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    vidhyapati

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    Bengali‚ Oriya‚ etc. Thus‚ Vidyapati’s influence on making these languages has been described as "analogous to that of Dante in Italy and Chaucer in England." Poetry Vidyapati is as much known for his love-lyrics as for his poetry dedicated to Shiva. His language is closest to Maithili‚ the language spoken around Mithila (a region in the north Bihar and region surrounding Janakpur in Nepal)‚ closely related to the abahattha form of early Bengali. The love songs of Vidyapati‚ which describe

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    ramayana redux

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    started to feel sick in his stomach. Shiva straightened his tie and brushed the dust from his pants. His suit was freshly ironed and his shoes were shined perfectly. He walked with a certain air that let people know he wasn’t from this country. He approached Vali and sat down next to him. He spoke slowly‚ “That was a nice speech. It really moved me.” Vali looked to his right and saw the man. “I don’t want to buy what you are selling‚ please leave me alone.” Shiva saw that Vali was obviously upset

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    unexpectedly‚ Shiva arrived and was outraged by Ganesha claiming to be his son. Shiva called the bhuta ganas who are his demons to fight the boy. Vishnu changed to the form of Maya which is the appearance of phenomena. Ganesha was distracted by her beauty than one of the demons chopped off his head. Parvati ordered that a new head needed to be found‚ an elephant head was the only one available. After all of the commotion‚ Shiva gave Ganesha the reward of being the new leader of the bhuta ganas. Shiva Purana

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    Lord Ganesh

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    many gods and goddesses in the Hindu Culture‚ but they mainly believe in the one universal god who is known as Brahma. Yet‚ there are many other important figures in their religion such as the widely worshipped deity‚ Ganesh. He is the son of Lord Shiva and Parvati. Ganesh is also known as Ganapti and Vinayaka‚ and devotion to Ganesh is also extended to Jains‚ Buddhists‚ and beyond India. He is known to have an elephant head‚ which makes him easy to identify. Ganesh’s birth story is a well-recognized

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    area has a vast and colourful array of people who originate from different tribes and cultural heritage. The origin of the Chenchus tribe from India‚ is connected with the Lord Mallikarjuna of the Srisailam temple‚ who was the personification of Lord Shiva. There was a couple who lived in a small hut near the Srisailam temple. This couple lived happily but there was an empty space between them because they had no children‚ the woman could not reproduce. There was nothing they hadn’t done to change the

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    NAYANMARS

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    NAYANMARS ADIPATTHAR: Adipatthar or Adhipattha Nayanar is one of the 63 Nayanmars. He was a sincere devotee of Lord Shiva and lived in the Chola kingdom at present day Naagapattinam (referred in sangam literature as Naagai) by the sea shore. Life He was the head of his group of people called Paradhavar. The main source of income and food for them was fish gotten from the sea. As a way of expressing love to God Siva‚ Adipatthar would toss the very first fish he earned every day back into the sea

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    Mahatma Gandhi

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    Vishnu. This means that they worship both Vishnu and figures that he teg down on Earth (avatars)‚ for example rama and krishna. but also his wife‚ Lakshmi‚ is an important goddess. This direction is most prevalent in middle and northern India. shiva - the

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    Alha Udal

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    Jaichandra for friendship.There came king Jaichandra to Talana but only brought three soldiers with him to test Talana. 2 Soot jee said:-“In Indraprastha there ruled king Anangapala. To have his own sons he started doing yagya to satisfy lord Shiva. Then lord Siva got pleased with him and king Anangapala got two daughters namely Chandrakanti and Keertimalini. Granddaughter Chandrakanti got married with king Devpala of Kanyakubja and smaller daughter Keertimalini got married with Ajmer king Someshwara

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    Badami Caves, India

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    take one to the covered verandah‚ a hall with many pillars. Shiva as Natraja with 18 arms is seen in 81 dancing poses. Column beams are exquisitely crafted. On the ceiling one can see the paintings of passionate couples. One also comes across sculptures of the deities of Harihara (half-Vishnu‚ half-Siva)‚ their consorts Lakshmi and Parvati and‚ and Ardhanarishwar. The square shaped sanctum hollowed in the control back wall enshrines the Shiva-linga. Cave 2: The second cave is perched on a sandstone

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    Kedarnath Temple

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    the source of the river Mandakini that joins Alakananda at Rudraprayag. This place is approximately 150 miles away from Hardwar and 132 miles north of Hrishikesh and is accessible by foot. The temple at Kedarnath enshrining the Jyotirlingam of Shiva opens only 6 months a year (April-November) when the sun enters the zodiac sign of Aries and it is closed when the sun enters Scorpio. The priests then go to Ukhimath‚ where the worship of Kedareshwara is continued during the winter season. Tradition

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