Nine Planets in vedic astrology In Hindu Astrology there are nine planets or Grahas. These include Mercury‚ Venus‚ Mars‚ Jupiter‚Sun‚ Moon‚Saturn Rahu and Ketu‚ which are astronomical points formed where the moons orbit intersects the apparent path of the Sun around the earth. Each planet is considered to be having masculine‚ feminine or neutral characteristics as well . Grahas and their equivalents in Western Astrology Indian Grahas Western Names Sex Ravi Sun Masculine Chandra Moon Feminine Kuja
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BOMBAY Mumbai /mʊmˈbaɪ/‚ also known by its former name Bombay‚ is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India‚ and the fifth most populous city in the world‚ with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million. Along with the neighbouring urban areas‚ including the cities of Navi Mumbai and Thane‚ it is one of the most populous urban regions in the world. GEOGRAPHIC POSITION: Mumbai lies on the west coast of India and has a
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Introduction: The term ‘Gotra’ has been procured from Rigveda which means ‘Group or Community’. The term also adverts to ‘Family’ and ‘Lineage Kin’. In Scientific terms‚ Gotra procures the origin of a community having similar features and behaviours. In Sanskrit ‘Go’ means Cow and ‘Gotra’ means Cow Pen where as in Hindu Society the term ‘Gotra’ symbolises clan and it broadly implies the descendants in a ceaseless male line from a common male ancestor. Panini defines ‘Gotra’ for grammatical purposes
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railways built and how did people travel long distances before the age of railways? Reading the newspaper in the morning you may be curious to know how people got to hear about things before newspapers began to be printed. Fig. 1 – Brahmans offering the Shastras to Britannia‚ frontispiece to the first map produced by James Rennel‚ 1782 Rennel was asked by Robert Clive to produce maps of Hindustan. An enthusiastic supporter of British conquest of India‚ Rennel saw preparation of maps as essential to the process
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Pandava and draupadi 1. After hearing about Krishna’s death‚ The Pandavas lost interest in the world. Yudhisthira and the Pandavas decided to go to heaven. They along with Draupadi‚ once again they donned deer skin and tree bark. Parikshita was appointed the king. Kripa was his guru and Yuyutsu the regent.After taking leave of them and all the people of Hastinapura‚ the Pandavas and Draupadi started their journey. 2. First they went to Dwarka and saw it immersed in the sea. Their Agni came and
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POTTERY‚ TERRACOTTA AND PAPIER MACHE Unglazed Pottery Although the art of glazing pottery was known in India from ancient times‚ the finest pottery in India is of the unglazed variety. This unglazed pottery has a wide range. Very fine paper-thin pottery is produced in Kutch‚ Kanpur and Alwar. Alwar is known for paper-thin pottery called Kagzi. There are three different styles in unglazed pottery. 1. Paper thin‚ biscuit colored pottery with incised patterns. 2. Here the pot is polished
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Southern part of the Indian subcontinent or South India. It consists primarily of temples with pyramid shaped towers and are constructed of sandstone‚ soapstone or granite. Mentioned as one of three styles of temple building in the ancient book Vastu shastra‚ the majority of the existing structures are located in the Southern Indian states of Tamil Nadu‚ Karnataka‚ Kerala‚ and Andhra pradesh. Various kingdoms and empires such as the Cholas‚ the Chera‚ the Pandyas‚ the Pallavas‚ theGangas‚ the Rashtrakutas
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artThe Arthashastra Insights on Statecraft and Reflections of Ancient Indian Society By Sayem Islam This paper investigates the Arthashastra and its implications for ancient Indian society‚ as well as the rationale behind the principles underlying the text.1 It is necessary to bear in mind that the Arthashastra‚ “the science of wealth and warfare‚”2 was just discovered and translated in the past century in Mysore by R. Shamasastry‚ and that until then‚ there was no knowledge of
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BHUPENDRA PATEL COLLAGE OF AGRICULTURE‚ RAIGARH AENGG-121 - FUNDAMENTALS OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION ENGINEERING CREDITHOURS(2+1) YEAR/SEMESTER : 1st YEAR / 2nd SEMESTER Theory: Surveying: survey equipment‚ chain survey‚ cross staff survey‚ plotting procedure‚ calculations of area of regular and irregular fields. Levelling – levelling equipment‚ terminology‚ methods of calculation of reduced levels‚ types of levelling‚ contouring. Irrigation‚ classification of projects‚ flow irrigation
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CONTENTS OF PROJECT REPORT. 1. Introduction.. These were enshrined by the Constituent Assembly inthe Constitution of India Hinduism‚ it has rightly been said‚ is a mass of fluctuating faiths and opinions‚ embracing within itself a vast spectrum‚ ranging from the wandering fancies of savage superstition to the highest insight of daring thought. This brings us to a moot question‚ viz.‚ who is a “Hindu”? Under the codifying Acts‚ namely‚ the Hindu Marriage Act‚ 1956; the Hindu Succession Act‚
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