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Ayya Vaikundar incarnated from the Sea, and after providing rules and regulations to God-heads, came to Detchanam (Swamithoppe) and performed Tavam for six years in the place which was now known as Vatakku Vasal in Swamithoppe. Then when the Kalineesan came to arrest him he went once again in to the sea at Muttappathi and after that (in tamil called the Vinchai), he returned Swamithoppe, from where he was arrested. Then after his trial he was carried in a Vahana by his devotees to Swamithoppe where he incinerated the evil spirits and unified the Seven Virgins with himself. Then after the marriage with ...

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Swamithoppepathi, Swamithoppepathi - Genesis and history, Swamithoppepathi - Architecture and structure, Swamithoppepathi - Location, Swamithoppepathi - Festival and celebrations

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TCS provides high end IT solutions to major corporations world-wide, and also provides business-consulting services. As of 2005, with a presence in 34 countries across 5 continents and a comprehensive range of services across diverse industries, TCS is one of the world's leading Information Technology companies with Revenues of $2.28 Billion USD. Seven of the Fortune Top 10 companies are among its customers.TCS has a vision to bre ...

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Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Consultancy Services - History, Tata Consultancy Services - The Company, Tata Consultancy Services - Business Areas, Tata Consultancy Services - Prominent Business Units, Tata Consultancy Services - Tata Research Development and Design Center TRDDC, Tata Consultancy Services - Indian Branches, Tata Consultancy Services - Global Units, Tata Consultancy Services - Products

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Universities and colleges in India - Arts / Science. In india ramniranjan jhunjhunwala college ghatkopar(w)is the best college for science and sies college of commerce and economics is the best college for commerce followed by st xaviers ,ruia, ruparel ,jaihindin sciecne and st xaviers ,somaiya, jaihind , bhavans college respectively. but for just fun only you can go to podar or nm college. engineering colleges in india except the indian institue of technologyand NIT'S are not good.they only provide education by ...

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Universities and colleges in India, Universities and colleges in India - NCR, Universities and colleges in India - Kerala, Universities and colleges in India - Arts / Science, Universities and colleges in India - Polytechnics, Universities and colleges in India - Engineering, Universities and colleges in India - Medical, Universities and colleges in India - Maharashtra, Universities and colleges in India - Medical, Universities and colleges in India - Tamil Nadu, Universities and colleges in India - Arts / Science, Universities and colleges in India - Medical, Universities and colleges in India - Engineering, Universities and colleges in India - Polytechnics, Universities and colleges in India - West Bengal, Universities and colleges in India - Medical Colleges

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Published weekly since 1878 and daily since 1889, it has grown steadily to its current circulation of 1 million copies and a readership of over 3 million, both in India and abroad. It was also one of the first Indian newspapers to offer an online edition (Print edition at http://www.hindu.com and hourly news updates at [1]). The Hindu is based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The Hindu enjoys considerable popularity, especially in South India, where it enjoys a cult status of being local tradition, not just a newspaper. Though its polit ...

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The Hindu, The Hindu - About The Hindu, The Hindu - The Changing Political Leanings of The Hindu, The Hindu - Supplements provided, The Hindu - Other publications

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Travancore - 18th Century. The region was ruled by the Ay Dynasty during the first Sangham age (circa 300 BC – 600 AD) and was the scene of many battles between the Kulashekaras and the Cholas during the second Sangham age (circa 850–1400 AD), when Vizhinjam, the capital, was sacked by the Cholas. Later the area was termed Venad, and the rulers were very weak, being vassals of Nayaks of Madurai or facing rebellions from the powerful feudal land lords ( ...

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Travancore, Travancore - Geography, Travancore - History, Travancore - 18th Century, Travancore - 19th Century, Travancore - Postcolonial Travancore, Travancore - External link

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Under the impact of Aryan religions, the cult of Theyyam had changed substantially incorporating new trends and sub cults along with its tribal character. In a different way, it can be stated that all prominent characteristics of a primitive tribal religious worship had widened the stream of Theyyam cult and made it a deep rooted folk religion of the millions. For instance, the cult of Mother Goddesses had an important place in Theyyam. Besides this, the practice like spirit-worship, hero-worship, masathi-worship, tree-worship, ancest ...

