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There is a story about Vijaya and his men landing on the shores of Sri-Lanka. There were no women with them, since they were exciled by the king father of Vijeya. So, he married a local tribal woman and then a Chola princess in order to have a son. But there was no reference that he was a Sinhalese or he spoke Sinhala. Therefore it is wrong to say, Vijeya introduced Sinhala to Sri-Lanka. If he was a Sinhala, who was exciled ( or rather left to drift in the bay of Bengal ), what happened to the rest of the Sinhala people who exciled him by pu ...

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Vijaya
See Jaya and Vijaya.

 
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Durga Puja or Navaratri:
This festival is observed twice a year, once in the month of Chaitra and then in Aswayuja. It lasts for nine days in honour of the nine manifestations of Durga. During Navaratri (the word literally means "nine nights") devotees of Durga observe a fast. Brahmins are fed and prayers are offered for the protection of health and property.
 
From Hindu Fasts & Festivals by Sri Swami Sivananda.
 

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MOTHER SARASWATHI
The presiding Deity over Creation and Dissolution Mother Saraswathi, is divine knowledge personified, the embodiment of knowledge of the Absolute. The sound of Her celestial veena awakens the notes of the sublime utterances of the Upanishads which reveal the Truth, and the sacred monosyllable, Om. She bestows the knowledge of the supreme, mystic sound and then gives full knowledge of the Self as represented by Her pure, dazzling snow-white apparel. Therefore, to propitiate Saraswathi, the giver of knowledge, is the third stage.
 
From " Hindu Fasts & Festivals " by Sri Swami Sivananda.
 

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MOTHER DURGA
The Saviour from all Sorrows and Dangers  
The Durga Puja is celebrated in various parts of India in different styles. But the one basic aim of this celebration is to propitiate Shakti, the Goddess in Her aspect as Power, to bestow upon man all wealth, auspiciousness, prosperity, knowledge (both sacred and secular), and all other potent powers. Whatever be the particular or special request that everyone may put before the Goddess is being effected consciously or unconsciously. Everyone is blessed with Her loving mercy and is protected by Her.
 
From " Hindu Fasts & Festivals " by Sri Swami Sivananda.
 

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MOTHER KALI
The Destroyer of Demoniac Attributes
It is unfortunate that Devi is ignorantly understood by many as a mere blood-thirsty Hindu Goddess. No! Devi is not a vicious demoness nor is She the property of the Hindus alone. Devi does not belong to any religion. Devi is that conscious power of God. The words Devi, Shakti, etc., and the ideas of different forms connected with these names are concessions granted by the sages due to the limitations of the human intellect; they are by no means the ultimate definitions of Shakti.
 
From " Hindu Fasts & Festivals " by Sri Swami Sivananda.
 

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Religious observances, traditional worship and Vratas have, at times, more than one significance. Apart from being the adoration of the Divine, they are commemorative of stirring bygone events, allegoric when interpreted from the occult standpoint, and are significant pointers guiding the Jiva on his path to Realisation.
 
Excerpt from All About Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda
 

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Buddhist art originated in the Indian subcontinent in the centuries following the life of the historical Gautama Buddha in the 6th to 5th century BCE, before evolving through its contact with other cultures and its diffusion through the rest of Asia and the world. A first, essentially Indian, aniconic phase (avoiding direct representations of the Buddha), was followed from around the 1st century CE by an iconic phase (with direct representations of the Buddha). From that time, Buddhist art diversified and evolved ... Including: Buddhist art - Aniconic phase 5th century - 1st century BCE Buddhist art - Iconic phase 1st century CE – present Buddhist art - Northern Buddhist art Buddhist art - Central Asia Buddhist art - China Buddhist art - Korea Buddhist art - Japan Buddhist art - Tibet and Bhutan Buddhist art - Vietnam Buddhist art - Southern Buddhist art Buddhist art - Burma Buddhist art - Cambodia Buddhist art - Thailand Buddhist art - Indonesia

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Vijaya Lakshmi Nehru Pandit (िवजयलक्ष्मी नेहरू पण्िडत) (1900 1990) was an Indian diplomat and politician. She was the sister of Indian Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. Following India's independence from the British in 1947, she became India's envoy to the Soviet Union. She then became India's ambassador to the United Nations. She was the President of the United Nations General Assembly during the year 1953, becoming the first woman to hold that position. She served as governor of Maharashtra from 1962 until 1964. Pandit was a harsh critic of her niece ...

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Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya (or Vijaya Raya) was an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire from the Sangama Dynasty. Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya - Background. Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya was the son of Deva Raya I and succeeded his brother, Ramachandra Raya, in 1422 AD as the king of the Vijayanagara Empire. Similar to Ramachandra Raya, Vijaya Raya was not known for doing anything significant and his short reign ended in 1424 AD (though Nuniz had stated that his reign ended in six years, not two) when he was ... Including:

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This day is to worship weapons. People in the modern days worship automobiles, their machines on this day. 'Weapons' have been replaced with 'tools of the trade'. So people worship carpentry tools, computers, vehicles, cooking utensils etc etc. ...

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