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    goddesses too. The wife of Brahma is Sarasvati‚ goddess of learning. Vishnu ’s wife is Lakshmi‚ goddess of wealth and prosperity. Shiva ’s wife is Parvati who is worshipped as Kali or Durga. Besides these‚ there are a number of other Gods and Goddesses. To name a few of them‚ there is Ganesh‚ who has an elephant ’s head and he is the son of Shiva and Parvati. Hanuman who is an ape‚ and Surya the Lord of the sun. Some gods have more than one name. Shiva is also known as Shankar‚ Mahadev‚ Natraj

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    talented. His daily chore is to spend time with his childhood friend‚ Parvati‚ the Mukherjees’ neighbor‚ who belongs to a middle-class family. Devdas is sent away abroad so that he can improve himself. Several years‚ upon his return‚ things have not changed‚ his dad still regards him as a slacker‚ though Devdas is welcomed by the rest of his family‚ the welcome could have been warmer had Devdas chosen not to visit Parvati (Paro)‚ rather than his own mother. Devdas and Paro are in love‚ and

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    Benefits of Marijuana

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    (alternet.org‚ paragraph 4) Marijuana is also used for spiritual purposes in many different cultures. Some Hindus use it to offer sacrifices to their minor deities. A Hindu scripture known as the Shastras states‚ "The god Shiva says to Parvati-- ’Oh‚ goddess Parvati‚ hear the benefits derived from bhang.” (druglibrary.net‚ paragraph 19) Rastafarians also believe Marijuana plays a strong part in spirituality. They believe smoking it is reveals the truth to themselves by changing their perspective.

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    is one aspect of the Great Goddess of Indian mythology known as Devi “the Goddess.” She is considered Shiva ’s wife‚ and can take several forms‚ from the gentle Parvati to the fierce Durga to the destroyer Kali. Although her attributes do not offer positive identification‚ this four-armed goddess appears to be Uma‚ also known as Parvati‚ the divine mate of the Hindu god Shiva. She is daughter of the Himalayas‚ who waited for Shiva to court her‚ singing and dancing and making herself beautiful. But

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    C.V.Raman

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    also * 7 Notes * 8 References * 9 Further reading * 10 External links [edit] Early years Venkata Raman was born at Thiruvanaikaval‚ near Tiruchirappalli‚ Madras Presidency to R. Chandrasekhara Iyer (b. 1866) and Parvati Ammal (Saptarshi Parvati).[1] He was the second of their eight children. At an early age‚ Raman moved to the city of Vizag‚ Andhra Pradesh. Studied in St.Aloysius Anglo-Indian High School. His father was a lecturer in Mathematics and physics‚ so he grew up in

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    Midnight's Children Thesis

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    Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie (A Study On Postcolonial Innovations) A Thesis Presented to the Department of Literature College of Nursing In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirement in Literature 101 World Literatures Tan‚ John Ryan N. March 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS Dedication………………………………………………………………………………………..2 Acknowledgement………………………………………………………………………………3 CHAPTER 1 The Problem and its background A: Introduction………………………………………………………………………

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    Dr. C V Raman

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    Dr. C.V. Raman was born on November 7‚ 1888 in an orthodox South Indian Brahmin family in tirchurappalli‚ Tamilnadu. His father’s name was Chandra Shekhar Aiyer who had special interest in science and mathematics. His mother Parvati was a pious lady. Raman was a very brilliant student since his early childhood He passed his matriculation at the age of 11 and at 15 graduated from the Presidency College‚ Chennai. He was the only student to get a first class. He completed his Master’s degree in Physics

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    Site Title: Elise Parvati Photography Developer: Elise Glynn Project Definition: The contents of this website will include a web portfolio of my photography and video work. The web site will be divided into different categories of photos (portrait‚ events‚ fashion etc.) Target Audience: The target audience for my web page will mainly be for men and women who are looking to update their modeling portfolios‚ other photographers‚ promoters for events‚ and people who generally want their picture taken

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    Tulsidas

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    India) | Titles/honours | Gosvāmī‚ Abhinavavālmīki‚Bhaktaśiromaṇi‚ etc | Guru | Naraharidāsa | Philosophy | Vaishnavism | Literary works | Ramcharitmanas‚Vinaypatrika‚ Dohavali‚Kavitavali‚ Hanuman Chalisa‚Vairagya Sandipani‚ Janaki Mangal‚ Parvati Mangal‚ and others | Quotation | I bow down to the whole world by folding both hands‚ considering it to be born out ofSita and Rama.[2] | Tulsidas (Devanagari: तुलसीदास‚ Hindi pronunciation: [t̪ʊls̪iːd̪aːs̪]‚ also known as Goswami Tulsidas;[3] 1497/1532[1]–1623)

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    Hinduim

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    Introduction to Hinduism Hinduism is the religion of the majority of people in India and Nepal. It also exists among significant populations outside of the sub continent and has over 900 million adherents worldwide. In some ways Hinduism is the oldest living religion in the world‚ or at least elements within it stretch back many thousands of years. Yet Hinduism resists easy definition partly because of the vast array of practices and beliefs found within it. It is also closely associated conceptually

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