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- Ilāhābād) is the English name of a city in the north Indian state of Uttar ... , with ilāh being Arabic for "(a) god" (in this context ...16 KB (2,500 words) - 13:37, 17 May 2021
- His name means "Voice of the Buddha" in the Pāli language ... 039;s works, 2) details of his life recorded in the Mahavamsa, a Sri Lankan ...14 KB (1,973 words) - 17:39, 30 April 2020
- made with the hands or fingers, used in meditation, iconography, dance ... In Indian religious practice, the role of mudras as a concentration ...13 KB (2,114 words) - 17:54, 10 November 2022
- symbolizes the victory of good over evil. In North India, Diwali marks the ... Hindu month of Ashwayuja. It usually occurs in October/November, and is one ...17 KB (2,633 words) - 15:51, 29 January 2024
- temple, sits on the Alaknanda river, in the hill town of Badrinath ... Devotees worship several murtis in the temple, the most important ...11 KB (1,669 words) - 05:36, 26 August 2023
- Nagaland (Hindi: नागालैंड) is a state of India located ... Nagaland has played a crucial role in the development of the Republic ...19 KB (2,820 words) - 23:09, 10 November 2022
- Amritsar, stands as the central holy place in the Sikh religion. The housing ... Sikhism has played a vital role in the history of India. An indigenous ...15 KB (2,334 words) - 18:54, 23 June 2020
- - July 31, 1942) was a British Army officer in India, explorer, and spiritualist ... Francis Younghusband was born in 1863 at Murree, British India (now ...12 KB (1,836 words) - 04:49, 9 April 2024
- an Awadhi poet and philosopher. He was born in Rajapur, India in the district ... conjunction of the stars, he was abandoned in infancy by his parents, and ...12 KB (1,974 words) - 18:42, 2 May 2023
- The Nilgiris District is in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Nilgiri ... popular summer retreat for the British East India Company during the nineteenth ...15 KB (2,206 words) - 04:44, 15 November 2022
- network of secret fraternities engaged in murdering and robbing travellers ... during the time of British Imperial rule of India and still denotes a brutality ...16 KB (2,481 words) - 17:24, 18 April 2023
- Ananthabhadram (also spelled Anandabhadram; in Malayalam: അനന്തഭ ... Ananthabhadram won five awards in the Kerala State Film Awards 2005 ...14 KB (1,924 words) - 18:58, 26 July 2023
- In the sociology of religion, a sect is generally a small religious ... In an Indian context, however, a sect refers to an organized tradition ...9 KB (1,258 words) - 02:46, 21 April 2023
- #039;Great Hero") is a central figure in the religion of Jainism, revered ... It is said that Mahavira was born in the ancient Kingdom of Vaishali ...13 KB (2,041 words) - 05:27, 5 November 2022
- The Sanskrit word Kalpa has several distinct meanings in the context ... The Vedangas are first mentioned in the Mundaka Upanishad as topics ...10 KB (1,446 words) - 22:19, 3 April 2023
- of Jesus (Jesuit Order), was instrumental in the establishment of Christianity ... In 1529, while attending the University of Paris, Xavier became acquainted ...15 KB (2,402 words) - 04:52, 9 April 2024
- popular Indian scriptures, primarily found in Hinduism, usually written in ... Hindu god Vishnu. Puranas are often written in the vernacular, making them ...11 KB (1,583 words) - 23:49, 2 December 2022
- Islam in India constitutes the second-most practiced religion after Hinduism, with approximately 151 million Muslims in India's population ...25 KB (3,703 words) - 06:10, 8 March 2024
- He turned to religious reform after a career in the service of the British ... In 1828, prior to his departure to England, Rammohan founded, with ...18 KB (2,857 words) - 00:31, 8 December 2022
- Geographical Society and a civil servant in India where he served as Governor ... relevant. Elphinstone is said to have loved India. His goal was to improve ...23 KB (3,481 words) - 17:48, 10 November 2022
