'Sengol', installed in the new Parliament building of India, was seen

‘Sengol’, installed in the new Parliament building of India, was seen as a symbol of the path of service, duty and nation in which Empire of the past?

Gupta Empire

Shunga Empire

Pandyan Empire

Chola Empire

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The ‘Sengol’, installed in the new Parliament building, is historically associated with the transfer of power in the Chola Empire.

In the Chola tradition, the handing over of the Sengol symbolized the transfer of power from one king to another, representing justice and righteous governance.

A Sengol was presented to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on the eve of India’s independence in 1947 by representatives from Tamil Nadu, signifying the transfer of power from the British to India.

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