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Theyyam, Theyyam - History, Theyyam - Classification of Sub Cults, Theyyam - Patronage by Brahmins, Theyyam - A Paragraph on Performance, Theyyam - Sree Muthappan Theyyam, Theyyam - Bibliography

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Tourist destinations in Jammu and Kashmir include: Srinagar Jammu Leh Amarnath Vaishno Devi Other cities of interest in Northern India include Gwalior, Khajuraho, Varanasi, Mathura, and Haridwar. Moving south, many places are a mix of ancient historic sites as well as industrial/technological hubs. Some of these are listed below. ...

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Tourism in India, Tourism in India - Rajasthan, Tourism in India - Jammu and Kashmir, Tourism in India - Karnataka, Tourism in India - Tamil Nadu, Tourism in India - Kerala, Tourism in India - Andhra Pradesh, Tourism in India - Pondicherry, Tourism in India - Goa, Tourism in India - North East India

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SriLankan Airlines - Asia. China, People's Republic of Beijing (Beijing Capital International Airport) Hong Kong (Hong Kong International Airport) Japan Tokyo (Narita International Airport) India Bangalore Chennai (Chennai International Airport) Delhi (Indira Gandhi International Airport) Hyderabad Kochi (Cochin International Airport) Kozhikode (Cal ...

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SriLankan Airlines, SriLankan Airlines - Code Data, SriLankan Airlines - Destinations, SriLankan Airlines - Asia, SriLankan Airlines - Europe, SriLankan Airlines - Fleet

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Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple stands at a place, which is considered as one of the seven Parasurama Kshetras, and ancient texts including Puranas, particularly, the Skanda Puranas and Padma Puranas, have extolled the sanctity of this place and the shrine. The tradition states that in this place Lord Vishnu had given darshan to Indian sages like Divakarmuni and Bilvamangalam Swami. An Ezhava couple had also seen the lord in the form of a child and the child had taken morsels of rice from the hands of the couple. In memory of this legend, naivedyam prepared ...

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Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple, Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple - Antiquity, Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple - Gopuram, Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple - The sanctum, Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple - Other deities, Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple - Festivals

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Shimla - Heart of the city. The ridge and the adjacent Mall Road form the heart of the city. Vehicular traffic is not allowed on the Mall Road, making it a favorite place for walking. Shimla - Places of worship. Kali Bari (a temple of the Hindu goddess Kali) is five minutes walk from Mall Road, Jakhoo Temple (a temple of the Hindu god Hanuman) is located at the highest point in Shimla (2600 m above mean sea level, about a 30 minute to one hour walk from the mall). Sankat Mochan ...

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Shimla, Shimla - History, Shimla - Geography, Shimla - Economy, Shimla - Government and politics, Shimla - Demographics, Shimla - Culture, Shimla - Education, Shimla - Media, Shimla - Sports, Shimla - Transport, Shimla - Places of interest, Shimla - Heart of the city, Shimla - Places of worship, Shimla - Marketplaces, Shimla - Pictures

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A plan for a rail system in India was first put forward in 1832, but no further steps were taken for more than a decade. In 1844, the Governor-General of India Lord Hardinge allowed private entrepreneurs to set up a rail system in India. Two new railway companies were created and the East India Company was asked to assist them. Interest from a lot of investors in the UK led to the rapid creation of a rail system over the next few years. The first train in India became operational on 1851-12-22, and was used for the hauling of construction ma ...

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Rail transport in India, Rail transport in India - History, Rail transport in India - Track, Rail transport in India - Locomotives, Rail transport in India - Traction, Rail transport in India - Signalling systems, Rail transport in India - Production units, Rail transport in India - Accommodation classes, Rail transport in India - Nomenclature, Rail transport in India - Hierarchy of trains, Rail transport in India - Ticketing, Rail transport in India - International links, Rail transport in India - Private Railways, Rail transport in India - Notes

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Panentheism - Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Christianity. The Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches have a doctrine called panentheism to describe the relationship between the Uncreated (God, who is omnipotent, eternal, and constant) and His creation that bears surface similarities with the panentheism described above but maintains a critical distinction. Most specifically, these Churches teach that God is not the "watchmaker God" of the Western European Enlightenment. Likewise, the ...

