Tibetan Buddhism, kapalas are often carved or elaborately mounted with precious metals and jewels. 'Kapala' (Tibetan: ཀ་པ་ལ་, Wylie: kapala) is a loan word...
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up kapala in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A kapala is a cup made from a human skull used as a ritual implement. Kapala may also refer to: Kapala (wasp)...
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Peter Chibwe Kapala is a Zambian politician. He is the current Minister of Fisheries and Livestock of Zambia and a nominated member of parliament. He is...
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genus Kapala: Kapala argentina Gemignani, 1933 Kapala atrata (Walker, 1862) Kapala chacoensis Gemignani, 1947 Kapala cuprea Cameron, 1913 Kapala cynipsea...
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Rocinela kapala is a species of isopod in the family Aegidae, and was first described in 1988 by Niel L. Bruce. The species was first described in detail...
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Ariosoma kapala (common name mottled conger) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was first described in 1990 by Peter H. J. Castle...
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Bathyamaryllis kapala is a species of amphipod in the family Amaryllididae, and was first described in 2002 by James K. Lowry and Helen E. Stoddart. The...
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The Florian Kapała Stadium (Polish: Stadion żużlowy im. Floriana Kapały Rawicz) is a 7,000-capacity motorcycle speedway stadium in the northwest area of...
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Falsimargarita kapala is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Calliostomatidae within the superfamily Trochoidea, the top...
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The Kapala stingaree (Urolophus kapalensis) is a species of stingray in the family Urolophidae, endemic to inshore waters off southeastern Queensland and...
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Goddess Parvati took the form of Angala Amman to help Shiva rid of the Kapala that was following Him after He cut off the fifth head of Brahma. Legend...
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Diaphus kapalae (redirect from Kapala lanternfish)
Diaphus kapalae, the Kapala lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The fish is named in honor of the fisheries...
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form of Bhairava, who decapitated one of Brahma's heads. When the skull (kapala) of Brahma was held in the hand of Bhairava, the creator deity's ego was...
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Kapala is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Sikasso in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 175 square kilometers...
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Florian Kapała (1929 - 2007) was an international speedway rider from Poland. Kapała reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1961 Individual...
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purification in hatha yoga. The word kapalabhati is made up of two Sanskrit words: kapāla meaning "skull", and bhāti meaning "shining, illuminating". It is intended...
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Kali are sometimes depicted holding a kapala full of human blood. Many carved and elaborately mounted kapalas survive, mostly in Tibet. In 1510, Shah...
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having “a rich line in acoustic textures and chamber-rock dynamics.” After Kapala's departure from the band in 2013, Darlingside moved toward a traditional...
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Kapala is a village and commune in the Cercle of Koutiala in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 199 square kilometers and...
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Frederick J. Kapala (born 1950) is an inactive senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois...
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the 4th and 8th century CE. The word is derived from the Sanskrit term kapāla, meaning "skull", and kāpālika can be translated as the "skull-men" or "skull-bearers"...
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with spiral-coiled hair and holding a fish (matsya) and a kapala. The fish and wine-cup kapala are special characteristics of Tantric Shakta images of Varahi...
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Chandi, Durga, Kaushiki, Lalita Weapon Trishula (Trident), Damaru (Drum), Kapala, Pasha (rope/snake rope) Mount Lion Texts Devi Bhagavata, Kalika Purana...
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sun such as the zenith distance, declination, and diameter of the sun. Kapala Yantra: Built on the same principle as the jai Prakash, the instrument is...
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cremation ashes on their bodies, and use bones from human corpses for crafting kapāla (skull cups which Shiva and other Hindu deities are often iconically depicted...
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the Government of Tamil Nadu. The temple's name is derived from the words kapala (head) and Ishvara, an epithet of Shiva. According to the Puranas, during...
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depicted as a naked, often red-skinned maiden in a dancing posture, with a kapala (skull cup) in her left hand and a khatvanga on her left shoulder, while...
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Year Movie Song Title Music Director Lyrics Co-Singers 1992 Kapala Likhana "Sathi Mo Jivana Sathi" Akshaya Mohanty Sudesh Bhosle "Jodi Re Jodi" Akshay...
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usually appears as a pair with the kapala (skull-cup), symbolizing the union of wisdom (kartika) and method (kapala). The shape of the kartika or drigug...
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Year Film Song Composer(s) Co-artist(s) 1992 Kapala Likhana "Tama Kole Janamiba Akshaya Mohanty solo "Kalia Sunare Kalia Suna" "Aare Janha Aa" "Bada Nirimama...
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