Bharat‚ India And Nature By Sandeep Singh‚ February 2013 [sandeepconsultant@gmail.com] * 1 Chapter : In recent times the nation has witnessed a debate on ‘Bharat’ and ‘India’. The word “Bharat” has been essentially used by marketers to define rural India and unfortunately‚ this is the only language understood by most in media. However‚ for the rest‚ ‘Bharat’ and ‘India’ represent a cultural difference. The difference of ‘East and West’ has become difference of ‘Bharat and India’ or to a great
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shower. 2. Keep a separate set of clothes for puja: (a) a dhotiyu or lengo (b) a gatariyu or jhabho 3. Sit facing north or east. These are both auspicious directions. 4. Do tilak of sandalwood paste and red chandlo of kumkum on the forehead; use only sandalwood paste for tilak-chandlo on the chest and upper arms. (Girls should do chandlo on the forehead only) 5. Preferably sit in padmasan or a simple cross-legged posture. Close eyes and meditate on Bhagwan
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On the occasion of Holi festival‚ people try a lot of totkas to fulfil their wishes. If not done properly‚ these totkas cannot bring positive results. For this reason‚ you should be aware of the correct procedure of doing vashikaran prayog on holi. There are many totkas that are simple and easy to do. You will not need to make a lot of efforts to perform these totkas. The vashikaran prayog on holi is performed on Holikaashtak which are very important days before Holi festival. Holikaashtak begin
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Makar Sankranti is one of the most auspicious occasions for the Hindus‚ and is celebrated in almost all parts of India in a myriad of cultural forms‚ with great devotion‚ fervour‚ and gaiety. It is a harvest festival. Makar Sankranti is perhaps the only Indian festival whose date always falls on the same day every year: 14 January‚ with some exceptions‚ when the festival is celebrated on 13 January or 15 January. Makar Sankranti is also believed to mark the arrival of spring in India. Introduction
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profit margins at the expense of the safety of their workers and the people who lived in the shanty-town around the plant. The management in the plant also exhibited intellectual arrogance and distrust of reason when they dismissed the concerns of Dr. Kumkum Saxena (now Modwel). She came to them repeatedly about the safety of the plant and its ’ workers. When she was slowly pushed away from the management team and their meetings she got fed up and quit. While Dr. Modwel was employed with Union Carbide
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Why I visit the Temple? Hinduism originated in India about 4000 years ago and is the world’s oldest existing religion. Hinduism has now widely spread across the shores and people are attracted towards the themes in Hinduism which includes- Dharma‚ Samsara‚ Karma‚ and Moksha. The Hindu temple is a place of worship for Hindus with its rich architecture which attracts millions of people from around the world. Badrinath temple‚ Brihadeeswara temple‚ Somnath temple‚ Kashi Vishwanath temple‚ Tirupati
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The basic Ram Navami puja samagri includes kumkum‚ roli‚ Prasad‚ incense‚ etc. Before the Ramnavami puja‚ the house needs to be scrubbed clean. • A statue of Lord Ram needs to be placed in the room. • Figurines of Sita‚ Lakshman and Hanuman can also be placed alongside Ram’s idol. • Then offerings are made in the form of sweets‚ fruits‚ tulsi leaves‚ and flowers. • Light the incense sticks and diyas. • Take a little holy water kumkum‚ and roli and sprinkle it on the figurines •
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Traditional Indian Weddings When it comes to weddings in India‚ people celebrate in extravagant by creating a grand affair. The marriage ceremony begins and ends with various traditional rituals and it is accompanied by plenty entertainment‚ food‚ colorful clothing‚ music and dance. Although‚ Indian weddings vary from region to religion‚ they take hold of similar traditions. Traditionally in India‚ marriages are arranged between the groom’s and bride’s parents depending in the caste one is in
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and a temple. Pi was nervous‚ but got the courage to visit each of these places of worship‚ in this moment he fell in love with all three religions. Pi was very devoted to all religions; he said "I am a Hindu because of sculptured cones of red kumkum powder‚ and baskets of yellow tumeric nuggets‚ because of the clanging of bells to announce one’s arrival to god..." Even though Pi doesn’t mention Islam as much as
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landscape of my religious imagination‚ those towns and rivers‚ battlefields and forests...” (Martel 50). He describes his feeling “at home” when in a Hindu temple‚ and enjoys the unique parts about this religion‚ whether it is sculptured cones of red kumkum powder or baskets of yellow turmeric nuggets (Martel 47). When Pi learns his biology teacher‚ Mr.Kumar‚ is an atheist he is confused. Mr. Kumar states‚ “I don’t believe in religion. Religion is darkness‚” which Pi does not comprehend and instead
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