------------------------------------------------- Paradesi Synagogue From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Coordinates: 9°57′26″N 76°15′34″E The Paradesi Synagogue in Kochi Inside Jewish Synagogue The Paradesi Synagogue is the oldest active[1] synagogue in the Commonwealth of Nations‚[2] located in Kochi‚ Kerala‚ in South India. It was built in 1568 by the Malabar Yehudan people or Cochin Jewish community in the Kingdom of Cochin. Paradesi is a word used in several Indian
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Trimurti literally means‚ “having three forms”‚ and refers to the gods Brahma‚ Vishnu‚ and Shiva. In Hinduism‚ the Trimurti reveals concepts of birth‚ life‚ and death and represents the Supreme Being. The Trimurti is portrayed as a three-headed figure with the faces and qualities of the three gods. This three-headed figure represents creation‚ preservation‚ and destruction‚ which are unified together to symbolize one Supreme Being. These three gods are equally essential for all aspects of life because
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Diwali is the festival of lights. It is also known as’ Deepawali’. It is celebrated in our country which joy and happiness every year. It is one of the biggest festival of Hindus. Usually it comes in the month of October and November after twenty days of Dussehra‚ on the 13th day of the dark fortnight of the month of Ashwin. It is celebrated in the memory of coming back home of Lord Rama along with his wife Sita & brother Laxman after 14 years of exile. It is believed that on this day‚ Lord Rama
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Vedas Jump to: navigation‚ search "Veda" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Veda (disambiguation). The Vedas (Sanskrit वेदाः véda‚ "knowledge") are a large body of texts originating in ancient India. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit‚ the texts constitute the oldest layer ofSanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism.[1][2] The Vedas are apauruṣeya ("not of human agency").[3][4][5] They are supposed to have been directly revealed‚ and thus are called śruti ("what is heard")‚[6][7] distinguishing
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RAMANAND Ramananda (1299–1410)‚ also referred to as Saint Ramanand or Swami Ramanand‚ was a Vaishnava sant. He is considered to be the reviver of the Ramanandi sect. Ramananda for the most part of his life lived in the holy city of Varanasi‚ and was a pioneer of the Bhakti movement‚ as well as a social reformer in Northern India. He was known for communicating in
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Coming to the end of our class‚ we have learned many dance styles of Indian dance. India is a country with long history. Indian dance styles have been developing with its cultural background as well. Bollywood is one of the biggest movie industries in the world. Bollywood cannot succeed without Indian traditional dance. South Asian Dancing is quite different than Western styles. Kathak is one of the most famous Indian dance styles. Tap Dance is also very famous in the world‚ which is originally from
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“I think the best feature of the Hare Krishna movement is that it is providing scholars with excellent translations of the rarest books on Krishna-bhakti [love of Krishna].” - Dr. Larry Shinn‚ President of Berea College‚ Kentucky. AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896-1977) was a renowned spiritual teacher who at the age of seventy left his home in India to travel the world spreading Vedic knowledge. He became an influential leader changing the lives of millions across the globe. Prabhupada has
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Article : THE ISSUE OF IDENTITY CRISIS:A STUDY OF HAYAVADANA OF GIRISH KARNAD Author : DR. TUTA ESWAR RAO Abstract Girish Karnad’s use of folk forms is neither casual nor incidental. In his Hayavadana‚ he has made innovative experiment to offer a new direction to modern theatre. The dramatist has proved that the traditional forms need not be treated as precious artifacts‚ but can be adapted to treat modern themes suitable for the urban audience. This paper is an attempt to portray how Karnad
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greatly risen in importance and power in the world of the gods. Vishnu is now known as "The Preserver" among the three books of the Hindu religion. Vaishnavas‚ worshippers of Vishnu‚ made up 70% of Hindus in 1997. (Dom‚ Chapter 2) Based off Vishnu Purana and the Vaishnavas‚ Vishnu plays the role of Brahma and Shiva as well in which he creates himself‚ preserves himself‚ and then at the end of each cosmic cycle‚ destroys himself. As Brahma sits in Vishnu ’s navel and Shiva is a recluse in the mountains
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term which was used to describe all inhabitants of the Indian subcontinent irrespective of their religious affiliation. It occurs sporadically in some 16th-18th century Bengali Gaudiya Vaishnava texts‚ including Chaitanya Charitamrita and Chaitanya Bhagavata‚ usually to
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