"Bangladesh" is a combination of the Bengali words‚ Bangla and Desh‚ meaning the country or land where the Bangla language is spoken. The country formerly was known as East Pakistan. Location and Geography. Bangladesh straddles the Bay of Bengal in south Asia. To the west and north it is bounded by India; to the southeast‚ it borders Myanmar. The topography is predominantly a low-lying floodplain. About half the total area is actively deltaic and is prone to flooding in the monsoon season from May
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“Hinduism and Modernity” The writings on Hinduism and modernity by David Smith are an interesting read due to the juxtaposition of two opposite (per the author) concepts filled with examples that are traditional and modern with a spirit of understanding that is the hallmark of modern times. The opening examples of the Ganesha idols drinking milk being ridiculed by a modern day press in India serves well to remind us that our thinking or “theorisation” has become rigidly scientific and we have developed
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Hinduism is the third largest world religion with about 900 million Hindu worshippers. Hinduism began in India over 4‚000 years ago. There are many Hindus elsewhere in the world and not only in India. There are many Hindu’s in Asia‚ Africa‚ the Caribbean‚ and Europe. Their faith can vary in different parts of the world such as some Hindus believe in one God and others have believes in many Gods. But all Hindus share the same the idea of rebirth and that all living things are part of the on-going
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falls during the month of Chingam (August–September) and lasts for ten days. The festival is marked by various festivities‚ including intricate flower carpets‚ elaborate banquet lunches‚ snake boat races‚ Onappottan‚ Kaazhchakkula in Guruvayoor‚ Puli Kali‚ Kaikottikkali‚ Kummaattikkali‚ Onathaar‚ Onachamayam‚ Onathallu‚ Thrikkaakarayappan‚ Thumbi thullal‚ Onavillu etc. This is one of the very few festivals which is celebrated with most number of cultural elements.\ Onam is an ancient festival which
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As an immigrant move to America. I have witnessed a lot of change in my culture for example when I was back in my home country my entire family will wake up at 6:30 am every morning and performed your religious prayers and the entire family will have breakfast together‚ after which myself and brother will leave for school. After moving to America everything changes because everyone one has diffident work and school scheduled this does not mean that were forget your traditional roots but were are
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the 3 refugees “I take refuge in the Buddha‚ the Dharma and the Sangha”. Puja is the act of showing reverence to a ‘god’ like creature‚ but because Buddhists do not worship the Buddha himself‚ concentration goes to connecting to his spiritual wisdom and to one’s self‚ as communicated in the Dharma: “Without morning meditation each day‚ I cannot find a sense of contentedness within myself” - Ketut Sandhiartha. As prayer‚ Puja is portrayed through communal chanting‚ individual meditation and devotional
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Steven Stoffel Professor: Dr. Francis Ngaboh-smart English 302 10 March 2012 Hinduism: Prayer for a son Kali defeats Raktabija by sucking the blood from his body. Kali then enjoys her victory by dancing across the battle field‚ prancing on the corpses of her slain. (David R. Kinsley 118-119) Kali is the goddess of wrath and vengeance‚ also the patron goddess of Mr. Bhowmicks’ family in the short story A Father written by Bharati Mukherje in 1985. Mr. Bhowmick is a Hindu Indian who migrated
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CHHAT The people of Terai region celebrate many festivals. Different festivals are connected with different cultural and religious significance. Each festival is attributed to a god. In this festival‚ the sun god is being Worshipped. The Chhath Puja is performed in order to thank Surya for sustaining life on earth and to request the granting of certain wishes. The rituals of the festival are rigorous and are observed over a period of four days. They include holy bathing‚ fasting and abstaining
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Kunwaar-Shukl-Paksh. After the fixation of the date for the festival‚ the local population start their preparation; for instance‚ they start buying the culinary-items to prepare traditional dishes‚ new clothes for the occasion‚ etc. Besides‚ for the Karam-Puja‚ they buy oil‚ Sindoor‚ Daliya‚ et al. Being a very important community festival of the region‚ it is celebrated by the entire Oraon and other local communities of the region; now in its modern day re-embodiment‚ the festivity has spread far and wide
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Hinduism is a very unorganized‚ complex religion. It does not have a set of straightforward rules like other religions. Many things influence the study and practice of beliefs in Hinduism. However‚ there is something in common throughout all of these different forms. It is the belief in a higher‚ supreme power and devotion to concepts like Truth‚ Karma‚ and Dharma. Also‚ the belief in the jurisdiction of the sacred Hindu scriptures called the Vedas. There is many beliefs‚ teachings‚ practices‚ and
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