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Besides the fact that a yellow-skinned character's whole body will be yellow, a prime difference between Simpsons nudity and real nudity is that a nipple will appear in The Simpsons as a small, black dot without an areola. Simpsons nudity is either meant to be only funny, as is the case with Bart, or also appealing, as is the case with Marge. In at least one case the nudity has been controversial, as fans argued whether certain scenes are tastelessly pornographic or merely erotic. [2]. A different perspective is p ...

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In Hinduism, Ganesha (Sanskrit: गणेश or श्रीगणेश (when used to distinguish lordly status) (or "lord of the hosts," also spelled as Ganesa and Ganesh, sometimes also referred to as Ganapati) is a son of Shiva and Parvati, and the husband of Bharati, Riddhi and Siddhi. He is also called Vinayaka in Marathi,Malayalam and Kannada. Vinayagar (in Tamil) and Vinayakudu in Telugu. 'Ga' symbolizes Buddhi (intellect) and 'Na' symbolizes Vijanana (wisdom). Ganesha is thus considered as the master of i ... Including:

• Ganesha - Overview
• Ganesha - Iconography
• Ganesha - Some incidents related to Ganesha
• Ganesha - Birth of Ganesha
• Ganesha - Ganesha's reverence for his parents
• Ganesha - Ganesha and Vyasa
• Ganesha - Ganesha and the Moon
• Ganesha - Ganesha as a brahmachari
• Ganesha - Festivals and Worship of Ganesha
• Ganesha - Vehicle of Ganesh
• Ganesha - Popularity Of Ganesh
• Ganesha - Other names for Ganesha
• Ganesha - Other Media

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Ganesha acquired his head through varying methods in different stories. In one, Shiva decapitated him because Ganesha refused to allow him to enter the house while his mother, Parvati, was bathing. Shiva was not aware that Parvati had instructed Ganesha to guard the house while she was bathing. He was not even aware that Ganesha was his son, as he had been away from home for some time. Shiva had to give him the new head to placate his wife. In another version, Parvati showed the child off to Shiva, whose face burned his head to ashes, which ...

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The Beatles were a British rock/pop group from Liverpool, England. The group shattered many sales records and charted more than fifty top 40 hit singles, including twenty #1 hits in the USA alone, becoming the biggest musical act of the twentieth century. EMI Records estimated in 1985 that the band had sold over a billion records worldwide[1]. The band's songs covered many genres (including ballads, reggae, psychedelic music, blues, heavy metal and country music) and opened the door for many new musical styles and production techniques. The Beatles' influence extended beyond music into ... Including:

• The Beatles - History
• The Beatles - Studio style evolution
• The Beatles - In film
• The Beatles - Influences and music
• The Beatles - Band members
• The Beatles - Early members
• The Beatles - Song catalogue
• The Beatles - Trivia
• The Beatles - Song samples

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According to the strict rules of Hindu iconography, Ganesha figures with only two hands are taboo. Hence, Ganesha figures are most commonly seen with four hands which signify their divinity. Some figures may be seen with six, some with eight, some with ten, some with twelve and some with fourteen hands, each hand carrying a symbol which differs from the symbols in other hands, there being about fifty-seven symb ...

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Ganesha - Birth of Ganesha. The first incident is the birth of Ganesha and how he got his elephant head. Once, while his mother Parvati wanted to bathe, there were no attendants around to guard her and stop anyone from accidentally entering the house. Hence she created a boy's idol out of turmeric paste which she prepared to cleanse her body (Turmeric was used for its anti-septic and cooling properties) and infused life into it, and thus Ganesha was born. Parvati ordered Ganesha not to allow anyone to enter the h ...

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In India, there is an important festival honouring Lord Ganesha. While it is most popular in the state of Maharashtra, it is performed all over India. It is celebrated for ten days starting from Ganesh Chaturthi. This was introduced by Balgangadhar Tilak as a means of promoting nationalist sentiment when India was ruled by the British. This festival is celebrated and it culminates on the day of Ananta Chaturdashi when the murti of Lord Ganesha is immersed into the most convenient body of water. In Mumbai (earlier known as Bombay), the ...

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While Homer is at work at his power plant, he is forced to be an industrial chimney sweep where he is being strung from a crane with batting wrapped around oneself and dipped into the industrial smokestacks. Even with all his misfortune, Homer reconciles, saying that guys at the top work much harder than him. Meanwhile Burns is taking a bath and watching Homer from a TV with a top hat, a cigar and a bag of extra-fancy potato chips ...

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