occasion. At that event we know he performed a story about the hero Bima from the Mahabharata. Hinduism arrived in Indonesia from India even before the Christian era‚ and was slowly adopted as the local belief system. Sanskrit became the literary and court language of Java and later of Bali. The Hindus changed the Wayang (as did the Muslims‚ later) to spread their religion‚ mostly by stories from the Mahabharata or the Ramayana. Later this mixture of religion and wayang play was praised as
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he’s gonna get laid tonight. Nevertheless‚ we ordered our somras (for future reference‚ I mean OLD MONK). Started drinking and how the conversation went from perks of being an extrovert …… to have a conviction…….. to our parents ka scolding…..to Mahabharata‚ is still a mystery to me. But that was the moment when I came to know or say had an epiphany about the true meaning of the proverb “EVERY COIN HAS TWO SIDES TO IT”. Which means‚ a thing which seems good also has its cons and a thing which seems
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BACKGROUND ON KARNA Karna is one of the central characters in the epic Mahabharata‚ from ancient India. He was the King of Anga. Karna was one of the greatest warriors whose martial exploits are recorded in the Mahabharata‚ an admiration expressed by Krishna and Bhishma within the body of this work. Karna was the son of Surya and Kunti. He was born to Kunti before her marriage with Pandu. Karna was the closest friend of Duryodhana and fought on his behalf against the Pandavas in the famous Kurukshetra
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hidden meanings of rituals. Hindu beliefs and practices are passed on by traditions and narrative texts‚ such as epics. The most famous of these epics are the twin Sanskrit epics‚ Ramayana and Mahabharata. The Ramayana (200 B.C.E – 200 C.E) is a source of social duty. It consists of seven books. The Mahabharata is the longest work of epic poetry in the world containing 100‚000 verses. The Hindu belief contains a class system called the varna system which refers to social status or organization. Your
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In the 12 January edition of Hindustan Times‚ eminent Nehruvian Ramchandra Guha expressed dismay over the controversy surrounding the Indian Science Congress where it was claimed that ancient Indians were well versed in aeronautical technology among other things. First of all Mr. Guha should be informed that the the section under which the much controversial paper was included has itself been titled ‘Vedic Mythology about Aviation’. So the Indian science congress organizers were clear about the distinction
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For the most part‚ Eastern religions are polytheistic‚ meaning there is more than one god that is worshipped by the followers. Whereas Western religions are generally monotheistic in that only one god is worshipped. While some estimate the gods of Hinduism to run into the thousands‚ there is one true god or supreme reality called Brahman. The many gods of the Hindu way of life are a manifestation of Brahman. Thus‚ Hinduism sometimes gets looked at as a Western religion instead of the Eastern religion
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KATHAKALI intro Kathakali (Malayalam: കഥകളി‚ Sanskrit: कथाकेळिः) is a highly stylized classical Indian dance-drama noted for the attractive make-up of characters‚ elaborate costumes‚ detailed gestures and well-defined body movements presented in tune with the anchor playback music and complementary percussion. It originated in the country’s present day state of Kerala during the 17th century and has developed over the years with improved looks‚ refined gestures and added themes besides more ornate
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Being a Hindu‚ growing up in a modern society‚ I have got this wonderful opportunity to research Hinduism in contemporary world. In this essay‚ I have explored Hinduism not only by juxtaposing it with modern Hinduism‚ but also with ancient religious practices. Modernity is not simply the western world‚ or connecting to contemporary and rejecting the old. Modernity‚ as David Smith says is theorization of modern world and according to modernity self is autonomous‚ and God is dead. This feature of modernity
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Television Though john Logie – aird started selling television sets in 1930‚ Germany gets the credit for creating the first device to send pictures through a wire in 1884. In 1884 Paul Gottlieb Nipkow‚ a 23-year-old university student in Germany‚ patented the first electromechanical television system which produced 4000 pixels per second that took on the shape of a picture made of 18 parallel lines The television camera tube‚ called the iconoscope tube was made by ValdimirZworykin
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centre of the Solar System and the planets‚ asteroids‚ comets and meteoroids revolve around it. 4. Mahabharata The Mahabharata is a story about a great battle between the Kauravas and the Pandavas. The battle was fought in Kurukshetra near Delhi. Many kings and princes took part in the battle. The Pandavas defeated the Kauravas. The Bhagvad Gita is a holy book of the Hindus. It is a part of the Mahabharata. Then‚ Lord Rama‚ with the help of It is a book of collection of teachings of Lord Krishna to Arjuna
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