colonial territory of Kumaun (Shiva‚ 7). The political structure of hill society in those two kingdoms was distinct from the rest of India in that along with the prescense of communal tradition‚ there was an absence of sharp class division (Shiva 14). The land was understood to belong to the community rather as a whole even though there was a caste system in place. The natural environment for the hill people consisted of a system of tillage and methods of crop rotation (Shiva 15). The production was directed
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the world. Many people can understand the wonders of Hinduism in a universal way. 01524000An interesting artwork that is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art is called Shiva as Lord of Dance. This artwork is from during the Chola period‚ 11th century and has a green copper color. The physical appearance of this art piece is the god Shiva has four extended arms and is surrounded by a symmetrical ring. The dimensions of the artwork are about 2 feet by 2
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Dravidian architecture Dravidian architecture was an architectural idiom that emerged in the 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
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Midnight’s Children essay Salman Rushdie’s creation‚ Saleem Sinai‚ has a self-proclaimed "overpowering desire for form" (363). In writing his own autobiography Saleem seems to be after what Frank Kermode says every writer is a after: concordance. Concordance would allow Saleem to bring meaning to moments in the "middest" by elucidating (or creating) their coherence with moments in the past and future. While Kermode talks about providing this order primarily through an "imaginatively predicted
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Mookambika and Chottanikkara Eons ago‚ a rishi named Kola performed prayers and penances to the Trimurtis (Brahma‚ Vishnu and Shiva). Pleased with his prayers they appeared before him and offered him a boon. The rishi humbly wished for the three of them to stay at this place and bless the people forever. Granting him his boon‚ they also said that the goddesses that represented the other half of them would also reside there. The Trimurtis then took the form of a swayambhu linga. The place where Kola
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short boat trip from Manikarnika Ghat can be an interesting introduction to the river. | | | It is believed that cremation at Manikarnika ghat ensures a safe place in Heaven‚ as the cremators of this ghat are believed to have the patronage of Shiva. The furthermost upstream ghat is Assi Ghat‚ which marks the confluence of the Ganges and the Assi rivers. It is said that after striking down demon Shumbha and nishumbha‚ Durga’s sword fell and created a curved ditch‚ which later became the Assi Channel
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Shortly afterwards Amina is pregnant. The story then becomes complicated because Mary Pereira‚ who is a mid-wife‚ switches Ahmed and Amina with Vanita and Wee Willie Winkie’s baby. Our narrator Saleem is therefore raised into the Sinai’s home while Shiva‚ the baby of Ahmed and Amina is raised in a much poorer home. This act guaranteed Vanita’s son a life of comfort. Shortly afterwards Saleem’s mother‚ Amina gives birth to Saleem’s baby sister The Brass Monkey. Saleem begins to hide in closets because
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During the Sata Yug‚ the Kathmandu valley was a huge bowl of placid water‚ cradled by hills and mountains. The lake was home of the Naags‚ the serpent gods. Then one day a God descended to the lake and cleaved a pass through the mountains with his sword. The pass is called Kotwal‚ Kotbar or Kotpal. The water gushed out‚ emptying the lake and leaving behind a fertile valley. This valley would eventually be the site of not only kings but also great spiritual and religious activity for centuries to
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Shiva uses Tehri as an example- the capital of her region that was flooded so that surface irrigation would be possible. Mining of aquifers and building dams causes chemicals to seep into the water‚ which now contaminates the ground water and river water. As a result‚ people are leaving Punjab in search of cancer treatments due to the exposure that they’ve received. The language that Vandana Shiva used to share her opinion on the Green Revolution
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4. Evaluation and analysis of the article In the article the celebrations of Ganesh Chaturthi’s security is mentioned. Ganesh is the son of Shiva and his wife Parvati. Ganesh was born looking like a boy and then when Ganesh interfered between his father Shiva and his mother Parvati‚ Shiva cut off Ganesh’s head in anger. To make up for this‚ Shiva gave Ganesh the head of an elephant. Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Lord Ganesha‚ the Hindu god who is believed to be
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