By‚ Pankaj Kumar Nanda History of Art‚ 1st SEM INTRODUCTION The three centuries that followed the advent of stone as the fabric of construction of temples of vimana type in south and prasada type of north in India‚ witnessed remarkable strides in architecture and sculpture with the almost simultaneous collation and codification of the Vastu‚ Silpa and Agama canons‚ as developed and systematised by different guilds and schools of ‘Silpacharyas’ or Perum-tachchhars and the religions creeds that
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Rewrite - "Visiting Hour" The poem "Visiting Hour" was written by the Scottish poet Norman MacCaig. In the poem‚ MacCaig shows the central idea is loss and death. This central idea is achieved through the use of various techniques such as imagery‚ structure and narrative stance. The poem is about a visit MacCain makes to a dying relative in a hospital. Throughout the poem‚ MacCaig gives his thoughts and feeling to how he fails to cope with the situation. The poet also uses enjambment‚ metaphor
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A visit to The Golden Temple Submitted by Siddhant Walia B.Com 0211078 The Golden Temple is quite possibly the best sight in North India. But the Golden Temple is more than a sight. It’s an experience. From the moment one walks through the shallow water (to wash your feet) into the inner compound‚ one can tell that there is something holy about the place. It’s an incredibly moving experience to see the devoutness and solemnity with which
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PART 1 Temple Grandin is an author‚ lecturer‚ professor‚ and animal scientist. She is also autistic. She was diagnosed at age fifteen after she struggled academically and socially. When asked about her reaction to the news‚ she said she was relieved to know that something was wrong with her because it helped to explain some of the frustrations she was experiencing. She told Dr. Tony Attwood that “it explained why I wasn’t getting along with the other kids at school and I didn’t understand some of
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Peoples Temple On November 18‚ 1978 more than nine hundred people died in one of the largest mass murder/suicides in history. The man that implemented and carried out that atrocity was James Warren Jones‚ otherwise known as Jim Jones‚ a self proclaimed Second Coming (God). His exposure to an intensely emotional Pentecostal church service influenced and shaped his future beliefs and actions. In 1960‚ despite his lack of theological training‚ Jim Jones became an ordained minister. He made racial
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Hindu Undivided Family Hindu undivided family (abbreviation: HUF) is a legal term related to the Hindu Marriage Act. Due to the development of Indian Legal System‚ of late‚ the female members are also given the right of share to the property in the HUF. In CIT vs Veerappa Chettiar‚ 76 ITR 467 (SC)‚ Supreme Court had occasion to decide on an issue whether after the death of all the female members in a HUF‚ the HUF would still exist. HUF as a partner in a partnership firm HUF is a joint family
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Hindu Religious Traditions Paper The purpose of this paper is to describe the Hindu religion. The paper will describe what the Hindu religious traditions consist of. It will describe what sacred elements characterize the Hindu religious traditions and their significance and meaning. Hindu Religion Hinduism is the described as the world’s oldest organized religion and is the world’s third largest religion. Hinduism consists of "thousands of different religious groups that have evolved
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The Stone Temple at Urfa gave way to many diverse belief systems and religions from the time it was erected to the time it was buried. Based on archaeological data‚ Urfa was the place of many ’firsts’ in history; such as the first wheel‚ stone quarry‚ settlement‚ animal breeding‚ writing‚ mosiacs‚ the first temple‚ Bible and church. When this temple was built‚ it seemed to cause shifts in the way things worked at that time in the community. Due to disagreements and differences in opinion‚ the culture
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and holding a trident and a small drum or more often in the form of the linga‚ an elongated stone representing his generative powers. The most important linga is situating in the holy shrine of Pashupatinath to west of Kathmandu. In front of Shiva temples one usually sees a statue of Nandi‚ the divine bull that serves as Shiva’s vehicle. Another popular form of Shiva in Nepal is the terrifying Bhirav. Different aspects of Bhairav play major roles in many of the Valley’s festivals.Vishnu‚ whose primary
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There is a law governing the behaviour of everything in this universe. All must submit to it for the world to function properly. Otherwise things will go awry and end up in chaos. It is the will of the Lord that all his creation‚ all his creatures‚ should live in happiness. That is why he has ordained a dharma‚ a law‚ for each one of them. It is compliance with this dharma that ensures all-round harmony. While Isvara protects his children from rain and sun‚ he also provides them‚ when needed‚ with
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