ground where they walked to remove the ’contamination’ of their footfalls. Dalits were forbidden to worship in temples or draw water from the same wells as caste Hindus‚ and they usually lived in segregated neighborhoods outside the main village. In the Indian countryside‚ the dalit villages are usually a separate enclave a kilometre or so outside the main village where the other Hindu castes reside. The Status of Dalits during the pre-Indendent days The word “Dalit” comes from the Sanskrit language
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Hinduism: Angkor Wat - Cambodia The great Khmer civilization and its capital‚ Angkor (Cambodia) is one of the Indianized kingdoms‚ which sprang up in Southeast Asia before Common Era. During Funan period‚ the Brahmins‚ a learned caste of India were invited into the royal courts to help in administration. When the Khmer civilization evolved in early 9th century‚ the ancient Khmer kings adopted a successful monarchy system of Indian civilization as the replica. The ancient Khmer kings crowned themselves
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"Hindiusm" I attended the Indian Hindu Sikh Religious‚ there is a teacher there that agreed to meet with me and my friend. According to my friends‚ friend temples are formed so Hindus can have social time and gather together. I have put in the report questions that I asked the practicing priests and the answers that I received from them. I have learned alot from the temple and the priests who were available when we went there. I do love the way they look to nature and see God. Because I honestly
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Namaha | Consort | Vishnu | Mount | Elephant‚ owl | An article related to | Hinduism | | * Hindu * History | Deities[show] | Scriptures[show] | Practices[show] | Philosophers[show] | Other topics[show] | * * Hinduism Portal * Hindu Mythology Portal | * v * t * e | Lakshmi (Sanskrit: लक्ष्मी lakṣmī‚ Hindi pronunciation: [ˈləkʃmi]) is the Hindu goddess of wealth‚ prosperity (both material and spiritual)‚ fortune‚ and the embodiment of beauty. She is
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for its puppetry. A sort of a tiger dance – called Hulivesha – is done inDussera in honour of Goddess Sharada. Sri Sharavu Sharabeshwara Sri Mahaganapathy Kshetra This is a famous ancient temple located in Hampanakatte‚ sharabeshwara and Mahaganapathy are the principal deities in the temple. There is a temple tank called ’Sharatheerthah’. The name "Sharavu" is derived from “Shara" which means arrow. The Sthalapurana mentions that about eight centuries back‚ a very power full king Maharaja Veerabahu
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ASSIGNMENT NO.1 IMPACTS OF ISLAM ON INDIAN SOCIETY Group-1: Junaid-ur-Rahman (ME-123052) Muhammad Zaid (ME-123051) Shamoon Tariq (ME-123053) Section: ME (09) Submitted On: 08-10-2012 Submitted To: Sir Aijaz Athar IMPACT OF ISLAM ON INDIAN SOCIETY ARRIVAL OF ISLAM IN INDIA Muhammad bin Qasim in A.D. 712. After the foundation of Muslim rule in India‚ Islam spread far and wide and brought about a great change in the social a religious outlook
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Introduction In all parts of the world the rural population compares favourably with the people who inhabit the cities in matters of religion‚ being more inclined in this direction. This disparity arises from a number of factors of which the most prominent is the pre-occupation with agriculture‚ which depends very much upon Nature despite stupendous progress that science may have made in any country. This dependence upon Nature gives an added importance to the natural forces in the life of man‚
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The caste system in Hinduism was created around 1200 BC‚ during the Vedic period‚ and has been a continual tradition in Hindu society even after being outlawed in the Indian Constitution in 1950 which was a major change for Hindu society. This tradition‚ which is so deeply embedded into Hinduism‚ is hard to abolish as it has been a continued tradition and way of life for a long period of time .The Indian term for caste is jati‚ and generally designates a group that can vary in size from a handful
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Pakistan is a country with at least 180 million people belonging to different faiths. Muslims are in majority while Hindu‚ Christians‚ Jews‚ Buddhist‚ Sikhs and others are the minorities. Among them Hindus make 1.6 per cent of the total population in Pakistan and 6.6 per cent of Sindh’s population is Hindu. About 80 per cent of the Indian population regard themselves as Hindu. This project of “Interfaith awareness and understanding” is based on Hinduism. This project posse the information
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during the ritual route called ’ Panchatirthi Yatra’ ending in the Adikeshva ghat in the north. Nearby is the Tulsi Ghat‚ where Goswami Tulsidas lived till his death in 1623A.D. The Bachra Ghat is used by Jains and there are three riverbank Jain Temples. The Dandi Ghat is used by fakirs ‚ yogis and ascetics and nearby is the very popular Hanuman Ghat. Dashashvamedh Ghat‚ Varanasi’s liveliest bathing place was constructed by Peshwa Balaji Baji Rao. It’s name indicates that Brahma sacrificed (medh)
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