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The 2001 Gujarat earthquake took place on January 26, 2001 at 8:46 in the morning in Bhuj in India. This 6.9 magnitude quake, was the most devastating earthquake in India in recent history. The earthquake is considered an intraplate earthquake because it occurred a great distance from any plate boundary, where the theory of plate tectonics says most earthquakes of this size happen. Because of this, this area was not completely prepared fo ... Including:

• 2001 Gujarat Earthquake - The earthquake
• 2001 Gujarat Earthquake - The damage
• 2001 Gujarat Earthquake - External link

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Shallow earthen plate - Vaisnavas who now live at Gadigacha in Navadvipa, who look upon the world as a shallow earthen plate. The shallow earthen plate is a lid for a water pot. Even if the pot is very large, it can only hold a small quantity of water. i.e. Nyayaratna is saying although the earth is a vast container, it was reduced to a shallow lid by the immense scholarship and authority of the Vaisnavas of Godruma.

 
(See also: Shallow earthen plate, Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul )

Lemuria may refer to: In Roman religion Lemuria is the Feast of the Lemures, during which the unwholesome and malevolent spectres of the restless dead (lemures) were propitiated. Lemuria is the name given by 19th century geologist Philip Sclater to a hypothetical land mass in the Indian Ocean that was required, before the understanding of plate tectonics, to account for similarities between fauna in India and Madagascar. The name derived from the lemurs that are endemic to Madagascar, who received their na

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A continent (Latin continere, "to hold together") is a large continuous land mass. There are several conceptions of what a continent is, geographic, geologic, and tectonic. Continent - Geographic continents. Since geography is defined by local convention, there are several conceptions as to which landmasses qualify as continents, and which might be termed supercontinents (e.g. Africa-Eurasia), microcontinents (e.g. Madagascar or New Zealand), or subcontinents (e. ... Including:

• Continent - Geographic continents
• Continent - Geologic continents
• Continent - Tectonic plates

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The tambura is a type of musical instrument found in different versions in different places around the world; most are plucked lutes. Tambura - Bulgaria. The Bulgarian tambura is a long-necked, fretted, bouzouki-like string instrument that comes in two styles: eight-string (four pairs) and four-string (two pairs), played with a plectrum. The Bulgarian tambura is played two ways. As an accompaniment instrument, it is tuned similarly to the first four strings of a guitar and played as such. As a melody ... Including:

• Tambura - Bulgaria
• Tambura - Croatia
• Tambura - India

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The 2005 Sumatra earthquake was a major earthquake on March 28, 2005, located off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia. Approximately 1300 people were killed by the earthquake, mostly on the island of Nias. The event caused panic in the region, which had recently been devastated by the massive tsunami triggered by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, but this earthquake generated a relatively tiny tsunami that caused limited damage. The earthquake occurred at 16:09:36 UTC (11:09:36 p.m. local time) on March 28, 2005. The ... Including:

• 2005 Sumatra earthquake - Earthquake and damage
• 2005 Sumatra earthquake - Tsunami
• 2005 Sumatra earthquake - Humanitarian response

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