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  • #Jyotisha ( jyotiṣa ): astrology and astronomy, dealing particularly with the auspicious days for performing sacrifices. #Kalpa ( ...
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  • earlier texts such as Lagadha's Vedanga Jyotisha (c. first century B.C.E.). It also includes the table of sines (jya), given in a single verse. ...
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  • * Astronomy ([[Jyotisha| Jyotiṣa ]]) * Ritual Practices ([[Kalpa (Vedanga)| Kalpa ]]) The term upaveda ("secondary knowledge") is ...
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  • Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System. Jupiter and the other gas giants—Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—are ...
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  • Venus is known in the Hindu Jyotisha since early times as the planet Shukra. In the West, before the advent of the telescope, Venus was known ...
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  • Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Anthropology Category:Ethnic group [[Image:Ccross.svg|thumb|right|200px|A Celtic cross.]] ...
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  • the subjects of Veda, Vyakarana (grammar), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Sahitya (literature), Mimansa (Exegesis), Dharmashastra (law), Puranas ...
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