place sometime between late September and early October. Every region observes this ten-day festival in a special way. In the North‚ "Ram Lila’ recitations and music recall the life of the legendary hero‚ Rama. Large fire-cracker-stuffed effigies of Ravana‚ representing evil‚
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important festival celebrated in India. Diwali or Deepawali means an array of lights. It is a festival of lights symbolizing victory of good over evil and the glory of light. Diwali is celebrated as the day that Lord Rama returned to Ayoda after defeating Ravana. Diwali also signifies Harvest Festival. Another legend is Naraksura‚ a monster who was a troublemaker to the gods. Lord Krishna and Satyabama killed the demon. Diwali is celebrated in five days. The first day of Diwali is called Dhanteras.
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Rama’s Play in Rama’ Town The Dusshera festival that falls on the 10th day of the waxing moon during the Hindu month of Ashvin (around September or October) celebrates the victory of Rama over Ravana and Ramlila; a dramatic folk play is enacted during this festival. During the Dusshera festival there are many thousands of these Ramlila productions being staged all over India. It is widely enacted throughout northern India. The most popular Ramlilas are those of Ramnagar‚ Varanasi
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THE SHIVA PURANA The Shiva Purana has twenty-four thousand shlokas. These are divided into six samhitas or sections. The names of the sectiosn are jnana samhita‚ vidyeshvara samhit‚ kailasa samhita‚ sanatkumar samhita‚ vayaviya samhita and dharma samhit. Each samhita is further subdivided into chapters (adhyaya). Jnana samhita has seventy-eight chapters‚ vidyeshvara samhita sixteen‚ kailasa samhita twelve‚ sanathkumar samhila fifty-nine‚ vayaviya samhita thirty and dharma samhita sixty-five. The
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Gilgamesh In Gilgamesh‚ we see several of Campbell’s stages of the heroic myth. We see Gilgamesh introduced in his ordinary world‚ he is called to adventure twice‚ he passes the first threshold‚ he meets several helpers and encounters tests‚ he reaches the innermost cave‚ endures the supreme ordeal‚ seizes the treasure‚ is resurrected‚ and returns home with the treasure. Gilgamesh begins the tale at home as the restless king (introduction of the hero in their ordinary world). He soon meets his
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Lit. 103 World Literatures Preliminary Examination Reviewer ------------------------------------------------- Indian-Chinese-Japanese Indian Literature Aryan race- invaded India from North West * Brahmanism‚ Hinduism‚ and Jainism were their religions Gautama Buddha- made many changes in the old religion; his teachings later became the basis for one of the five major religions Sanskrit- oldest extant Aryan language‚ used in most Ancient Indian literature 2 Periods of Indian Literature
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Like in the case of Rama and Sita‚ and how Rama dealt with her faithfulness after she was kidnapped by Ravana. Sita had to prove she still had her virtue. I know it was to prove to the people so that they would not question her virtue was stained. Yet when later the people of his kingdom questioned it he was too weak to defend her instead he sent her away
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UDate and Time of Submission 12/12/2011‚ 04.30 pm Why should we be ethical? The relevance of ethics in life Biz Ethics IIMK Group a‚ Section D Ankur dey Tarafdar‚ PGP/15/204‚ Ankur Kaithal‚ PGP/15/205‚ Bagya Lakshmi‚ PGP/15/212 Gauri Chodankar‚ PGP/15/215 Jayntwin Katia‚ PGP/15/224 Why should we be ethical? - The importance of ethics in life Abstract As Albert Schweitzer puts it “Ethics is nothing else but reverence for life”. The introduction of ethics in our life is an unconscious process
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Discuss Dr.Faustus as a tragedy relevant to all times. The word tragedy finds its origin in Greek spirit‚theory and mythology in the word tragedia. Tragedy tends to bring to mind the thoughts of pity and sympathy. According to Aristotle‚ the famous Greek philosopher emotions of pity and fear are aroused while watching or listening to a tragedy. Tragedy is a play that represents a central action or plot that is serious and significant. These plays involve a main character that is a normal human
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There is a law governing the behaviour of everything in this universe. All must submit to it for the world to function properly. Otherwise things will go awry and end up in chaos. It is the will of the Lord that all his creation‚ all his creatures‚ should live in happiness. That is why he has ordained a dharma‚ a law‚ for each one of them. It is compliance with this dharma that ensures all-round harmony. While Isvara protects his children from rain and sun‚ he also provides them‚ when needed‚ with
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