Kedarnath Temple in Himalayas One of the holiest pilgrimages for the Hindus‚ Kedarnath Temple Jyotirlinga is located in the picturesque surroundings of Rudra Himalaya Range at a height of 12000 feet on a mountain named Kedar. Near Kedarnath is 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
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The most popular temple is called the house of Bastet‚ located in the city of Bubastis in the eastern delta of river in Zagazig (SOURCE). There her shrine lies where worshippers can come and offer gifts to appease her‚ usually being sculptures‚ food‚ and perfumes. Bastet was celebrated and loved easily because she was a goddess of not just cats but also pleasure‚ music‚ dancing‚ and joy. Massive festivals
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Anthony Gustely and Delaney Pressler WHAP B Block The Safavids (15011736) Who are they? ● The Safavids were members of the Safavid Empire that ruled Persia (present day Iran) from 15011736 and strayed from Sunni Islam and founded Shia Islam as the official religion of the state. Where are they from? ● The Safavids were from Persia‚ which is now presentday Iran. What nations or empires bordered this kingdom? ● The Ottoman Empire bordered the Safavid Empire from the west ○ composed of Turkey
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This is where I came in‚ the building lacked the shrines before my team’s addition. The twin temple worshipped two deities‚ Huitzilopochtli and Tlaloc‚ they were the sun god and rain deity. Huitzilopochtli and Coatepec took the north side‚ it represented Coatepec Hill where Coatlicue gave birth to Huitzilopochtli
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metals‚ ivory‚ and silk. This was a major cause for the spread of Islam because many people were attracted to the precious items offered. Therefore‚ traders arrived at Mecca and became mesmerized by the religion and attractions such as the holy pagan shrine‚ the Ka’ba. This influenced their ideas and beliefs. When the traders reached their homes‚ they preached their beliefs of Islam to others around them. This resulted in a chain reaction of people influencing one another‚ and the end result was that
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Everyone has seen people standing on the street holding a sign‚ wearing a funny red hat‚ and asking for money. They are called Shriners‚ and giving them money is thought to be a sign of generosity. Generosity is a kind act that makes us feel virtuous‚ yet we probably do not practice this act enough. Even when we see someone giving money to these people; our perceived notion is that the donors are respectable‚ moral‚ and wholesome because they gave a monetary offering. Giving money does not show true
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Tony Byrne Archaeology Theory Pseudo archaeology Essay The Nazca Lines Introduction Originally when I was given this essay to write I thought of the many outlandish ones such as aliens etc but decided on one which had a few strange ideas. I had read a piece by Garret G. Fagan “Our ancestors were not really smart. They hardly progressed before the spacemen arrived.” So I picked the Nazca Lines and am unsure about the links here. Is there aliens‚ maybe there are but one things is for sure
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Romeo and Juliet was written by William Shakespeare and was first published in 1597‚ but the revised edition of 1599 is mainly used today. Shakespeare’s principal source for Romeo and Juliet was a poem by Arthur Brooke (1562) Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet so that it could be performed by actors and enjoyed by audiences. Romeo and Juliet is ’A tragedy of youth as youth sees it’‚ wrote Harley Granville Barker. It is set in a Veronese high summer‚ and is both a tale of ’star-crossed lovers’
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Rites of Passage Sheena Griffy ANT101 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Instructor Animikha Dutt 6/8/2015 Rites of Passage Rites of Passages are defined and celebrated in altered ways for individual cultures. Rites of passages whether a ceremony or procedure represent a change for an individual within their given society. It’s easy to feel your culture’s rituals are better and you may not even understand why each culture’s rituals exists. It’s difficult to appreciate and understand
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HATSHEPSUT NOTES Family background: Thutmose I and his great wife Ahmose were the parents of Hatshepsut. T2 was the son of a lesser wife and T1. His right to throne was signified by marriage to Hat. They produced a daughter‚ Neferure‚ but no son. T2 had a son‚ T3‚ with Isis‚ a lesser wife. T2 was sick and weakly‚ indecisive‚ not competent enough to rule on his own. Hat got training on how to run the country‚ as she took on many of her husband’s responsibilities. She had grounding on becoming
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