Bharat-Vs-India‚ Swami Vivekananda and DNA of Intellectuals Published: Tuesday‚ Jan 08‚2013‚ 19:00 IST By: Mihir Jha My grandfather used to tell me a story. There used to live a great astrologist and palmist in a village. He could look after the palms and foretell future of anyone as if through the power of prophesy. One day‚ a gentleman came to him with his son and requested him to examine streaks of his son’s thenar. Upon a careful examination‚ the Palmist said: - “Your son doesn’t exhibit
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History of Ganga River The Ganges is one of the major rivers of the Indian subcontinent‚ flowing east through the Gangetic Plain of northern India into Bangladesh. The 2‚510 km (1‚560 mi) river rises in the western Himalayas in the Uttarakhand state of India‚ and drains into the Sunderbans delta in the Bay of Bengal. It has long been considered a holy river by Hindus and worshiped as the goddess Ganga in Hinduism. It has also been important historically: many former provincial or imperial capitals
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Rameswaram is a famous religious destination in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The name “Rama Eswaram” itself shows the Hindu religion gods Raman and Eshwran. Rameswaram is also known as Pamban Island because Pamban Bridge connects the island to the Indian Territory. According to Hindu mythology‚ Rameswaram is the place where the Hindu god Rama constructed a bridge‚ across the sea to Lanka to rescue his wife Sita from her abductor Ravana. Along with Kashi‚ Rameswaram is considered as one of the famous
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hide behind them the most cunning of cheats. But very often even the wise fall prey to tricksters. Companies rope in glamorous film and sports personalities to advertise their dubious goods and services to mislead common people. Even Sita‚ the consort of Lord Rama‚ was tempted by the glitter of the golden deer she saw bounding around her forest cottage. False simplicity can be as deceptive as false glamour. Indians have honoured saffron-clad sadhus from times immemorial. Saffron dress stands for
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Parvati Mangal‚ and others | Quotation | I bow down to the whole world by folding both hands‚ considering it to be born out ofSita and Rama.[2] | Tulsidas (Devanagari: तुलसीदास‚ Hindi pronunciation: [t̪ʊls̪iːd̪aːs̪]‚ also known as Goswami Tulsidas;[3] 1497/1532[1]–1623) was a Hindupoet-saint‚ reformer and philosopher renowned for his devotion to the god Rama. A composer of several popular works‚ he is best known as the author of the epic Ramcharitmanas‚ a retelling of the Sanskrit Ramayana in
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part of this festival. Many temporary stalls come up to sell fireworks of various kinds. People enjoy the fireworks at night‚ young and old alike. There is a legend that Lord Rama in the era of Tretaya won a glorious victory over the demon king Ravana of Lanka. He came to Ayodhya with his dear brother Laxman and wife Sita on this day. The people of Ayodhya celebrated his arrival and victory by lighting up the houses with candles and lamps. Thus Lord Ramachandra was congratulated. Diwali has a great
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Sierra Bychowski Urja Patel Damaris Period 5 AP world history 12/3/2012 Hinduism Hinduism is a religion that began in India thousands of years ago. It is the oldest‚ most complex and world’s third largest religion. The term Hindu derived from Sanskrit name for Indus river. It meant that those who lived on one part of the Indus river. Hinduism is a mixture of religious‚ philosophical‚ cultural ideas and practices that originated in India. Hinduism is one of the most unique religions. It
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Vishnu SUMMARY Vishnu: The preserver and protector of the universe He is part of the Hindu triumvirate‚ which includes Brahman (creator of the universe)‚ Shiva (the destroyer)‚ and Vishnu. His role is to return to the earth in troubled times and restore the balance of good and evil. So far‚ he has been incarnated nine times‚ but Hindus believe that he will be reincarnated one last time close to the end of this world. Some people consider him the greatest god and therefore only worship him
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RAMAYANA‚ Brahmarshi Valmiki had tried to let us know many facts which are difficult to prove. We all know that When Goddess Sita was kidnapped‚ Lord Rama needed the help of Vanaras and in particular Lord Hanuma. And while searching Lord Hanuma and his co - vanaras reached the shore of Hindu Maha Samudra (Indian Ocean). Lord Hanuma now need to cross the ocean as he was said that Sita Matha was on the other side of the ocean‚ in Lanka. Lord Hanuma grew his size as a huge mountain and just flew away at a
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Timeless Qualities As human beings‚ we have traits that are looked up to‚ no matter what time period‚ or culture. The qualities that make a hero may change a bit‚ but being willing to sacrifice yourself‚ having courage‚ and being able to overcome an immense challenge are traits that make a hero regardless of culture or time period. Bravery and courage are thought to be admirable traits to human beings‚ which is why they are hero traits. One hero that possesses this quality is Gilgamesh. When Gilgamesh
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