three regions: Jammu‚ the Kashmir valley and Ladakh. Srinagar is the summer capital‚ and Jammu is the winter capital. While the Kashmir valley is famous for its beautiful mountainous landscape‚ Jammu’s numerous shrines attract tens of thousands of Hindu pilgrims every year. Ladakh‚ also known as "Little Tibet"‚ is renowned for its remote mountain beauty and Buddhist culture. Because of Jammu and Kashmir’s wide range of elevations‚ its biogeography is diverse. Northwestern thorn scrub forests and
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Culture of India India’s languages‚ religions‚ dance‚ music‚ architecture and customs differ from place to place within the country‚ but nevertheless possess a commonality. The culture of India is an amalgamation of these diverse sub-cultures spread all over the Indian subcontinent and traditions that are several millennia old. Regarded by some historians as the "oldest living civilization of Earth"‚ the Indian tradition dates back to 8‚000 BC and has a continuous recorded history for over
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the colour of a wide range of symbols. They include- 1. The Marabar Caves a. The Reverberation of the Cave b. The Echo Representing a Hindu Resonance 2. The Image of the Green Bird 3. The Wasp Symbol 4. Social Events: Parties‚ Picnics‚ and Celebrations 5. Mosque‚ Cave‚ Temple‚ and Weather 6. Nothing as a Metaphor 7. The Infinite Sky 8. The Pankhawallah Image 9. The Snake Imagery 10. The Collision of
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Kinesics and Proxemics in Hindu Culture Culture is relative. Like many of the traditions and social behaviors depicted in this world‚ culture is not something that can be embedded within an individual at birth‚ it is simply not biological. Certain ceremonies and traditions practiced around the world have various meanings and gestures in comparison to one another. Kinesics and Proxemics are very terms that describe the behaviors and patterns depicted by individuals in a certain culture and are
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economical production was agriculture and South India’s main production was trading through the Indian Ocean basin. In South India the people traded more because they had access to the Indian Ocean basin and used the monsoon winds to travel oversea. Hindu temples served as banks and gave loans‚ invested in business‚ and invested in commercial ventures. Mosques only served for religious purposes. Economically North and South India are different. India had many kingdoms with similar political ruling and
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(Sanskrit: काळिका)‚ is the Hindu goddess associated with empowerment‚ shakti. The name Kali comes from kāla‚ which means black‚ time‚ death‚ lord of death‚ Shiva. Since Shiva is called Kāla—the eternal time—Kālī‚ his consort‚ also means "Time" or "Death" (as in time has come). Hence‚ Kāli is the Goddess of Time and Change. Although sometimes presented as dark and violent‚ her earliest incarnation as a figure of annihilator of evil forces still has some influence. Various Shakta Hindu cosmologies‚ as well
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What is Hinduism? One of the oldest religions of humanity The religion of the Indian people Gave birth to Buddhism‚ Jainism‚ Sikhism Tolerance and diversity: "Truth is one‚ paths are many" Many deities but a single‚ impersonal Ultimate Reality A philosophy and a way of life – focused both on this world and beyond How did Hinduism begin? No particular founder Indus River Valley Civilization >5000 years ago Aryans enter 4000 - 3500 years ago Vedic Tradition 3500 – 2500 years ago: rituals and
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very sacred and to be followed without any deviation. References to the Agama tradition are found in Atharvaveda hence some of these literatures are as old as Vedas but bulk of the literature is from the later period when temple worship became more popular. Like all other Hindu literature this was also transferred from generation to generation by aural tradition. Agamas are called Sadhanasastras or the practical ritualistic part of religion than philosophical when compared to Vedas (Nigamas). Agama
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There was high level of prosperity as indicated by the surviving bronze figurines and statuettes‚ which rank among the finest specimens of Indian art and sculpture. The exquisitely beautiful temples‚ centred around Tanjore (Thanjavur) are also the crowning glory of the Chola art and architecture Shiva Temple at Thanjavur Chidambaram The most famous rulers of the Chola dynasty were Rajaraja I (985-1014) who extended the boundaries of his territory to include
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