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    KONARK TEMPLE

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    Konark Sun Temple Konark-Sanskrit word Kona- Corner Arka- Sun The Mahabharata‚ Ramayana‚ Bhagavad Gita‚ Vedas‚ Upanishads‚ Puranas and Smriti teach us the need and significance for loving and caring nature. Nature‚ or Earth‚ was always considered as sacred and wasn’t a hostile element. The basic concept of Sanatana Dharma is that ‘God is in everything and everything is God’. Each and every organism in our universe is considered divine. While taking a look back at

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    Summary: Mosaic In Pompeii

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    12/21/13 Mosaic in Pompeii Pompeii is a city in Rome near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania. Along with Herculaneum‚ its sister city‚ Pompeii was destroyed‚ and completely buried‚ during a catastrophic eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius. The eruption lasted two days on 24 August 79 AD. At the time of the eruption‚ the town could have had a population of about 20‚000 people‚ and was located in an area in which Romans had their holiday villas. During eruption‚ Pompeii had reached its

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    Golden Temple

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    A visit to The Golden Temple Submitted by Siddhant Walia B.Com 0211078 The Golden Temple is quite possibly the best sight in North India. But the Golden Temple is more than a sight. It’s an experience. From the moment one walks through the shallow water (to wash your feet) into the inner compound‚ one can tell that there is something holy about the place. It’s an incredibly moving experience to see the devoutness and solemnity with which

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    Why Is Pompeii Important

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    Pompeii - Perhaps the Greatest Archaeological Discovery of All Time Pompeii‚ was a great Roman city that existed approximately 3‚800 years ago‚ but came to a devastating end as a result of the Vesuvius volcano erupting. Many citizens were buried along with the town‚ however‚ one thing that was not buried was the town’s legacy and history. The excavation process that took place in the discovery of these ruins has uncovered the great history‚ along with its historical impact‚ allowing the legacy to

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    Alyssa Purcell Art 175 Ms. Scotti December 2‚ 2014 The Other Pompeii: Life and Death in Herculaneum‚ a reflection Professor Andrew Wallace-Hadrill is very well known throughout the world of archaeology. For over thirty years‚ he has been a leading expert in the social and cultural history of Rome and has written countless journals and books on his studies. Today‚ he works with the Herculaneum Conservation Project‚ a project that aims to protect and conserve the site and artifacts of Herculaneum‚

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    tell how many people were killed‚ only 2‚000 bodies have been recovered from Pompeii and surrounding towns‚ and some assume that most of the inhabitants of Pompeii escaped. Although‚ recent accounts make it clear that the Romans regarded this event as a catastrophe of an unprecedented scale‚ suggesting that thousands lost their lives. Archaeologists have discovered evidence that there was immense looting and salvage of Pompeii in ancient times with the area infiltrated

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    Mt. Vesuvius In Pompeii

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    The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in Pompeii was in the year of 79 CE on August 24th. The volcano stood 6‚500 feet high and was 12 miles north of Pompeii‚ but the eruption had strong winds‚ causing tons of ash to rain on Pompeii and its neighbors. Four days before the eruption there were small earthquakes that started to become more frequent‚ but the residents didn’t think anything was wrong because earthquakes were very common. Very quickly there was 9 feet of ash that covered the entire city‚ and

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    Bhavnath Temple

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    North Gujarat being a water starved area would benefit immensely from the construction of this dam by making water available all throughout the year. The authorities have made a new proposal to raise the level of dam which would result in the submergence of the Bhavnath temple located in the projected reservoir and this has resulted in the villagers strongly opposing the project. The central issue that the Bhavnath Temple Case deals with is the balance between economic development and religious sentiments

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    open to the sky and from which other rooms‚ for example‚ a bedroom (cubicla) or dining room were accessed.’ - Mark Cartwright When they connected to the aqueduct: Early first century AD Pompeii constructed an aqueduct system to bring

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    Brihadeeswara Temple

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    Location: The Brihadeeswara is located in Tanjavur district in Tamilnadu‚ India. The temple was built on the banks of River Cauvery with its water turned to the moat. The temple‚ constructed entirely of granite‚ stands amidst fortified walls. There was no rock formation around this area. It is believed that the rocks would have been brought from a place at least 50kms away. History: The temple had its foundations laid out by the Tamil emperor Arulmozhivarman‚ popularly called Rajaraja Chola I

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