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Indian sceptre is known as danda (दण्ड sanskrit) or Sengol (செங்கோல் Tamil). [1] Earliest ancient literary mentions of danda are found in Mahabharata where as mentions of Sengol are found in Tirukkural.[2][3][4]
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- In literature Word Sceptre and it's synonyms are frequently used to mean ruler, rule, authority but those meanings are not covered by this article.
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- Tamil sceptre செங்கோல் to English Sengol transliteration is also spelt as Senkol, Cenkol Cengol also check for Ch. ; talaikkol
- राजदंड , राजदण्ड , Rajdanda
- Sceptre, Scepter, staff, stake
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Indian sceptre images are found on early Indian literature on governance, coinage, medieval sculptures and early modern paintings and murals. Mentions of Indian sceptres are found in Indian literature, culture and modern studies. Until India's independence sceptres were part of royal regalia of Indian princes as marker of their authority and justice. In modern political realms usage of sceptre has found some political following and apprehensions both.