Jharkhand Festivals [edit] In whole Chotanagpur Plateau Region‚ among the local people the Karam Festival is celebrated with great pomp and show. Among the Oraon Tribe‚ the Karam festival is one of the most important festivals and holds a very important place in their social and religious life. It is usually celebrated 15 days after the Kunwaar-Shukl-Paksh. After the fixation of the date for the festival‚ the local population start their preparation; for instance‚ they start buying the culinary-items
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perks to be raised in a good family of Indian-Subcontinent‚ one of them is you get to learn more than one language. As for me‚ I am practiced in three languages: Nepali‚ English and Hindi. I bet there are only rare cases of people who have read the Ramayana‚ has completed more than 5 Japanese Animated and manga series and enjoys various genres of songs ranging from old Nepalese and Indian classical to American Progressive Metal. So can I be considered
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Adivasi Adivasi is an umbrella term for a heterogeneous set of ethnic and tribal groups claimed to be the aboriginal population of India.[1][2][3] They comprise a substantial indigenous minority of the population of India. The same term Adivasi is used for the ethnic minorities of Bangladesh and the native Vedda people of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ආදී වාස).[4] The word is also used in the same sense in Nepal as is another word janajati (Nepali: जनजाति; janajāti)‚ although the political context differed
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Architectural elements of hoysala period Mantapa Ornate lintel over mantapa entrance in Chennakeshava temple‚ Belur Ornate bay ceiling in mantapa in Saumyakeshava temple at Nagamangala‚ a common feature in Hoysala temples The mantapa is the hall where groups of people gather during prayers. The entrance to the mantapa normally has a highly ornate overhead lintel called a makaratorana (makara is an imaginary beast and torana is an overhead decoration).[16] The open mantapa which serves the purpose
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Lakshmana is the twin brother of Shatrughna‚ born in Ayodhya to Sumitra‚ the third wife of Dasharatha‚ king of Kosala. Thus‚ Rama is the eldest‚ Bharata is the second‚ Lakshmana is the third‚ and Shatrughna is the youngest of the four brothers. Despite being the twin of Shatrughna‚ Lakshmana is specially attached to Rama‚ and the duo are inseparable. When Rama marries Sita‚ Lakshmana married the younger sister of Sita named Urmila.[2] [edit]With Rama The princes Rama and Lakshamana In Puranic
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The essential question with regard to Hinduism is if it is in fact a single religion or if “Hinduism” is a blanket term for a vast array of cultures and traditions? In essence this question pits Gandhi against Aurobindo. In a nutshell‚ Gandhi held a simplistic view of Hinduism while Aurobindo acknowledged its complexity. Moreover‚ these two great thinkers embody the age-old duel between monism and dualism. Despite having grown up in front of similar backdrops‚ each man responded in a different way—forming
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Have you ever thought that it was possible that King Arthur was ever reincarnated? Lots of people may have thought about this but I know that more people haven’t really thought about this. I know that I have found the reincarnation in a modern politician. This politicians name is Ben Carson. Ben Carson has a lot in common with King Arthur. Some of the reasons why they are alike is that when Ben Carson was a little kid he was raised by his mother and with his older brother‚ Curtis. When King Arthur
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the terms “white magic” and “black magic” because black should not necessarily have any associations with evil. Al though most Wiccans believe in reincarnation‚ some believe that the soul reincarnates to the same species over many lives and others believe that the soul reincarnates through different species. Usually Wiccans who believe in reincarnation believe that the soul rests between lives in the Otherworld or Summerland. Many Wiccans also believe that you can contact the spirits in the other
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Self-power (jiriki) -In Chan Buddhism emphasized as necessary and sufficient for enlightenment. In Pure Land‚ insufficient without Amida. -In Zen‚ spiritual achievement attained solely by one’s own efforts. Self-power forms basis of both Rinzai and Soto schools of Buddhism. -Experiencing truth for oneself and not accepting testimony of another. -In Pure Land‚ one cannot become enlightened themselves through their own efforts because people have become so defiled so it is impossible. They must
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There are five major religions‚ they are: Judaism‚ Christianity‚ Islam‚ Hinduism and Buddhism. Out of the five religions there are two groups‚ Eastern and Western. The Eastern group of religions contains Hinduism and Buddhism‚ both share some beliefs and disbeliefs and some major differences within their own religion and within their group. The Western group includes Judaism‚ Christianity and Islam. Like the Eastern groups‚ they have some of the same beliefs mainly because they branched from
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