Guardians of the directions (redirect from Ashta dik palaka)
South, East, and West).[citation needed] Directions in Hindu tradition are called as Diśā, or Dik. There are four cardinal directions, six orthogonal directions...
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Ubhauli tunes". The Kathmandu Post. May 17, 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2012. Rai, Dik Bahadur (2012). The impacts of Modernization on the traditional Sakawa Sili...
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Dic Siôn Dafydd ([dɪk ʃoːn ˈdavɨ̞ð], "Dick [son of] John [son of] David") is a satirical stereotype of an Anglophile Welsh person who deliberately turns...
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Nageshvara Temple, Begur (category Hindu temples in Bangalore Rural district)
artistic touch, the eight panel sculptures in a square grids (called the ashta-dik-palaka) which includes an image of four handed Uma-Maheshvara (the god Shiva...
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Ramalingeshwara group of temples, Avani (category Hindu temples in Kolar district)
consort Parvati) surrounded by an ensemble of ashtadikpalas (ashta - "eight", dik - "directions", pala - "guardian"; guardians in eight directions). There...
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Ashtadiggajas. The title Ashtadiggajas (Ashta + dik + gaja) means elephants in eight directions. It refers to the old Hindu belief that eight elephants hold the...
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Zebu (section Hindu tradition)
megalotis) Madoqua Günther's dik-dik (M. guentheri) Kirk's dik-dik (M. kirkii) Silver dik-dik (M. piacentinii) Salt's dik-dik (M. saltiana) Neotragus Bates'...
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except in parts of India and Nepal, where they are considered sacred by most Hindus. Bovids are used as draft animals and as riding animals. Small breeds of...
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Affecting Sports Activities: A Case Study of Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan (DIK)". Researchgate.net. 8 October 2020. "Tehsils & Unions in the District of...
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Diksha (category Hindu rituals)
dā ("to give") plus kṣi ("to destroy") or alternately from the verb root dīkṣ ("to consecrate"). When the mind of the guru and the disciple become one...
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[citation needed] The urial is native to montane areas in the Pamir Mountains, Hindu Kush and Himalayas up to an elevation of 4,500 m (14,800 ft). It is distributed...
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Sandhyavandanam (category Rituals in Hindu worship)
(सूर्योपस्थानम्, Adoration in the presence of the Sun with Vedic mantras) Dik Namaskāraḥ (दिङ्नमस्कारः, Salutation to the Devatas in all the cardinal directions)...
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Kalleshvara Temple, Aralaguppe (category Hindu temples in Tumkur district)
famous Jain heritage town of Shravanabelagola. The ceiling panel grid (ashta-dik-pala grid) of images in the mahamantapa (a section of the mantapa) needs...
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megalotis) Madoqua Günther's dik-dik (M. guentheri) Kirk's dik-dik (M. kirkii) Silver dik-dik (M. piacentinii) Salt's dik-dik (M. saltiana) Neotragus Bates'...
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play a part in several religions. Veneration of the cow is a symbol of Hindu community identity. Slaughter of cows (including oxen, bulls and calves)...
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com. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2014. "4 killed in blast outside DIK Shia mosque" Daily Times, June 17, 2008 "15 policemen deployed at anniversary...
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Wild water buffalo Wildlife Trust of India February 2006: Wild buffalo faces extinction The Hindu February 2006: Project to conserve wild Asian buffalo...
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S.C. (1918). The Sacred Books of the Hindus. Allahabad: Sudhnidra Nath Vasu. p. 5. Goodall, D., ed. (1996). Hindu Scriptures. Berkeley (US): University...
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revered by Hindus, and the name ("gai" means "cow" in Hindi) indicates the similarity they saw with the cow. The nilgai is rarely consumed by Hindus due to...
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striking appearance of the babirusa has inspired demonic masks. The Balinese Hindu-era Court of Justice pavilion and the "floating pavilion" of Klungkung palace...
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gaur Gaur in Bandhipur Tiger kills adult Gaur The Hindu.com: A date with bisons in Madurai The Hindu.com: Bison recolonising Jawadhu Hills, says forest...
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raja dan bupati Galuh keturunan Prabu Haur Kuning (in Indonesian). KanDepDikBud Kab. Ciamis. Kusrini (29 March 2020). Indonesian Folklore 3. Alprin....
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2021. Ians (11 March 2010). "Nepal now sees blood drinking festival". The Hindu. Kathmandu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 June 2021. Data related to Yak at...
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Retrieved 5 April 2009. "'Sangai' threatened by unbridled poaching". The Hindu. 30 March 2003. Archived from the original on 6 September 2009. Retrieved...
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Vaisheshika (category Hindu philosophy)
Vaiśeṣika; /vaɪˈʃɛʃɪkə/; Sanskrit: वैशेषिक) is one of the six schools of Hindu philosophy from ancient India. In its early stages, the Vaiśeṣika was an...
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ISBN 9782831705941. Prabhu, N. (2016). "State gets first chinkara sanctuary". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 March 2016. "Chinkara sanctuary: Karnataka: Chinkara sanctuary...
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the guardians to the "eight directions"(ashtadikpalaka; ashta - "eight", dik - "directions", palaka - "keeper") with their consorts and vehicles (vahana)...
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PMC 7800121. PMID 33474132. "Nilgiri tahr population over 3,000: WWF-India". The Hindu. 3 October 2015. "Munnar Hill Station". Kerala Tourism. Archived from the...
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Falconeri". Points of View Reference Center. Retrieved 22 October 2014. Hindu-Koh: Wanderings and Wild Sport on and Beyond the Himalayas (1853–1854) by...
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peacefully". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 27 February 2004. Archived from the original on 28 January 2005. "'Maramadi' winners". The Hindu. Chennai, India...
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