contributions to enriching religious and cultural heritage in this region‚ and beyond. Lord Buddha‚ born in Nepal‚ has left his footprints not only in South Asia but all over the world. Sita‚ the daughter of Nepal‚ who was married to Ram‚ the crown prince of Ayodhya in India‚ has made special place in the hearts of Hindus living anywhere in the world. The contributions made by Indian philosophers and saints need no further elaboration. It is these great personalities of this region that have helped evolve‚ develop
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safety of non-combatants (civilians)‚ and are committed by non-government agencies. There has been many cases of communal disharmony in India in which Ayodhya dispute and The 1984 Anti Sikh Riots are worth mentioning. Ayodhya dispute has been a political‚ historical and socio-religious debate in India‚ centred on a plot of land in the city of Ayodhya‚ Faizabad‚ Uttar Pradesh. This is one rare legal battle in which the court ordered for excavations at the disputed site and also got old revenue records
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Sarayn is an ancient river that flowed through what is now the modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is often considered to be synonymous with the modern Gharghara river tribitutary of it. The Sarayn played a vital role for the city and life of Ayodhya‚ as according to the great Hindu epic‚the Ramayana‚is where Rama‚the seventh Avatara of Vishnu immersed himself to the return to his eternal‚ real Mahavishnu form‚ when he retired from the throne of Kosala. His brothers Bharata and Shatrughna also
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origin‚ Prince Rama wife was kidnapped by a ten-headed demon and with the help of Hanuman (Monkey god)‚ Prince Rama rescues his wife and on their way home the people of the village light rows of lamps which guided Rama and Sita back from the forest of Ayodhya. Diwali Celebrates the return of Rama and Sita‚ Rama was Crowned King. Describe the rituals that take place in Diwali? It is traditional to do a spring house cleaning to welcome the Goddesses Lakshmi into their home. In the evenings many Hindus
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For many famous festivities‚ there are always different legends about how the celebrations came to be. There are a few legends about the origin of Diwali‚ but the most popular is the story of Ramayana. Thousands of years ago‚ in the city of Ayodhya‚ there was a king named Dasaratha who ruled with three of his queens and four princes. The eldest prince named‚ Ram lived with his beautiful wife Sita and got along well with the other queens and princes. One of the King’s wives was jealous of Ram
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of Dwaraka‚ a righteous and just emperor‚ defeated Karna‚ an asura (demon) who waged war against Dwaraka and other regions of India. Other sources state that it is celebrated after Lord Rama defeated the demon Ravana who terrorized the people of Ayodhya. Either way‚ the message here is clear. Diwali is celebrated to commemorate the triumph of good over evil. The term ‘Festival of Lights’ seems to fit perfectly with Diwali. On this day‚ one could see Hindu houses decorated with colourful lights
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India is a vast land of thousands of festivals‚ out of which Diwali is considered to be one of the most auspicious for Indians. The myth goes that Lord Rama‚ the king of India returns to Ayodhya(his kingdom) after fourteen years in exile. The people are overjoyed on his return and light candles and burst firecrackers in celebration. Markets are abuzz with activity and people celebrate the festival in the grandest possible way. I was born in India but soon after‚ my family immigrated to Dubai‚
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In Say Yes‚ A normal white couple are just talking and washing dishes. The story is about one topic- interracial marriage? Husband argues ‘No’ while his Wife Ann argues ‘Yes’. Husband makes rational points like statistics pointing such marriages do not work while wife makes the point that if two people love each other race does not matter. Soon the argument heats up and at a point Ann accidentally cuts her thumb. The husband without expecting everything rushes to get her first-aid. He started washing
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epic story. So‚ they fall in love because of a pledge is to be married only to somebody who can lift‚ bend and string the humongous bow of Shiva. The task presents no problems for Rama. Shortly after the wedding‚ Rama‚ Sita and Lakshmana go back to Ayodhya‚ where the King Dasaratha (Rama’s father) announces his resignation in favor for Rama as his successor. This part of the story tells us how they put the eldest son in the thrown to take over their fathers authority when the king is in no longer in
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History of Ganga River The Ganges is one of the major rivers of the Indian subcontinent‚ flowing east through the Gangetic Plain of northern India into Bangladesh. The 2‚510 km (1‚560 mi) river rises in the western Himalayas in the Uttarakhand state of India‚ and drains into the Sunderbans delta in the Bay of Bengal. It has long been considered a holy river by Hindus and worshiped as the goddess Ganga in Hinduism. It has also been important historically: many former provincial or imperial capitals
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