Tourism in India From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Every year‚ more than 3 million tourists vTaj MahalAgraUttar PradeshTso Moriri LakeLadakhUnion TerritoriesUnited StatesUnited KingdomMaharashtraTamil NaduDelhiUttar PradeshAndhra PradeshTamil Nadu[4]ChennaiDelhiMumbaiAgraChennaiDelhi ranked at 50‚ Mumbai at 57 and Agra at 65.[5] The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2011 ranked the price competitiveness of India’s tourism sector 28th out of 139 countries
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in the Near East. Hindu architecture testifies to the intense spirituality of the Indian subcontinent. Designed to represent a cosmic mountain‚ the Hindu temple serves as the earthly residence of the cosmic deities. Temple architecture embodies the faith’s complex cosmology‚ with sanctuary walls accommodating statues‚ sacred emblems‚ and myths of the Hindu pantheon. Unlike the Christian churches and Jewish temples that house believers in collective worship‚ Hindu temples ordinarily do not contain
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Religion is important. It gives people something to believe in. Religion brings people together‚ gives hope‚ and gives people a deeper understanding of the world around them. For Piscine Patel‚ better known as “Pi”‚ religion is of upmost importance. In the novel‚ The Life of Pi‚ Pi decides to follow multiple religions. He follows Islam‚ Hinduism‚ and Christianity. Though controversial‚ Pi believes that by following multiple religions it allows him to love God more. After reading the novel it is clear
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the entire body of the Vedas and has been decried as a much later‚ non-Vedic insertion by numerous Indologists like Max Müller and also by Ambedkar.[citation needed] Contents 1 Hindu scriptures 2 Emergence of rigid caste structures 2.1 Mobility across the castes 3 Reform movements 4 References 5 External links Hindu scriptures In the Vedic period‚ there also seems to have been no discrimination against the Shudras on the issue of hearing the sacred words of the Vedas and fully participating
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where Dhaka University is still functioning. Sonargaon of Issa Khan presents the happy picture of Bengal during his reign when people used to live in a perpetual bondage of happy life. Hoseni Dalan‚ Baitul Mukarram and Star Masjid and Dhakesswari temple etc. are the religious places for people. The Central Shahid Minar near Dhaka Medical College‚ The National Memorial at Savar‚ The Suhrawardi Udyan by Dhaka University and the Martyred Intellectual Memorial at Mirpur are really the golden witness
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understanding of how to be me. Trying distance myself from the Oreo stereotype was more important to me than being Chloe. Arriving in a state where I could accept my identity instead of denying it took a lot of self-discovery‚ most of which came from my Nana visiting me from St.Maarten in 11th grade. It was the first time I had seen her in 6 years‚ and the first time she was seeing me as a young adult. When we embraced at Dulles Airport the warmth and scent of her hug carried me home. She shared stories with
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festivals also differ from state to state. But‚ the basic form of the belief behind their origin‚ the traditions and the excitement of celebrations is still the same for years. However‚ since India has a majority of Hindus‚ there is a preponderance of Hindu festivals. Cities or states are famous for the celebration of particular festivals e.g. Kolkatta (West Bengal) for Durga Puja‚ Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) for Holi and Janmashtami‚ Maharashtra for Ganesh Chaturthi‚ Kerala for Onam. Similarly‚ Muslim
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God”. Not every religion requires a mosque‚ temple‚ or church to worship in‚ sometimes worship is done outdoors or even inside the home. For Buddhists‚ worship can be done either in the home or in a temple and there is no set day of the week that everyone gathers for prayer as in other religions such as Christianity. Some will set up a room inside their homes that is decorated with a Buddha statue and candles. Some will choose to burn incense. Temples are typically set up to symbolize fire‚ water
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reach‚ during the Tughlaq dynasty‚ covering most of Indian subcontinent.[10] The Delhi Sultanate declined thereafter‚ with continuing Hindu-Muslim wars‚ and kingdoms such as Vijayanagara Empire re-asserting their independence as well as new Muslim sultanates such as Bengal Sultanate breaking off.[11][12] The Sultanate caused destruction and desecration of ancient temples of South Asia‚[13] as well as led to the emergence of Indo-Islamic architecture.[14][15] The Delhi Sultanate is the era that enthroned
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in the Raute dialect of Achham district in the far western part of Nepal. “Chhau” means menstruation and “Padi” means a woman likewise “Pratha” means practice (Raul & Tandon‚ 2011). Chhaupadi practice is one of the taboos concerning menstruation in Hindu tradition that relates to secretions associated with menstruation and childbirth (Desslierres‚ 2013). This practice still exists in many rural part of Nepal (Kadariya & Aro‚ 2015). During menstruation a woman is considered ritually impure so she is
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