Temples of Hampi Virupaksha Temple Virupaksha Temple is located in Hampi 350 km from Bangalore‚ in the state of Karnataka in southern India. It is part of the Group of Monuments at Hampi‚ designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Virupaksha is a form of Shiva and has other temples dedicated to him‚ notably at the Group of Monuments at Pattadakal‚ another World Heritage Site. Hampi sits on the banks of the Tungabhadra River in the ruins of the ancient city of Vijayanagar‚ capital of the Vijayanagara
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Athena is one of the most well known goddesses from ancient Greece. She is Goddess of Wisdom and of War and is a good example of the template used for our modern day female superhero. Often called a feminist goddess‚ she is described as strong in both her
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known across the Greek world for its devotion to the goddess Artemis and for its monumental temple dedicated to her. Greek Artemis was a goddess of virginity‚ women’s concerns‚ the hunt and the underworld (1). She was also the daughter of Zeus and Leto and the twin of Apollo. To her dedication‚ The Temple of Artemis was built‚ which is known as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Iconic Temple of Artemis resides in the ancient city of Ephesus which is now Turkey‚ was a place made for
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Nike 1. Family‚ Household and reference groups 1.1. Reference groups Reference groups are the most important groups to marketers since they affect behavior and purchasing (Rice‚ 1997).Value-expressive influence is one form of reference group influence (Solomon ‚ Bamossy ‚ Askegaard and Hogg‚2006) in which “The individual sometimes feels that it would be nice to be like the type of person that advertisements show using a particular brand”.(Solomon‚ Bamossy‚ Askegaard and Hogg‚2006 p.351).Following
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PHL-230 24 March‚ 2013 Stone Temple Erected at Urfa - New Way of Life in the Mesolithic What is this new way of life? The province of Urfa in southeastern Turkey has come to be known as the cradle of human civilization. It has been discovered that nearly 12‚000 years ago‚ people banded together and built this magnificent complex of a Stone Temple (Göbekli Tepe). This structure is the world’s oldest known religious structure. It is not the size or the depth of these structures that is remarkable
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Athena‚ also known as Pallas Athena‚ in Greek Mythology‚ is the goddess of reason‚ justice‚ weaving‚ and war. However‚ unlike Ares‚ the other war god‚ Ares is the god of the violence and the bloodiness aspect of war‚ while Athena is the military strategy and planning aspect part of war. Athena also rules by reasoning and bloodshed‚ and if Ares ever ruled‚ he would rule by violence and fear. Athena is one of the twelve Olympian Gods. Her father is Zeus‚ the king of the sky‚ and also the kings
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Written Analysis and Communication-I Assignment – I Case Analysis “Bhavnath Temple” Submitted On: Submitted By: 16-07-2010 Arpit Dangayach Section-A Roll No. 101114 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The problem is government’s dilemma to go with lower or higher reservoir capacity. Government’s objective is to provide economic development. It wants to increase agricultural production and generate higher revenues. Option 1
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General overview: The temple of Anemospilia is a rather unique find‚ not only for its size but for its location and the way it is built. Most agree that it was most definitely destroyed by an earthquake and resulting fire; some say the earthquake was a result of an eruption by the nearby volcano Thera. When J. Sakellarakis excavated the site in 1979‚ he found three bodies‚ along with many pots‚ pans‚ food items and jars. Most temples of that time in Crete were built with labyrinthine-like walls
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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 TEMPLE OF VESTA The round temple is called Temple of Vesta. It was built in the I century B.C. In the Middle Ages the Temple of Vesta became a church dedicated to Santa Maria della Rotonda. The Vestal Virgins were priestesses who had to guard the sacre “fire of the family” because it always had to remain on. THE TEMPLE OF SYBIL The rectangular temple is called Temple of Sybil. It was built in the II century B.C. In the Middle Ages the Temple of Sybil became a church dedicated to St
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