A Wisdom Archive on Vindhyas

Vindhya
A range of hills that form the natural boundary between northern and southern India.

 
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The Vindhya Range is a range of hills in central India, which geographically separates The Indian subcontinent into northern India (the Indo-Gangetic plain) and Southern India. The western end of the range rises in eastern Gujarat state, near the border with Madhya Pradesh, and the range runs east and north nearly to the Ganges River at Mirzapur. The southern slopes of the range are drained by the Narmada River, which drains westward to the Arabian Sea in the depression between the Vindhya Range and the parallel Satpu ...

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Vindhya mountain range:
Vindhya mountain range. One of seven chief holy mountain ranges. Separates South India from North India and faces the Himalayas.

 
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Diwali is a time of the year when families, friends and communities come together in a spirit of celebration and joy. Diwali is the time, according to the version popular north of Vindhyas, when Lord Rama returned to Ayodhya after spending 14 years in exile.
 
However, the deeper meaning of Diwali is celebration of the message of Lord Rama's life of sacrifice and dharma.

 
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Telugu New Year's Day
THIS FALLS on the first day of the month of Chaitra (March-April) according to Chandramana. This is a day of rejoicing. This is new year's day for the people of Andhra Pradesh and also the Telugu people all over the world.
 
From Hindu Fasts & Festivals by Sri Swami Sivananda.
 

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That part of the great Aryan race which migrated from Central Asia, through the mountain passes into India, settled first in the districts near the river Sindhu, now called the Indus, on the other side of the river. The Persians pronounced the word Sindhu as Hindu, and named their Aryan brethren Hindus. Hindu is only a corrupt form of Sindhu.
 
Excerpt from All About Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda
 

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Bhils:
Bhils. A mountain race who live in the Vindhya hills.

 
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In Hinduism, Agastya (अगस्त्य in devanagari, pronounced as /ə gəs tyə/; also transliterated as Agathiar, Agasthiar, Agastyar and in other ways) is a legendary Vedic sage or rishi. He is in some ways regarded as the patron saint of much of the south India. Some say that it was the sage Agastya who first brought and popularized the Vedic religion to south India. Agastya and his clan are also credited to have "authored" many mantras of the Rig Veda, the earliest and most revered Hindu scripture, in t ... Including:

• Agastya - Humbling the Vindhya mountains
• Agastya - Agastya and the Tamil language
• Agastya - Agastya and Lopāmudrā
• Agastya - Legends about Agastya
• Agastya - Other facets of Agastya
• Agastya - Unity of Vishnu and Shiva
• Agastya - Agastya In Ayyavazhi
• Agastya - Certain important Stotrams

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The Deccan Plateau is a vast plateau in India, encompassing most of Central and Southern India. It comprises the whole of peninsular India south of the Vindhya range and has an elevation which ranges from 1,500 to 2,500 feet (450 to 750 m). It is bounded in the west by the Western Ghats and in the east by the Eastern Ghats. These two formations form one of the vertex of a triangle which encompasses the plateau with the Vindhya range forming the third side. This region is one ... Including:

• Deccan - Origin of Name
• Deccan - Geography
• Deccan - People

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For the mountain in Tanzania, see Mount Meru, Tanzania. Mount Meru or Mount Sumeru is a sacred mountain in Hindu and Buddhist mythology considered to be the center of the universe. It is believed to be the abode of Brahma and other deities of both religions. The mountain is said to be 80,000 leagues (450,000 km) high and located in Jambudvipa, one of the continents on earth in Hindu mythology. Angkor Wat, the principal temple of Angkor in Cambodia, was built as a symbolic representation of Mount Meru. Including:

• Mount Meru Mythology - Legends
• Mount Meru Mythology - Meru Vayu and Lanka
• Mount Meru Mythology - Meru Agastya and the Vindhya mountains
• Mount Meru Mythology - Beliefs

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