On our trip to the beautiful Hindu temple BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Bartlett me and our group had a great experience to see what the Hindu culture is all about. I have never been to any other church other than Greek Orthodox and Christian churches. I quite enjoyed the Hindu Temple experience because of the beautiful architecture both inside‚ outside and the great atmosphere surronding. From the time you enter through the gate that leads to the temple‚ you realize that this is a very special
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Pusam‚ which refers to a star that is at its highest point during the festival. The festival commemorates the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a spear so he could vanquish the evil demon Soorapadman. | Maha Shivaratri | Thirteenth night of the waning moon of Magh (Hindu Calendar) | March 12 | Maha Shivaratri is the great night of Shiva‚ followers of Shiva observe religious fasting and the offering of Bael (Bilva) leaves to the Shiva. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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KIRAT DYNASTY Ø Kirat’s ave mentioned in Ramayan and Mahabharat. Ø Himayat Khand mentions about Kirat. Ø Hilly area s East to trisuli is mentioned as Kirat area. Ø It is move relevant that areas from sunkoshi East is Kirat.Any how Kirat were living in North East of Himalaya and according to Sopal Vansavali they were inhabitant area between sunkosi to Tawalcosiie they came to valley from East. Ø Certain histories are of the obevious that the NEWARS were Kirats living between Gandaki to
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Nationalism of the ‘The Throne & Footstool of Kandy’? Chapter Introduction Product design nationalization is the interpretation of the perform of which has shaped within the process of design.The factors and patterns of the design depend on the inherent country wide traditions as well as the capabilities of science and literature of the designers. This chapter analyzes the use of design nationalization to explain the authenticity and cultural significance of “The throne and footstool of Kandy" to
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Big Bazaar From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia |Big Bazaar | |pImage:Big bazaar logo.jpg | |Type |Public | |Industry |Retailing | |Founded |2001 | |Headquarters |Mumbai‚ Maharashtra
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Low Agricultural Productivity Keeping Batticaloa Poor In considering issues of poverty in Sri Lanka‚ Batticaloa is conspicuous as a district that requires particular attention. In addition to being identified as the country’s poorest district in 2009/10‚ it is also one of two districts for which poverty statistics actually increased between 2006/07 and 2009/10.1 According to the latest Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) 2009/10 of the Department of Census and Statistics‚ the poverty
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animals and was a hunting ground reserved for the royals. All this changed in 250 BC when the son of the Indian Emperor Asoka‚ Mahinda Maha Thero arrived at the Missaka Pauwa to meet king Devamnampiyatissa for the first time and asked the famous questions to decide whether he is intelligent enough to understand the philosophy of the Buddha. Initially Mahinda Maha Thero’s residence‚ but later Mihinthale became a main centre for Theravada Buddhism. History of Sri Lanka from 483 BC to 246 BC
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The story of Hershey spans nearly a century and a half of industrial and social change. It tells of how one determined pioneer from rural Pennsylvania built an international company‚ a town to go with it‚ and a chocolate and confectionery sensation The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) is the largest producer of quality chocolate in North America and a global leader in chocolate and sugar confectionery. Headquartered in Hershey‚ Pa.‚ The Hershey Company has operations throughout the world and more
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Dashain (दशैं) is the 15-day national (religious) festival of Nepal‚[2] It is the longest and the most auspicious festival in the Nepalese annual calendar‚ celebrated by Nepalese Hindu of all castes throughout the globe. It is not only the longest festival of the country but is also the one which is most anticipated. The festival falls around September–October‚ starting from the bright lunar fortnight and ending on the day of full moon. Dasain is also popularly referred to as Bada Dasain‚ Dashera
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The first day of Dashain is called Ghatasthapana‚ which literally means pot establishing. On this day the kalash‚ (holy water vessel) symbolising goddess Durga often with her image embossed on the side is placed in the prayer room. The kalash is filled with holy water and covered with cowdung on to which seeds are sown. A small rectangular sand block is made and the kalash is put in the centre. The surrounding bed of sand is also seeded with grains. The ghatasthapana ritual is performed at a certain
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