------------------------------------------------- Paradesi Synagogue From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Coordinates: 9°57′26″N 76°15′34″E The Paradesi Synagogue in Kochi Inside Jewish Synagogue The Paradesi Synagogue is the oldest active[1] synagogue in the Commonwealth of Nations‚[2] located in Kochi‚ Kerala‚ in South India. It was built in 1568 by the Malabar Yehudan people or Cochin Jewish community in the Kingdom of Cochin. Paradesi is a word used in several Indian
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Social development which means human development. A social reformer is anyone who advocates for reform of a certain area of society. "Crusader" and "Meliorist" are used as general synonyms for social reformers. Similarly we may observe one of the social reformers in Chitradurga‚ of Karnataka state. The world famous ‘Sri Murugha Math’. Dr. Sri Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru is the present president of the Math‚ The purpose of this Sangama is to find solutions to the contemporary problems of society
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Agama Shastra and Temple worship [pic] [pic][pic]Buzz up! [pic]ShareThisMar 5 2008 | Views 3773 | Comments (10) Tags: Agama Agama Shastra Temple worship [pic] The Hindu temples are complex institutions. They represent the culmination of social and religious aspirations of a society. Temple is the focal point in the life of a community and often represents its pride‚ identity and unity. It is also the index of the community’s wellbeing. It draws into its fold people from its various
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Bhingar got its name from a rishi called Bhrigu that did tapsya there on a hillock and later a temple was erected in his honour. Aurangzeb‚ the last Mughal emperor‚ died at Bhingar in 1707. Also‚ there is a very famous and very old temple of Lord Shiva called Shukleshwar Temple in Bhingar. In 2001‚ the total population was 7620 people out of which 51% were males and 49% females. At the time‚ the literacy rate was 73% ‚ which was higher than the national average of 59.5%. The language spoken in
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the top of the Katarmal hill‚ Nainital is clearly visible. At the occasion of Shivratri‚ there held a small fares in devasthal near Kosi which is about 10 km away from the main city. People from nearby area visit the place as there is a beautiful Shiva temple standing on the bank of Kosi
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Durga Puja or Sharadotsav is an annual Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga. It refers to all the six days observed as Mahalaya‚ Shashthi‚ Maha Saptami‚ Maha Ashtami‚ Maha Navami and Vijayadashami. The dates of Durga Puja celebrations are set according to the traditional Hindu calendar and the fortnight corresponding to the festival is called Devi Paksha (Bengali: দেবী পক্ষ‚ ‘Fortnight of the Goddess’). Devi Paksha is preceded by Mahalaya (Bengali: মহালয়া)
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“Suddenly the King stopped. The furrow revealed a golden hand: tiny fingers rising up like a grass‚ as if drawn by the sunshine. Janaka moved the dirt away‚ and found hidden within the soft‚ moist earth a baby girl‚ healthy and radiant‚ smiling joyfully‚ as if waiting to be found.”(Pattanaik 2013:9) In the same supernatural way‚ Draupadi is gifted by Holy Fire. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni has explained the birth of Draupadi through Dhai Ma in The Palace of Illusions: “Behold‚ we give you this girl
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Amish Tripathi is a finance professional educated from Indian Institute of Management‚ Calcutta. He is passionate about history‚ mythology and philosophy. He is an avid reader of history and his inspirations for the story ranged from writers like Graham Hancock and Gregory Possehl to the Amar Chitra Katha series of Indian comics. For mythological parts in the novel‚ Tripathi relied on the stories and fables that he had heard from his family. He believes that there is a beauty and meaning in all cultures
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Everyday Life in the Patas of Kalighat A.K.M. Khademul Haque Assistant Professor Department of Islamic History and Culture University Of Dhaka The word Pata (pronounced as ‘pot’) means picture in general‚ but it is particularly ascribed as a kind of picture painted on cloth. Since the mythical age‚ a community of artisans in rural Bengal used to make a kind of painted scroll depicting a series of stories and earn their livelihood showing them in public as well as narrating the story. The
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Cause Of Depression And How To Cure It H : Yesterday you were talking about depression and how to cure it. Baba Ji: "Naam bina sabh mithia hai - bereft of Naam all is temporary." “I am” is a depression. What you call normal life is actually all depression. Ask anybody how they feel. Children will say that they are bored or fed up. Fed up already at such a young age? Why? Because of the desires for more toys. More desires means more depression‚ more anxiety and more stress. Unfulfilled wishes
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