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Panentheism, Panentheism - Ancient Panentheism, Panentheism - Panentheism in Christianity, Panentheism - Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Christianity, Panentheism - Other Christian Panentheists, Panentheism - Panentheism in Judaism, Panentheism - Panentheism in Hinduism, Panentheism - Panentheism in Ayyavazhi, Panentheism - Opposing views

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With Tamil, Kota, Kodava Thakk and Kannada, Malayalam belongs to the southern group of Dravidian languages. Its affinity to Tamil is the most striking. Proto-Tamil Malayalam, the common stock of Tamil and Malayalam apparently disintegrated over a period of four of five centuries from the ninth century on, resulting in the emergence of Malayalam as a language distinct from Tamil. As the language of scholarship and administration Tamil greatly influenced the early development of Malayalam. Later the irresistible inroads the Namboothiris made i ...

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Malayalam language, Malayalam language - Evolution, Malayalam language - Development of literature, Malayalam language - The script, Malayalam language - Language variation and external influence, Malayalam language - Trivia

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As at 27 May 2004, excluding code-shared destinations. Silkair - Asia. China, People's Republic of Chengdu (Chengdu Shuangliu Airport) since 24 July 2002 Chongqing since 15 June 2004 Kunming Shenzhen (Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport) from 30 October 2005 Xiamen (Xiamen Gaoqi Airport) India Kochi (Cochin International Airport) since 28 October 2001 Thiruvananthapuram (Thiruvananthapuram International Airpo ...

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Silkair, Silkair - History, Silkair - Incidents and Accidents, Silkair - Destinations, Silkair - Asia, Silkair - Charter destinations, Silkair - Destinations under negotiation, Silkair - Terminated destinations, Silkair - Fleet, Silkair - Codeshare partners

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Shimla is accessible by road, air and railway but road is perhaps the best means of transport. Shimla - Road. The nearest large city is Chandigarh, 115 kilometres on National Highway no 22. New Delhi is 365 kilometers. There are Volvo (Super-Deluxe) buses, operated by State owned roadways,that run between Delhi and Shimla via Chandigarh. It takes about 7-8 hours to complete the journey in these buses.

Shimla, Shimla - History, Shimla - Geography, Shimla - Economy, Shimla - Government and politics, Shimla - Demographics, Shimla - Culture, Shimla - Education, Shimla - Media, Shimla - Sports, Shimla - Transport, Shimla - Road, Shimla - Railway, Shimla - Air, Shimla - Eating Joints, Shimla - Places of interest, Shimla - Heart of the city, Shimla - Gaiety Theatre, Shimla - Viceregal Lodge, Shimla - Places of worship, Shimla - Marketplaces, Shimla - Pictures

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The establishment of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) was one of his greatest achievements. He successfully convinced the government of the importance of a space programme for a developing country like India after the Russian, Sputnik launch. Dr. Bhabha supported Dr. Sarabhai in setting up the first rocket launching station in the India. This center was established at Thumba near Thiruvananthapuram on the coast of Arabian Sea, primarily because of its proximity to the equator. After a monstrous effort in infrastructure, personnel, communication links, and launch pads, on November 21, 1963 the i ...

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Vikram Sarabhai, Vikram Sarabhai - Early Years, Vikram Sarabhai - Career, Vikram Sarabhai - Indian Space Program, Vikram Sarabhai - Personal Life, Vikram Sarabhai - Awards and Distinguished Positions, Vikram Sarabhai - Honors, Vikram Sarabhai - Links

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The airline was set up on June 15, 1953 and started operations on 1 August 1953. It was established after legislation came into force to nationalise the entire airline industry in India. Two new national airlines were to be formed along the same lines as happened in the United Kingdom with BOAC and BEA. Air India took over international routes and Indian Corporation took over the domestic and regional routes. Eight former independent domestic airlines: Deccan Airways, Airways-India, Bharat Airways, Himalayan Aviation, Kalinga Air Line ...

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Indian Airlines, Indian Airlines - History, Indian Airlines - Services, Indian Airlines - Incidents and Accidents, Indian Airlines - Fleet, Indian Airlines - Livery

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List of city name changes - British Columbia. Fort Camosun → Fort Victoria → Victoria Wu'muthkweyum → Vancouver List of city name changes - Manitoba. Prince of Wales Fort → Churchill List of city name changes - New Brunswick. Fort LaTour → Saint John Léger Corner → Dieppe Ste. Anne's Point → Fredericton List of city name changes - NunavutSee also:

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Calicut is the anglicised form of ‘Kalikut’, Arabic for the Malayalam name Kozhikode. It is also called the Cock Fort. According to the historian K.V. Krishnan Iyer, the term means koyil (palace) kodu (fortified). The ports of the Malabar Coast have been participated in the Indian Ocean trade in spices, silk, and other goods for over two millennia. Kozhikode emerged as the centre of an independent kingdom in the 14th century, ...

