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• Ramayana - Timeline
• Ramayana - Synopsis
• Ramayana - Book I: Bal Kand or The Book of Youth
• Ramayana - Book II: Ayodhya Kanda or The Book of Ayodhya
• Ramayana - Book III: Aranya Kanda or The Book of the Forest
• Ramayana - Book IV: Kishkindha Kanda or The Book of Kishkindha the kingdom of monkeys
• Ramayana - Book V: Sundara Kanda or The Book of Sundara another name of Hanuman
• Ramayana - Book VI: Yuddha Kanda or The Book of War
• Ramayana - Book VII: Uttara Kanda or The Book Beyond
• Ramayana - Lessons from the Ramayana
• Ramayana - Literary works inspired by the Ramayana
• Ramayana - Sugriva's cave of Hampie

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Ramayana, Ramayana - Timeline, Ramayana - Synopsis, Ramayana - Book I: Bal Kand or The Book of Youth, Ramayana - Book II: Ayodhya Kanda or The Book of Ayodhya, Ramayana - Book III: Aranya Kanda or The Book of the Forest, Ramayana - Book IV: Kishkindha Kanda or The Book of Kishkindha the kingdom of monkeys, Ramayana - Book V: Sundara Kanda or The Book of Sundara another name of Hanuman, Ramayana - Book VI: Yuddha Kanda or The Book of War, Ramayana - Book VII: Uttara Kanda or The Book Beyond, Ramayana - Lessons from the Ramayana, Ramayana - Literary works inspired by the Ramayana, Ramayana - Sugriva's cave of Hampie

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The Ramayan is ascribed to a single author, Vālmiki. Its exact date of creation is unknown, and is estimated to lie between the 4th and 2nd century B.C.E. "The Cultural Heritage of India", Vol. IV, "The Religions", The Rāmakrishna Mission, Institute of Culture, says: "The first and the last Books of the Rāmāyana are later additions. The bulk, consisting of Books II--VI, represents Rāma as an ideal hero. In Books I and VII, however Rāma is made an avatara or incarnation of Vishnu, and the epic poem is transformed into a Vaishnav text. The reference to the Greeks, Parthians, and Sakas show that these Books cannot be earl ...

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Ramayana, Ramayana - Timeline, Ramayana - Synopsis, Ramayana - Book I: Bal Kand or The Book of Youth, Ramayana - Book II: Ayodhya Kanda or The Book of Ayodhya, Ramayana - Book III: Aranya Kanda or The Book of the Forest, Ramayana - Book IV: Kishkindha Kanda or The Book of Kishkindha the kingdom of monkeys, Ramayana - Book V: Sundara Kanda or The Book of Sundara another name of Hanuman, Ramayana - Book VI: Yuddha Kanda or The Book of War, Ramayana - Book VII: Uttara Kanda or The Book Beyond, Ramayana - Lessons from the Ramayana, Ramayana - Literary works inspired by the Ramayana, Ramayana - Sugriva's cave of Hampi

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Hinduism Lexicon on A

From aadheenam to axis.

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Image:Visakhapatanam.jpg Visakhapatnam (విశాఖపట్నం) (also Vishākhapatnam, shortened and Anglicized: Vizag or Vizagapatnam) is a Port city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located on the eastern shore of India nestled among the Eastern Ghats Hill Ranges and facing the Bay of Bengal on the East. City is about 650 KM on North-East from Hyderabad. Alternatively, it sometimes goes by its British colonial name- Waltair. During the colonial era, the city had at its hub the Waltair railway station, and that ...

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• Visakhapatnam - History
• Visakhapatnam - Ramayana and Mahabharata
• Visakhapatnam - 500 BCE to 2000 AD
• Visakhapatnam - The City/Town
• Visakhapatnam - Economy
• Visakhapatnam - IT/ITES Industry
• Visakhapatnam - Events
• Visakhapatnam - Timeline of Vizag's history
• Visakhapatnam - Vizag pictures
• Visakhapatnam - Websites About Visakhapatnam

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The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), popularly called Hare Krishna, is a new religious movement founded by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, referred to by followers as "Srila Prabhupada," in New York in 1966. ISKCON is a society formed for practitioners of bhakti yoga, the yoga of devotion, as practiced within Gaudiya Vaishnavism. The bhakta's devotion is specifically directed towards Krishna, along with Radha, his divine consort. International Society for Krishna Consciousness - An overview< ...

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• International Society for Krishna Consciousness - The great mantra
• International Society for Krishna Consciousness - Philosophy and history
• International Society for Krishna Consciousness - The Seven Purposes of ISKCON
• International Society for Krishna Consciousness - Spreading the word
• International Society for Krishna Consciousness - ISKCON after Prabhupada's Death
• International Society for Krishna Consciousness - Scandal and controversy
• International Society for Krishna Consciousness - Controversial Points
• International Society for Krishna Consciousness - Sources
• International Society for Krishna Consciousness - Reform Issues Replies

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The History of India can be traced in fragments as far back as 700,000 years ago. The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. According to the Indo-Aryan migration hypothesis, the so-called Aryans from the north-west of the Indian subcontinent migrated between 2000 BCE and 1500 BCE, possibly from Central Asia or the Middle East; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants apparently resulted in classical Indian culture. Arab incursions starting in the 8th century and Turkish ...

