felled‚ and all deadwood found in the forest is used in the temple located in the grove. There are hundreds of such groves in Himachal Pradesh. * Sacred groves in the hills of Garhwal and Kumaon are mentioned in old Hindu scriptures like the Puranas. The largest known sacred grove is in Hariyali‚ near Ganchar in Chamoli District. Others include Askot‚ Binsar‚ and Gananath. In all these areas‚ fairs are held regularly and rituals performed. But the trees seem to have lost their religious importance
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audience. The music of Bharatanatyam is based on Carnatic classical music. The instruments used are Veena‚ Flute‚ Mridangam and Violin. Songs are mainly in the Tamil‚ Telugu and Kannada languages. The themes are from Indian mythology‚ the epics and the Puranas. The art was handed down as a living tradition from generation to generation under the Devadasi system under which women were dedicated to temples to serve the deity as
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Axia College Material Appendix G Eastern Religion Elements Matrix | |Hinduism |Buddhism |Confucianism |Daoism | |Countries of origin|India |India |China |China | |Historical figures |originated
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Akilathirattu Ammanai Akilathirattu Ammanai‚ also called Thiru Edu (venerable book)‚ is the primary scripture of the South Indian Dharmic belief system ‘Ayyavazhi’. The title is often abbreviated to Akilam or Akilathirattu. Akilam contains more than 15000 verses. It remains as one of the greatest & longest literary work ever composed by a single author in Tamil. History Akilam was written down by Hari Gopalan Seedar‚ one of the five disciples of Vaikundar‚ at his residence in Thamarai Kulam village
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Introduction: The term ‘Gotra’ has been procured from Rigveda which means ‘Group or Community’. The term also adverts to ‘Family’ and ‘Lineage Kin’. In Scientific terms‚ Gotra procures the origin of a community having similar features and behaviours. In Sanskrit ‘Go’ means Cow and ‘Gotra’ means Cow Pen where as in Hindu Society the term ‘Gotra’ symbolises clan and it broadly implies the descendants in a ceaseless male line from a common male ancestor. Panini defines ‘Gotra’ for grammatical purposes
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of belief and practice‚ it is practiced by billions and considered to be a family of religions than a single faith. Hinduism has no common elements. However‚ the religion was established with Vedas and presently takes form as being familiar with Puranas and Hindu Dharma. There are specific cultural and societal influences that make up the Hindu religion‚ making it important to the region that it originated from. India has more than a few religions‚ to include Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Jainism‚ and
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Religion is important. It gives people something to believe in. Religion brings people together‚ gives hope‚ and gives people a deeper understanding of the world around them. For Piscine Patel‚ better known as “Pi”‚ religion is of upmost importance. In the novel‚ The Life of Pi‚ Pi decides to follow multiple religions. He follows Islam‚ Hinduism‚ and Christianity. Though controversial‚ Pi believes that by following multiple religions it allows him to love God more. After reading the novel it is clear
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had varied interests and a wide range of scholarship in philosophy‚ history‚ the social sciences‚ arts‚ literature‚ and other subjects. He evinced much interest in scriptural texts‚ Vedas‚ the Upanishads‚ Bhagavad Gita‚Ramayana‚ Mahabharata and the Puranas. He was also well versed in classical music‚ both vocal and instrumental. Since boyhood‚ he took an active interest in physical exercise‚ sports‚ and other organizational activities. Even when he was young‚ he questioned the validity of superstitious
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from the root √kṛ कृ‚ means “to do‚ make‚ perform‚ accomplish‚ cause‚ effect‚ prepare‚ undertake”.[11][12] The root kṛ (kri) is very common in ancient Sanskrit literature‚ and it is relied upon to explain ideas in Rigveda‚ other Vedas‚ Upanishads‚ Puranas‚ the Epics of Hinduism.[11][13] The root “kri” also appears in the word Sanskrit‚ to imply a language that is “well made”. The word Kárman itself appears in Rigveda‚ for example at 10.22.8;[14] as does the word karma.[6] Karma is related to verbal
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section Varnashramdharma Communitas Kiva Etic Osage Modern man Enuma Elish Genesis 1 Elohim Yahweh Gospel of Mary Paul Tillich Upanishad 1.4 Romans 6 section Karma Gill Purity Ball Emic Cosmogony Marduk Genesis 2-3 Orthodox Canon Vedas bris/brit Garuda Purana van Gennep Disenchantment Evangelical Eliade Profane space Axis mundi Hymn to Aton Qur’an 7 heterodox Pagels Parusha Baptism Samsara Turner Hopi Perennial sacred space hierophany Gnostic Shinto Veda 10.90 Moksha Liminality Kachinas Lists (be able
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