Built By : Shah Jahan Dedicated to : Mumtaz Mahal (Arjumand Bano Begum)‚ the wife of Shah Jahan Location : Agra (Uttar Pradesh) The Taj M ahal stands in the city of Agra in the northern Indian State of Uttar Pradesh‚ on the banks of Yamuna River. The Taj Mahal was built by Mughal Emperor‚ Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife Mumtaz Mahal‚ also known as Arjumand Bano Begum. The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan ruled from 1628 to 1658. He married Arjumand Bano Begum in
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both hills as well as planes. The state makes boundaries with Uttar Pradesh in South‚ Nepal on the East‚ Himachal Pradesh on the west and China on the northeast. Geographically‚ it is situated in the central Himalayan zone. The Ganga and the Yamuna take birth in the glaciers of Uttarakhand. The tourism industry is a major contributor to the economy of Uttarakhand‚ with the Raj era hill-stations at Mussorie‚ Almora‚ Ranikhet and Nainital being some of the most frequented destination To this
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after using it‚ throw it away. Polythene pollution has drastically disturbed everyman’s life style. Polythene material can be seen spread over in the streets‚ in the neighborhood‚ in the rivulets‚ river-banks of the small or big rivers. Even Ganga‚ Yamuna and other rivers all are covered with a thick layer of polythene material.. Degradation of polyethne is a great challenge I am propagating against the use of plastic bags and showing you the alternatives like jute bags and clothe bags. If we carry
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HINDU RELIGION Dennis E. Leber Axia College RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD (AXIA) HUM/130 NAOMI DOUMBIA AUG 14‚ 2007 The Hindu religion The Hindu religion is strongly dependent on the Hindu philosophy and in addition‚ has inculcated a lot of rituals and practices. The Hindu religion has 333 million gods; this is because the Hindu philosophy believes that every human being is God himself. This acceptance of the multiplicity of the Supreme Being in many forms is the hallmark of the Hindu
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Yaudheyas‚ Ajunayas‚ Maduras and Abhiras‚ all of which were tribes in the area. By his death in AD 380‚ he had incorporated over 20 kingdoms in his realm and his rule extended from the Himalayas to the river Narmada and from the Brahmaputra to the Yamuna. Beyond these wide limits‚ the frontier kingdoms of Assam and the Gangetic delta‚ as well as those on the southern slopes of the Himalayas and the free tribes of Rajasthan and Malwa‚ were attached to the empire by bonds of subordinate alliance
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Hinduism is one of the oldest religions in the history. With all of the relgions out here‚ Hinduism has been able to hold itself against repeated assault by other religious extremist who have tried to destroy it. Maybe the reason why Hinduism has been able to stay is major a religions in the world is because‚ Hinduism is more a way of life than a restrictive and organized religion. Actually‚ the core of Hinduism is the consciousness of the Indian society‚ and infuses in the every day life. Although
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one had to be rich enough town this and further to have someone carry it for you. It points to the royal ease and power experienced in the Buddhist life. The two fishes originally represented as the two main sacred rivers of India - the Ganges and Yamuna. They have religious significance in Hindu‚ Jain and Buddhist traditions but also in Christianity ( the feeding of the five thousand). In Buddhism‚ the fish symbolize happiness as they have complete freedom of movement in the water. They represent
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MEANING OF GLOBAL WARMING Global warming is defined as an increase in the average temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere‚ especially a sustained increase great enough to cause changes in the global climate. The term global warming is synonymous with Enhanced green house effect‚ implying an increase in the amount of green house gases in the earth’s atmosphere‚ leading to entrapment of more and more solar radiations‚ and thus increasing the overall temperature of the earth. (71 words) EFFECT OF GLOBAL
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ANNEXURE B Programme Code: _______________________ Course Code: _______________________ Enrollment No: _______________________ Study Center Code: _______________________ Regional Center: _______________________ AKSHARDHAM TEMPLE: A MODERN HINDU TEMPLE Project Report submitted to the Indira Gandhi National Open University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Diploma in Tourism Studies/Bachelors Degree in Tourism Studies
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Water Polution definiton: Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies (e.g. lakes‚ rivers‚ oceans‚ aquifers and groundwater). Water pollution occurs whenpollutants are directly or indirectly discharged into water bodies without adequate treatment to remove harmful compounds. Water pollution affects plants and organisms living in these bodies of water. In almost all cases the effect is damaging not only to individual species and populations‚ but also to
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