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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:ritual
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Ashvamedha
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Indra
gptkb:Puranas
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gptkbp:category
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gptkb:ritual
Vedic sacrifice
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gptkbp:describedBy
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gptkb:Mahabharata
gptkb:Ramayana
gptkb:Rigveda
gptkb:Yajurveda
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gptkbp:genderOfSacrificialHorse
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gptkb:horse_race
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod
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gptkb:Vedic_period
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Ashwamedha Yajna
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gptkbp:involves
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gptkb:military_operation
gptkb:ritual
gptkb:sacrifice
priests
queens
distribution of gifts
offerings to deities
ritual bathing
distribution of wealth
public feasting
challenge to other kings
construction of sacrificial altar
invocation of gods
public sacrifice
recitation of Vedic hymns
recitation of genealogies
release of a consecrated horse
release of the horse to roam freely
return of the horse
ritual recitations
sacrifice of a horse
sacrifice of the horse at the end of the year
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gptkbp:notableFor
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gptkb:Shatapatha_Brahmana
gptkb:Taittiriya_Samhita
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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:prohibits
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gptkb:modern_India
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gptkbp:purpose
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assertion of imperial sovereignty
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gptkbp:region
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Indian subcontinent
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gptkbp:ritualDuration
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one year
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gptkbp:scripture
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gptkb:Sanskrit
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gptkbp:symbolizes
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fertility
royal power
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Mandhata
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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