SITA (originally an acronym for "Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques") is a multinational information technology company specialising in providing IT services to the aviation industry. SITA was founded in February 1949 as a cooperative by 11 airlines, providing communications between airports and pioneering telecommunications. They were the first to handle data traffic in real time via a packet switche ...

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Sita (-devi)

The eternal consort of Lord Ramachandra. She appeared as the daughter of King Janaka of Videha.

(See also: Sita, Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)

Sita:

Sita - the wife of Rama

(See also: Sita, Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)

Vairagis: A Vairagi is one who is devoid of passion. Vairagis are Vaishnavas. They worship Lord Rama, Sita and Hanuman. They read the Ramayana of Tulasidas. The mendicant Vaishnavas of the Ramanandi class are the Vairagis. This ascetic order was instituted by Sri Ananda, the twelfth disciple of Ramananda.

Excerpt from All About Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda

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In Hinduism, Hanuman (Sanskrit: हनुमान, hanumāna) is a vanara who aided Rama (an avatar of Vishnu) in rescuing his wife, Sita, from the Rakshasa king Ravana. He symbolizes the pinnacle of bhakti, and is seen by some to have also been an avatar of Shiva. He is more well-known as the son of Vayu deva, or the wind god. He is believed by some scholars to be a source for the Chinese mythological character Sun Wukong. Hanuman epitomizes virtue, strength, humility, siddhi and courage. While outsiders might find it ...

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• Hanuman - Birth
• Hanuman - Childhood
• Hanuman - Hanuman in the Ramayana War
• Hanuman - After the Ramayana War
• Hanuman - Presence of Hanuman
• Hanuman - Hanumad Ramayana
• Hanuman - Temples for Hanuman
• Hanuman - Flag of Hanuman

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Sita (Sanskrit सीता Sītā) is the wife of Rama, the Seventh Avatara of Vishnu, and is esteemed an examplar of womanly and wifely virtue. According to Hindu belief, Sita was an Avatara of Lakshmi, Vishnu's female form and His Eternal Consort, who chose to reincarnate herself on Earth as Sita, and endure an arduous life, in order to provide humankind an example of such virtues. Just as Rama, the Mariyada Purshottama, examplifies the perfect man, Sita exemplifies the perfect woman. Sita Devi - ...

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• Sita Devi - Legend
• Sita Devi - Exile and abduction
• Sita Devi - Later life
• Sita Devi - Significance
• Sita Devi - Etymology of the name Sita
• Sita Devi - Prophecies of Birth
• Sita Devi - Vedavati
• Sita Devi - Mandodari's daughter

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Rāma or Rama (rāma in IAST, राम (or Sri Rama: श्रीराम) in Devanagari) is the Seventh Avatara of Vishnu. His full name is Ramachandra, and he is reverently addressed as Sri Rama. He is the embodiment of the Absolute Brahman and Dharma. He is the Mariyada ...

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• Rama - Origins
• Rama - Prince of Ayodhya
• Rama - The Avatara
• Rama - With Vishwamitra
• Rama - Marriage to Sita
• Rama - Rama's Arrow
• Rama - Banishment to the Forest
• Rama - The Destruction of Khara
• Rama - The Kidnapping of Sita
• Rama - In Kishkindya
• Rama - The War
• Rama - Rama Rajya
• Rama - Uttara Kanda
• Rama - Sita's banishment
• Rama - In History and Mythology
• Rama - Modern Portrayal in India
• Rama - Symbolism of Rama
• Rama - Portrayal in South East Asia

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In Hinduism, Bhumidevi, who may also be called Bhumi, is the goddess of the earth. She had a son, Naraka, by the asura Hiranyaksa. She is sometimes considered to be the mother of all the asuras. She is sometimes regarded as the wife of Vishnu, who rescued her from Hiranyaksa. She had as son, Mangala and Vishnu is the father. She is considered to be the mother of Sita, (note the symbolism of the baby Sita being found in a ploughed field). When Sita finally leaves her husband Rama, she returns to Bhumi. Sum ...

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Panchavati is a place in India. The name is derived from the Sanskrit pañca five vata Banyan Tree. The area of five Banyan trees is situated on the banks of River Godawari in Nasik, Maharashtra, India. In Hindusim Rama, along with his wife Sita and brother Laxmana, stayed in Panchavati during their Vanwasa period and was from here that Sita was abducted (as in the Ramayana). The famous Laxman Rekha is located in Panchavati. Today this area is a major pilgrimage and tourist attraction. ...