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• History of India - Shishunaga dynasty
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• History of India - The Rajputs
• History of India - The Islamic Sultanates
• History of India - Vijayanagar empire
• History of India - The Mughal era
• History of India - The Maratha confederacy
• History of India - The Kingdom of Mysore
• History of India - The Punjab
• History of India - Company rule
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• History of India - The independence movement
• History of India - Independent India
• History of India - Textbooks and Surveys

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The Republic of India, commonly known as India, is a country in South Asia which comprises the majority of the Indian subcontinent. India has a coastline which stretches over seven thousand kilometres, and shares a border with Pakistan to the west, the People's Republic of China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast, and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. On the Indian Ocean, it is adjacent to three island nations -- the Maldives (to the southwest), Sri Lanka (to the south), and Indonesia (to the southeast). India also claims a ...

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Visakhapatnam - Ramayana and Mahabharata. The city is named after the God of valour, Visakha, the son of Shiva and Parvati, who is also the ruler of the planet Mars and the God of war. The antiquity of the region is evident as it is mentioned in both the Ramayana and Mahabharata. The former tells of the forests through which Rama travelled in search of his abducted wife Sita , and where he meets his devotee, Shabari, who directs him to the mountains where Hanuman lives. Rama also meets Jambuv ...

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Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam - History, Visakhapatnam - Ramayana and Mahabharata, Visakhapatnam - 500 BCE to 2000 AD, Visakhapatnam - The City/Town, Visakhapatnam - Economy, Visakhapatnam - IT/ITES Industry, Visakhapatnam - Events, Visakhapatnam - Timeline of Vizag's history, Visakhapatnam - Vizag pictures, Visakhapatnam - Websites About Visakhapatnam

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Visakhapatnam - Ramayana and Mahabharata. The city is named after the God of valour, Visakha, the son of Shiva and Parvati, who is also the ruler of the planet Mars and the God of war. The antiquity of the region is evident as it is mentioned in both the Ramayana and Mahabharata. The former tells of the forests through which Rama travelled in search of his abducted wife Sita , and where he meets his devotee, Shabari, who directs him to the mountains where Hanuman lives. Rama also meets Jambuv ...

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Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam - History, Visakhapatnam - Ramayana and Mahabharata, Visakhapatnam - 500 BCE to 2000 AD, Visakhapatnam - The City/Town, Visakhapatnam - Colleges, Visakhapatnam - Economy, Visakhapatnam - IT/ITES Industry, Visakhapatnam - Events, Visakhapatnam - Timeline of Vizag's history, Visakhapatnam - Vizag pictures, Visakhapatnam - Websites About Visakhapatnam

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Image:Daylight.JPG From a tiny little fishing village in the previous century, Vizag has emerged into an industrial hub and has seen tremendous growth since India's economic liberalization in the early 1990s. Fortunately, the city has not seen the urban sprawl that characterizes many older Indian cities. In the seventies and the eighties the city grew rapidly with a lot of investments in the state owned Hindustan Shipyard Li ...

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Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam - History, Visakhapatnam - Ramayana and Mahabharata, Visakhapatnam - 500 BCE to 2000 AD, Visakhapatnam - The City/Town, Visakhapatnam - Economy, Visakhapatnam - IT/ITES Industry, Visakhapatnam - Events, Visakhapatnam - Timeline of Vizag's history, Visakhapatnam - Vizag pictures, Visakhapatnam - Websites About Visakhapatnam

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The city's growth has mostly been due to its heavy industries (both state owned and private) such as... HPCL – Oil Refinery (Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited) Vishakhapatnam Steel Plant (Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL)) Hindustan Zinc Limited Bharat Heavy Plate and Vessels Ltd (BHPV). Hindustan Shipyard Limited Coramandel Fertilizers Its traditional importance in ship building is confirmed by the fact that India's first shi ...

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Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam - History, Visakhapatnam - Ramayana and Mahabharata, Visakhapatnam - 500 BCE to 2000 AD, Visakhapatnam - The City/Town, Visakhapatnam - Economy, Visakhapatnam - IT/ITES Industry, Visakhapatnam - Events, Visakhapatnam - Timeline of Vizag's history, Visakhapatnam - Vizag pictures, Visakhapatnam - Websites About Visakhapatnam

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Despite being on the coast, Vizag was little affected during the disastrous December, 2004 Tsunami. The tsunami did wash the stock of some fish warehouses out to sea. Vizag was recently expanded into Greater Visakha, incorporating the Steel Plant and previous outskirts like Gajuwaka and Madhurawada into the city limits. This also increased Vizag's population by approximately 500,000 people. ...

