horse
horse is followed by king's army
horse is sacrificed
horse wanders for a year
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gptkbp:significance
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territorial expansion
political legitimacy
religious merit
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gptkbp:status
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rarely performed in modern times
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gptkbp:symbolizes
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fertility
king's power
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Ashvamedhika_Parva
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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