Though Hindus ultimately believe in one Supreme Divine Entity‚ to meet the differing needs and mindsets‚ the different aspects of the Supreme are worshipped as different gods and goddesses. Each festival is also associated with a story from the Puranas that gives an insight into the deeper spiritual significance underlying the celebration. Part of common folklore‚ these stories reach out to ordinary people in a way that dry theological facts cannot. These stories are also underpinned by certain
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Friendship is one of the most precious gifts of life. A person who has true friends in life is lucky enough Friendship makes life thrilling. It makes life sweet and pleasant experience. Friendship is indeed‚ an asset in life. It can lead us to success or to doom. It all depends on how we choose our friends. True friendship is a feeling of love‚ sharing and caring. It is a feeling that someone understands and appreciates you as you are‚ without any exaggeration‚ flattery and pretensions It gives
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Kartik Mistry Justin Stacy ENG 111_04 October 16 2013 American Education vs. Indian Education Each person has his or her own opinion about which educational system is preferable‚ an Indian education or an American education. Each of these education systems both American as well Indian has its own strengths and weaknesses. Overall‚ one cannot claim which is more preferable‚ but still the debate is open for comments. But to speak the truth‚ the education system responsible
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Comparison and contrast between two major religions Religion is defined as set of beliefs related to worshipping of God or gods. It is also related to cause‚ nature and purpose of universe. It may also be defined as set of beliefs‚ values‚ and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader. There may be one or more spiritual leader according to different religions. Among all religions Christianity is 31.5% of entire population‚ Islam 23.2% and Hinduism 15%. For comparison and contrast
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Indus Valley Civilization – The Indus Valley Civilization was a Bronze Age civilization (3300–1300 BC; mature period 2600–1900 BC) extending from what today is northeast Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India. Along with Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia it was one of three early civilizations of the Old World‚ and of the three the most widespread. It flourished in the basins of the Indus River‚ one of the major rivers of Asia‚ and the Ghaggar-Hakra River‚ which once coursed through northwest
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accumulated treasury of spiritual laws discovered by different persons in different times" (WIKIPEDIA). The different types of religious text that the Hindu religion believes in are The Vedas‚ The Mahabharat‚ The Ramayan‚ The Bhagwad Gita‚ and The Puranas. The Vedas is believed to be the earliest record of the religious text among the Hindus. Basically a number of
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author and literature‚ who was enthralled by the legend and sanctity of Benaras‚ once wrote : "Benaras is older than history‚ older than tradition‚ older even than legend and looks twice as old as all of them put together" . According to the ‘Vamana Purana’‚ the Varuna and the Assi rivers originated from the body of the primordial Person at the beginning of time itself. The tract of land lying between them is believed to be ‘Varanasi’‚ the holiest of all pilgrimages. The word ‘Kashi’ originated from
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India Gate to Gholkoda Fort Part India Gate :- Sir Edwin Lutyens (1931) New Delhi :- Sir Edwin Lutyens ‚Herbert Baker Rastrapathi Bhavan :- Sir Edwin Lutyens Secretariat (SansadBhavan) :- Sir Herbert Baker Konnaught Place :- Robert torr Russell Purana Quila :- Humayun Humayun Tomb :- Mirak Mirza Ghiyas Jami Masjid :- Shajahan Red Fort :- Shajahan Khooni Darwaza :- Sher Shah Qutab Minar :- Qutab-ub-din-Aibak --- Iltutmish Suarjkund Lake :- Suraj Pal of Tomar dynasty Amrthsar :- Ramdas (Forth
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India is a land of various indigenous art forms which retain the richness of our glorious traditions and transport us to a totally different world. These art forms are truly the face of India which form the true allure to tourists and are the symbol of the uniqueness of the grand Indian culture. In the world of globalization‚ these art forms are losing their status and the wave of emotionless metropolitan cities is overshadowing our great historical art forms. One such art form is the traditional
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One similarity is that they have holy scriptures. But they have different holy scriptures. in hinduism there is Vedas‚ Upanishad‚ Puranas‚ and Gita they where all created by Brahman. All Hindus worship them and are the foundation of the religion in my opinion. In christianity there is one book called the holy bible. The holy bible is a main part of the religion and has all the rules
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