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Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam - History, Visakhapatnam - Ramayana and Mahabharata, Visakhapatnam - 500 BCE to 2000 AD, Visakhapatnam - The City/Town, Visakhapatnam - Economy, Visakhapatnam - IT/ITES Industry, Visakhapatnam - Events, Visakhapatnam - Timeline of Vizag's history, Visakhapatnam - Vizag pictures, Visakhapatnam - Websites About Visakhapatnam

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From a tiny little fishing village in the previous century, Vizag has emerged into an industrial hub and has seen tremendous growth since India's economic liberalization in the early 1990s. Fortunately, the city has not seen the urban sprawl that characterizes many older Indian cities. In the seventies and the eighties the city grew rapidly with a lot of investments in the state owned Hindustan Shipyard Li ...

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Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam - History, Visakhapatnam - Ramayana and Mahabharata, Visakhapatnam - 500 BCE to 2000 AD, Visakhapatnam - The City/Town, Visakhapatnam - Colleges, Visakhapatnam - Economy, Visakhapatnam - IT/ITES Industry, Visakhapatnam - Events, Visakhapatnam - Timeline of Vizag's history, Visakhapatnam - Vizag pictures, Visakhapatnam - Websites About Visakhapatnam

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The city's growth has mostly been due to its heavy industries (both state owned and private) such as... HPCL – Oil Refinery (Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited) Vishakhapatnam Steel Plant (Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL)) Hindustan Zinc Limited Bharat Heavy Plate and Vessels Ltd (BHPV). Hindustan Shipyard Limited Coramandel Fertilizers Its traditional importance in ship building is confirmed by the fact that India's first shi ...

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Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam - History, Visakhapatnam - Ramayana and Mahabharata, Visakhapatnam - 500 BCE to 2000 AD, Visakhapatnam - The City/Town, Visakhapatnam - Colleges, Visakhapatnam - Economy, Visakhapatnam - IT/ITES Industry, Visakhapatnam - Events, Visakhapatnam - Timeline of Vizag's history, Visakhapatnam - Vizag pictures, Visakhapatnam - Websites About Visakhapatnam

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Despite being on the coast, Vizag was little affected during the disastrous December, 2004 Tsunami. The tsunami did wash the stock of some fish warehouses out to sea. Vizag was recently expanded into Greater Visakha, incorporating the Steel Plant and previous outskirts like Gajuwaka and Madhurawada into the city limits. This also increased Vizag's population by approximately 500,000 people. ...

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Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam - History, Visakhapatnam - Ramayana and Mahabharata, Visakhapatnam - 500 BCE to 2000 AD, Visakhapatnam - The City/Town, Visakhapatnam - Colleges, Visakhapatnam - Economy, Visakhapatnam - IT/ITES Industry, Visakhapatnam - Events, Visakhapatnam - Timeline of Vizag's history, Visakhapatnam - Vizag pictures, Visakhapatnam - Websites About Visakhapatnam

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The Pakistani Government seems to understand the historic value of this fort, as is evident from this warning prominently placed at the visitor entrance to the fort: WARNING: The Fort is a protected monument under the Antiquities Act 1975. It is incumbent upon everyone to take care and so safeguard it by avoiding any damage, destruction, misuse, bill posting, fixing of commercial sign, other scribbling on the structure etc. If anybody is found involved in the violation of aforementioned acts he/she shall be punishable with fine ...

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Lahore Fort, Lahore Fort - Obscure origins of a magnificent & important landmark, Lahore Fort - Timeline of original construction destructions & reconstructions of the Lahore Fort

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The reconstruction of the history of Vedic India is based on text-internal evidence, and on matching information from the texts with archaeological evidence. Linguistically, the Vedic texts could be classified in five chronological strata: 1. Rigvedic: The Rigveda is by far the most archaic of the Vedic texts preserved, and it retains many common Indo-Iranian elements, both in language and in content, that are not present in any other Vedic texts. Its creation must have taken place over several centuries, and apart from ...

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Vedic civilization, Vedic civilization - Overview, Vedic civilization - Rigvedic period, Vedic civilization - Political organization, Vedic civilization - Society and economy, Vedic civilization - Vedic Religion, Vedic civilization - The later Vedic period, Vedic civilization - Kingdoms, Vedic civilization - Society

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Main article: Vedic religion. Texts considered to date to the Vedic period are mainly the four Vedas, but the Brahmanas, and some of the older Upanishads are also considered Vedic. The Vedas record the liturgy connected with the rituals and sacrifices performed by the purohitas. The rishis, the composers of the hymns of the Rigveda, were considered divinely inspired seers (or rather "hearers", shrauta means "what is heard"). The mode of worship was performance of sacrifices and chanting of verses (see Vedic chant). The priests helped the common man in performing rituals. People ...

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Vedic civilization, Vedic civilization - Overview, Vedic civilization - Rigvedic period, Vedic civilization - Political organization, Vedic civilization - Society and economy, Vedic civilization - Vedic Religion, Vedic civilization - The later Vedic period, Vedic civilization - Kingdoms, Vedic civilization - Society

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