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Kozhikode, Kozhikode - History, Kozhikode - Climate, Kozhikode - People, Kozhikode - Media, Kozhikode - Places of interest, Kozhikode - Culture & Cuisine, Kozhikode - Educational institutions

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The various episodes, that are portrayed to be occurring after the event of incarnation, are called here as post-incarnational events. Given below is an elaboration of them. Image:Emergence of Vaikundar .jpg Ayyavazhi mythology - Vaikundar's emergence out of the sea. Vaikundar crossed over to the land from the sea and showing a bodily appearance to the mother of Muthukutty, told her: "Woman, you had been my mother before the year 1008 (AD 1833). Now, I have been born as Vaikundar, the child o ...

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Ayyavazhi mythology, Ayyavazhi mythology -
Pre-incarnational events, Ayyavazhi mythology - The first six Yugas, Ayyavazhi mythology - The Santror, Ayyavazhi mythology - Kalineesan Kali Yuga and Kalimayai, Ayyavazhi mythology - Thirumal in Thiruvananthapuram, Ayyavazhi mythology - Incarnational events, Ayyavazhi mythology - Preparing for incarnation, Ayyavazhi mythology - Mayon — on the identity of his people, Ayyavazhi mythology - Final admonition through Thiruvasakam, Ayyavazhi mythology - Deciding to incarnate as Vaikundar, Ayyavazhi mythology - The incarnation, Ayyavazhi mythology - Post-incarnational events, Ayyavazhi mythology - Vaikundar's emergence out of the sea, Ayyavazhi mythology - Vaikundar's journey to Detchanam, Ayyavazhi mythology - Tavam, Ayyavazhi mythology - Burning of the demons, Ayyavazhi mythology - Seizing the power of magic witchcraft sorcery trickery etc., Ayyavazhi mythology - Exhortations, Ayyavazhi mythology - Vaikundar's trial, Ayyavazhi mythology - Thuvayal Thavasu, Ayyavazhi mythology - Marriage with the Seven Virgins, Ayyavazhi mythology - Festivals and celebrations, Ayyavazhi mythology - Vaikundar as the Reigning King, Ayyavazhi mythology - Marriage with the Deities, Ayyavazhi mythology - Ascending to Vaikundam the abode of Thirumal, Ayyavazhi mythology - Dharma Yukam [The final victory]

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Khandagiri & Udayagiri (Jain Heritage) The twin hills of Khandagiri & Udayagiri, 8 km from Bhubaneswar, served as the site of an ancient Jain monastery which was carved into cave like chambers in the face of the hill. Dating back to the 2nd century BC, some of the caves have beautiful carvings. The Rani Gumpha ( Queen's Cave), one of the largest and double-storied, is ornately embellished with beautiful carvings. In the Hati Gumpha (Elephant Cave), King Kharavela has carved out the chronicles of his reign.
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Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar - History and Character, Bhubaneswar - Geography, Bhubaneswar - Transportation and City Access, Bhubaneswar - Air, Bhubaneswar - Rail, Bhubaneswar - Road, Bhubaneswar - Notable Sites, Bhubaneswar - Fairs & Festivals, Bhubaneswar - Education, Bhubaneswar - External link

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It was at Perunnalli Krishnan Vaidyar’s house that Chattampi Kunjan Pilla first met the young Nānu Āśān (later known as Sree Nārāyana Guru. By then Chattampi Kunjan Pilla was well versed in yoga and spiritual matters and their meeting proved to be the start of a profound and cherished companionship, although the two were of different temperaments. In those days Nānu Āśān was a soft-spoken introvert and Chattampi Kunjan Pilla an outspoken extrovert. When around 1884 Nānu Āśān was searching for a guru to teach him advanced yoga, Ch ...

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Chattampi Swamikal, Chattampi Swamikal - Early life, Chattampi Swamikal - Soul mate of Nānu Āśān, Chattampi Swamikal - Maha Samadhi, Chattampi Swamikal - Teachings of Chattampi Swamikal, Chattampi Swamikal - Literary works of Chattampi Swamikal

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