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Makuta Drummers
Makuta may refer to: * Makuṭa, royal headgear in Southeast Asia * Makuta (drum), tall cylindrical or barrel-shaped Afro-Cuban drums * Makuta VFX, Indian visual effects and animation company in California * Makuta, Botswana, a village * Makuta, Malawi, a village * Makuta Station, a train station in Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan * Manuha (a.k.a. Makuta), the last king of the Thaton Kingdom * Makuta, a denomination of the Zairean zaire {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makuṭa
The ( sa, मुकुट), variously known in several languages as ''makuta'', ''mahkota'', ''magaik'', ''mokot'', ''mongkut'' or ''chada'' (see below), is a type of headdress used as crowns in the Southeast Asian monarchies of today's Cambodia and Thailand, and historically in Java and Bali (Indonesia), Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Laos and Myanmar. They are also used in classical court dances in Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Thailand; such as ''khol'', ''khon'', the various forms of '' lakhon'', as well as ''wayang wong'' dance drama. They feature a tall pointed shape, are made of gold or a substitute, and are usually decorated with gemstones. As a symbol of kingship, they are featured in the royal regalia of both Cambodia and Thailand. Etymology and origins The crown, in its various forms, originated as headdresses symbolizing the , the matted hair of an ascetic formed into the shape of a crown, often found in the iconography of Shiva and Avalokiteśvara. By the tur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makuta (drum)
''Makuta'' drums are tall cylindrical or barrel-shaped Afro-Cuban drums, often cited as an important influence on the development of the ''tumbadora'' or conga drum. They are used in sacred dance-drumming ceremonies associated with the descendants of slaves brought to Cuba from Central Africa. The word ''makuta'' is also used to refer to the dancing and rhythms associated with these drums. Construction Makuta drum construction has a number of regional variations, but the ensemble usually consists of only two drums. Generally, all are created from wooden staves, similar to the way a barrel would be constructed. Both sizes have a goat skin head at the top of the drum and are open on the opposite end. They are commonly around 1 meter in height and their heads vary from approximately 30 cm to 40 cm in diameter. The large lead drum is known variously as ''caja'', ''nsumbi'', or ''ngoma'' and is usually barrel shaped. Its head is attached with a tensioning system of metal r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makuta VFX
Makuta is an Indian visual effects and animation company based in Santa Clara, CA with branches in Hyderabad, India and Universal City, CA. The company received the National Film Awards in 2010 and 2012 for "Magadheera" and "Eega" respectively. Founded by Pete Draper, Adel Adili and R.C. Kamalakannan in 2010 off the success of their collaboration on SS Rajamouli's Magadheera, the trio brought in private investment and technical advisors from the entertainment and technology industries to their board of directors, such as Dasaradha Gude, Raja Koduri and SS Rajamouli along with long-time collaborator A.V. Dorababu as studio lead. As per agreement, Rajamouli exited from the board of directors after two calendar years during the production of Eega and Kamalakannan personally exited in 2012. Draper, Adili and Dorababu have been spearheading the studio's operations since. It is a fully-fledged visual effects facility covering a full gamut of requirements from active on-set visual eff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makuta, Botswana
Makuta is a village in Central District of Botswana. It is located 70 km north-west of Francistown, along the road connecting Francistown to Tutume Tutume is a large Bakalanga village located in the Central District, Botswana, Central District of Botswana, about 50 km from the Zimbabwe border gate at Maitengwe. The nearest city is Francistown, about 100 km away. The village is a su .... The population was 1,295 in 2001 census. References Populated places in Central District (Botswana) Villages in Botswana {{botswana-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makuta, Malawi
Makuta is a village in central Malawi on Lake Malawi. It is located in Salima District in the Central Region approximately north of Nkhotakota Nkhotakota (Un-kho-tah-kho-tuh) (formerly Kota Kota) (name derived from the Chichewa for "Corner Corner") is a town and one of the districts in the Central Region, Malawi, Central Region of Malawi. It is on the shore of Lake Malawi (formerly Lak .... External linksSatellite map at Maplandia.com Populated places in Central Region, Malawi {{Malawi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makuta Station
is a passenger railway station in the city of Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Makuta Station is a station on the Kururi Line, and is located 13.9 km from the terminus of the line at Kisarazu Station. Station layout The station consists of a single side platform serving bidirectional traffic. The platform is short, and can only handle trains with a length of five carriages or less. The station formerly had two opposed side platforms; however, one platform is no longer in operation. The station is staffed. Platform History Makuta Station was opened on December 28, 1912 as a station on the Chiba Prefectural Railways Kururi Line. The line was nationalized into the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on September 1, 1923. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987. Passenger statisti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuha
Manuha ( my, မနူဟာ; mnw, မကုတရာဇာ; Old Mon ), or Makuta, was the last king of Thaton Kingdom. Manuha ruled Thaton from 1030s until 1057 when he was defeated by King Anawrahta of Pagan Kingdom. According to the Mon tradition, Manuha was the 59th in the line of kings who supposedly founded Thaton during the time of the Buddha in the 6th century BCE. Traditional Burmese and Mon reconstructions also hold that Anawrahta, a recent convert to Theravada Buddhism, asked for the Theravada Buddhist canon from Manuha. The Mon king reputedly rejected Anawrahta's request, saying that the uncultured Burmans of the north were not worthy of the religion. This refusal was used by Anawrahta as pretense to invade and conquer the Mon kingdom.Htin Aung 1967: 32–33 Despite this account, it is more likely Anawrahta conquered Thaton in order to check the westward advance of Khmer Empire in the Tenasserim coast. Still according to traditional belief, Manuha and his family a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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