Built in Shikhara style this temple has a complex and yet amazing carvings on stones. Goddess Durga is worshiped in the temple by the name Mahishasuramardini. Visitors can find stone sculptures and carvings on the walls of the temple. According to legends‚ the king was ordered to build the temple as he suspected his daughter‚ and she vanished as
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Chapter-3 Religious attractions in mangalore Introduction to Dakshina Kannada / SouthCanara. Dakshina Kannada‚ also called South Canara‚ is a coastal district of the Karnataka state. It is bordered by the districts of Udupi to the north‚ Chikkamagaluru to the northeast‚ Hassan District to the east‚ Kodagu to the south east‚ and Kasara god in Kerala to the south. The Arabian Sea bounds it west. Mangalore is the capital and chief city of the district. There is also the good presence of mountainous
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Spiritual Sexuality and Women in Absence in Ancient Greek and Indic World Dr. Bimalkumar Subedi Introduction There are many confusions regarding the term ’ Spiritual Sexuality ’. In general‚ the term is understood as an especial form of physical sexuality itself where there thought to be some
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Reasons for devotion to Hindu goddesses Hinduism portrays feminine divinity in a more exalted way than most other religions do. Though Hindu goddesses are usually depicted as consorts‚ wives or companions to a Hindu god‚ cases exist in which they are worshipped independently; Tantrism for example‚ where it is believed that women posses more spiritual power than men‚ thus men can achieve divinity through union with a woman (“Tantrism”). Most villages reinforce the mother aspect of goddesses and
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countries celebrate numerous festivals and holidays‚ such as China’s Lantern Festival‚ which marks the end of the lunar New Year and is characterized by beautiful lanterns‚ and the Navratri festival of India in which people venerate the Hindu deity Durga. Saudi Arabia follows a more ascetic culture and protocol. It has centuries-old traditions and attitudes. Women must wear a hijab‚ and men are dressed in thawb for traditional events. Soccer is Saudi Arabia’s national sport‚ and many civilians
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asked them a number of questions about their religious festivals‚ faith‚ and opinion on other religions and cultural differences. According to our gathered answers‚ the main two festivals for Muslims are- Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul_Azha; for Hinduism- Durga and Kali puja; for Christians- Christmas and Easter. Overall they all showed respect towards other religion and said that Bangladesh is receptive to diversity. The student felt that religion is indeed a major cause for unrest around the world. The
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Bibliography/Works Cited * Bhalla‚ K. S. "Durga Puja / Navratri." Let ’s Know Festivals of India. New Delhi: Star Publ.‚ 2005. Print. * Gupta‚ Seema‚ and S.P. Sharma. Fairs and Festivals of India. Hindoology‚ 2006. Print. * Gupte‚ B. A. Hindu Holidays and Ceremonials‚ with Dissertations on Origin‚ Folklore and Symbols‚. Calcutta: Thacker‚ Spink &‚ 1919. Print. * Hazen‚ Walter A.‚ and Lisa Marty. Inside Hinduism.
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CONTENTS Introduction Plato’s Theory of an Ideal State Kautilya’s Saptanga Theory of State Plato vs. Kautilya- A Comparison Conclusion
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in Hinduism recent history is mahatma gandhi a key name. We have mentioned that the Hindus would rather not harm or kill any other living beings. This ideal is called ahimsa‚ and it is most famous for having lived for it in modern times gandhi. He was born in India in 1896 and the name was Mohandas Gandhi. But eventually he got the nickname Mahatma‚ which means great soul. Gandhi fought for India’s independence while the country was under British colonial rule. methods were not violent‚ and neither
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INTRODUCTION: World is becoming multi-faith day by day. There isn’t any single country in the world occupied by the people of a single belief. Each country has different faiths in the form of minorities and majorities. People of different communities are living with each other around the world and coming closer day by day. This is an era of globalization which calls for “interfaith awareness and understanding”. A basic understanding of the diverse range of cultures‚ faiths and their histories has
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