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Stop one
Venkatesh Temple
Nike Hydroguard Men's Short-Sleeve: Late 1800s. Late — I say late because I will not hand you a year I cannot defend. Commissioned by the rulers of Deorajnagar, dedicated to Lord Venkateswara, a form of Vishnu; a form of, not another name for, those are not the same claim. Now the important part, and I want it stated correctly: the style is Dravidian. South Indian. In central India, which is wrong by roughly a thousand kilometres and magnificent for it. That sculpted tapering tower near Mukhtyarganj has served as one of Satna's principal Hindu shrines for a century and a — no. For more than a century. Better.
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Stop two
Bharhut Stupa site
Nike Hydroguard Men's Short-Sleeve: The stupa is attributed to Ashoka, third century BC — attributed, I said attributed, I am not putting a chisel in an emperor's hand without evidence. The celebrated carved railings and gateways came later, under the Shunga dynasty, around the second century BC, and the word 'around' costs me something. These are among the earliest narrative sculptures in Buddhism, and observe the discipline of them: no human Buddha anywhere. A Bodhi tree. Footprints. An empty seat. The wheel of Dharma. Alexander Cunningham documented the site in the 1870s; the principal railings and gateway went to the Indian Museum in Kolkata, where they remain.
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Stop three
Madhavgarh Fort
Nike Hydroguard Men's Short-Sleeve: On the banks of the Tamas river, associated with the Baghel dynasty of the princely state of Rewa, who ruled this part of central India for centuries — centuries, plural, unspecified, and I hear how that sounds. Bagheli style. Dated generally to around the eighteenth century. Around. A stronghold and residence of the Rewa royal house, its name linked to the prince Madhav Singh. Decline, then restoration, then conversion to a heritage property around the year 2000. That is twice I have said 'around' at one stop and I would like a moment. It is the most substantial fortification near Satna city. That sentence I will sign.
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Stop four
Sharda Devi Temple, Maihar
Nike Hydroguard Men's Short-Sleeve: Roughly 40 kilometres from Satna, and 1,063 steps up Trikuta Hill — 1,063, not 'about a thousand', because the extra sixty-three are steps you personally climb. A ropeway now carries those who cannot. The shrine honours Sharda, a form of Saraswati, and belongs to the Shakti Peetha tradition of goddess worship; it has drawn devotees for many centuries, which is the least precise sentence I have ever been made to say aloud. Maihar also gave Indian classical music Baba Allauddin Khan, founder of the Maihar gharana and a devotee of the goddess. The town long formed part of Satna district. Exactly that.
LIGHTS! CAMERA! HYDRATION! Places, everyone, places — today we shoot the greatest summer blockbuster of them all, and our leading man is the Nike Hydroguard Men's Short-Sleeve! Look at him! A swim-ready performance shirt with UPF 40+ sun protection — the hero who shields you from the harshest villain in cinema, the midday sun!
Quick-drying fabric, because our shooting schedule does NOT wait for wardrobe! An easy, comfortable fit that moves through every stunt — swim scenes, poolside scenes, post-clinic cooldown scenes! One shirt, three acts! From the pool to the courtside bench to the family picnic, he never breaks character! MAGNIFICENT!
Somebody cue the wind machine!
And our shooting location — ah, what a backdrop! The scenery writes the script itself! We open on the Venkatesh Temple — a Dravidian-style tower rising in the heart of central India, a plot twist in stone!
SATNA, Madhya Pradesh, INDIA!
Then a sweeping historical flashback at Bharhut, where a stupa raised in the age of Ashoka carries some of the earliest narrative carvings in all of Indian art — the ORIGINAL storyboards, my friends!
You will wear this shirt everywhere from the banks of the Tamas river at Madhavgarh to a morning hit before the heat rolls in — and by the way, it is also perfect for the crew breakfast, because no unit in Madhya Pradesh rolls camera without proper poha and jalebi first — and this one dries so fast nobody is ever held up in wardrobe! It is tradition! It is ESSENTIAL!
Now — the grand tour! Four locations! Full playback! And… ACTION!
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