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Is situated in India. It is the most attractive tourist spot backed by mythological heritage. It is also said the "Lord Sri Rama " spent his 14 years of exile at Parnasala village situated at 32 km away from Bhadrachalam. It is believed that Sita, the beloved consort of "Lord Sri Rama" took bath in the stream here and dried her clothes on "Radhagutta". It is said that"Ravana", the unscrupulous demon King, before abducting Sita parked his Pushpaka on this hillock. An earthen ditch reportedly caused when Ravana removed ea

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Mahakala (a bahuvrihi of Sanskrit maha "great" and kāla "black") is a Dharmapala ("protector of dharma") in Vajrayana (Tibetan and Japanese Buddhism). In Japanese Buddhism, Mahakala (Daikoku), belongs to the fourth hierarchy of deities (tenbu). Mahakala's typical blackness symbolizes his all-embracing, comprehensive nature, because it is the hue into which all other colors merge; it absorbs and dissolves them. Just as all colors disappear in black, so do all names and forms melt into that of Mahakala. Blac ...

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• Mahakala - The Six-Armed Shadbhuja Mahakala mGon po phyag drug pa
• Mahakala - The Four-Armed Chatur-bhuja Mahakala mGon po phyag bzhi pa
• Mahakala - The White Mahakala Skt. Shad-bhuja Sita Mahakala; Tib. mGon po yid bzhin nor bu

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In Ancient India, Janaka (also known as King Janak) was the king of Mithila Kingdom. He was born circa 3000 B.C. in modern-day Janakpur, Nepal; he is mentioned in the Ramayana as the father of Sita and also there is reference to him in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad and Puranas. Janaka proposed a test of strength in which suitors vying for his daughter's hand in marriage would have to string the great bow of Lord Shiva. Lord Rama passed this test of strength, and Janak's daughter Sita (also referred to as Janaki) w ...

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In Hindu mythology, Maricha was a demon who played a very important part in twisting the tale of Ramayana. He was thrown into a remote island by the arrow of Lord Rama when he tried to interrupt Sage Vishwamitras yaga. After that he became very much afraid of the very mention of the name Rama. ( Rama is described as Maareechaadini paataka Ram in Nama Ramayana - a Sanskrit verse eulogising Rama ) Ravana wants to kidnap Sita and so asks for Maricha's help, who then turns himself into a golden deer. The golden lustur ...

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Kusha (also spelt Kush and Kusa) has more than one meaning:- Kusha and his twin brother Lava are the children of the Hindu God Rama and his wife Sita Devi, whose story is told in the Ramayana. It is another name for darbha grass. Kusha - Reference. Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend (ISBN 0500510881) by Anna Dhallapiccola ...

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• Kusha - Reference

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In Hindu mythology, Vedavati is speculated to have been the spirit of Sita Devi, the wife of Rama in the epic Ramayana. Vedavati - Early Life. Vedavati is the daughter of Brahmarishi Kusadhvaja, who is the son of Brihaspati, Lord-Guru of the Devas, the Gods. Having spent his life chanting and studying the sacred Vedas, he names his daughter Vedavati, or Embodiment of the Vedas, born as the fruit of his bhakti and tapasya. Vedavati - Dedication to Vishnu. ...

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• Vedavati - Early Life
• Vedavati - Dedication to Vishnu
• Vedavati - Violation and death
• Vedavati - Prophesy

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In Hinduism, Sugriva was the younger brother of Vali. He was unjustly thrown out of the kingdom because of a misunderstanding by his elder brother and henceforth they became bitter enemies. Sugriva was helped by Lord Rama to destroy Vali and he in turn gave the Vanara army to Lord Rama to find Sita and rescue her. Other related archivesHinduism, Rama, Vali, Vanara

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The Blue Book is a publication of The Jockey Club (U.S.) which lists the highest standard of thoroughbred horseraces in the world, which are collectively known as Group races. It's publication is overseen and approved by The International Cataloguing Standards Committee (ICSC) of the Society of International Thoroughbred Auctioneers (SITA). The ICSC plays a central role as regulator of international stakes quality, and provides a proc

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A computer network is a system for communication between computers. These networks may be fixed (cabled, permanent) or temporary (as via modems or null modems). Carrying instructions between calculation machines and early computers was done by human users. In September, 1940 George Stibitz used a teletype machine to send instructions for a problem set from his Model K at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire to his Complex Number Calculator in New York and received results back by the same means. Linking output systems like telety ...

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• Computer network - Categorizing
• Computer network - By functional relationship
• Computer network - By network topology
• Computer network - By specialized function
• Computer network - Protocol stacks
• Computer network - Suggested topics
• Computer network - Layers
• Computer network - Data transmission
• Computer network - Other

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The two-letter combination XS can stand for one of the following, depending on context: Codes: XS is the IATA airline code for SITA General words/terms: Cross-section Excess "Extra Small", a size of clothing Specific entities: A comic book character from DC Comics – see XS (comics) The XS  brand name of sugar free energy drinks An interface through which computer programs written in Perl can ca ...

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sita:

sita (seetha). Furrow.

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