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MANSA
Mansa may refer to: Places In India * Mansa, Gujarat, a town in northern Gujarat, Western India; the capital of: ** Mansa, Gujarat Assembly constituency ** Mansa State, a princely state under the Mahi Kantha Agency in India * Mansa district, Punjab ** Mansa, Punjab, the main town in the Indian district Elsewhere * Mansa District, Zambia, a district of Luapula province, Zambia ** Mansa, Zambia, capital of the Luapula province * Mansa Cove, Antarctica * Barra Mansa, Brazil Religion * Manasa Devi, a Hindu goddess, an incarnation of the goddess Durga * Mata Mansa Devi Mandir, a temple in Panchkula district, Haryana, India * Mansa Devi Temple, Haridwar, a temple in the state of Uttarakhand, India * Roman Catholic Diocese of Mansa, Zambia People * Johan Ludvig Mansa (1740–1820), German-Danish landscape gardener * Mansa Devi, wife of Guru Amar Das (1479–1574), the third Sikh Guru * Mansa Ram, Indian politician Other uses * MANSA, a quality-of-life assessment tool * Mans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mansa District, Punjab
Mansa district is a district in the state of Punjab, India. The district headquarters is Mansa city. Mansa district was formed on 13 April 1992 from the erst while district of Bathinda. The district has three tehsils: Mansa, Budhlada and Sardulgarh; and five development blocks: Mansa, Budhlada, Sardulgarh, Bhikhi and Jhunir. Geography The district is roughly triangular in shape and is bounded on the northwest by Bathinda district, on the northeast by Sangrur district, and on the south by Haryana state. It is situated on the Bathinda-Jind-Delhi railway and the Barnala-Sardulgarh-Sirsa road. The district is divided into three tehsils, Budhlada, Mansa, and Sardulgarh. The Ghaggar River flows through the Sardulgarh Tehsil in the southwestern corner of the district. History Mansa District was formerly a part of the Phulkia Sikh Dynasty (1722–1948) then part of Kaithal Sikh Kingdom (1762–1857). The present district was formed on 13 April 1992 from the erstwhile Bathinda d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mansa (wasp)
Mansa may refer to: Places In India * Mansa, Gujarat, a town in northern Gujarat, Western India; the capital of: ** Mansa, Gujarat Assembly constituency ** Mansa State, a princely state under the Mahi Kantha Agency in India * Mansa district, Punjab ** Mansa, Punjab, the main town in the Indian district Elsewhere * Mansa District, Zambia, a district of Luapula province, Zambia ** Mansa, Zambia, capital of the Luapula province * Mansa Cove, Antarctica * Barra Mansa, Brazil Religion * Manasa Devi, a Hindu goddess, an incarnation of the goddess Durga * Mata Mansa Devi Mandir, a temple in Panchkula district, Haryana, India * Mansa Devi Temple, Haridwar, a temple in the state of Uttarakhand, India * Roman Catholic Diocese of Mansa, Zambia People * Johan Ludvig Mansa (1740–1820), German-Danish landscape gardener * Mansa Devi, wife of Guru Amar Das (1479–1574), the third Sikh Guru * Mansa Ram, Indian politician Other uses * MANSA, a quality-of-life assessment tool * Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MANSA
Mansa may refer to: Places In India * Mansa, Gujarat, a town in northern Gujarat, Western India; the capital of: ** Mansa, Gujarat Assembly constituency ** Mansa State, a princely state under the Mahi Kantha Agency in India * Mansa district, Punjab ** Mansa, Punjab, the main town in the Indian district Elsewhere * Mansa District, Zambia, a district of Luapula province, Zambia ** Mansa, Zambia, capital of the Luapula province * Mansa Cove, Antarctica * Barra Mansa, Brazil Religion * Manasa Devi, a Hindu goddess, an incarnation of the goddess Durga * Mata Mansa Devi Mandir, a temple in Panchkula district, Haryana, India * Mansa Devi Temple, Haridwar, a temple in the state of Uttarakhand, India * Roman Catholic Diocese of Mansa, Zambia People * Johan Ludvig Mansa (1740–1820), German-Danish landscape gardener * Mansa Devi, wife of Guru Amar Das (1479–1574), the third Sikh Guru * Mansa Ram, Indian politician Other uses * MANSA, a quality-of-life assessment tool * Mans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mansa, Gujarat
Mansa is a town with municipality and former princely state, in Gandhinagar district in the western Indian state of Gujarat. History During the British raj, Mansa was a Third class non-salute state under the Mahi Kantha Agency. It ceased to exist after the Indian independence by accession on 10 June 1948. Ruling Raols * Geography Mansa is located at 23.43°N 72.67°E. It has an average elevation of 94 metres (308 feet). Demographics India census, Mansa had a population of 27,922. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Mansa has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 63%. In Mansa, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.Mansa is also the home town of famous politician and home minister of India Amit Shah Places of interest There is an ancient stepwell in the town. It is 5.40 in diameter. There are idols of Amba and Bhairava in niches. There is an i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mansa Devi Temple, Haridwar
Mansa Devi Temple, Haridwar (Hindi: मंसा देवी मंदिर, हरिद्वार) is a Hindu temple dedicated to goddess Mansa Devi in the holy city of Haridwar in the Uttarakhand state of India. The temple is located atop the Bilwa Parvat on the Sivalik Hills, the southernmost mountain chain of the Himalayas. The temple, also known as Bilwa Tirth is one of the ''Panch Tirth'' (Five Pilgrimages) within Haridwar. The temple is known for being the holy abode of Mansa Devi, a form of Shakti and is said to have emerged from the mind of the Lord Shiva. Mansa is regarded as the sister of the Nāga (serpent) Vasuki. She is also believed to be the daughter of Lord Shiva in his human incarnate. The term ''Mansa'' means wish and it is believed that the goddess fulfils all the wishes of a sincere devotee. There is a folk tale about this, once Mansa, a common girl who was unaware about her complete truth from her guardians decided to meet Lord Shiva and ask him about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mansa (title)
''Mansa'' ( ''mansaw'') is a Maninka and Mandinka word for a ruler, generally translated as "king". It is particularly known as the title of the rulers of the Mali Empire, such as Mansa Musa, and in this context is sometimes translated as "emperor". The word ''mansa'' ( ar, منسا, mansā) was recorded in Arabic during the 14th century by North African writers such as Ibn Battuta and Ibn Khaldun, who explained it as meaning "sultan". Cognates of ''mansa'' exist in other Mandé languages The Mande languages are spoken in several countries in West Africa by the Mandé peoples and include Maninka, Mandinka, Soninke, Bambara, Kpelle, Dioula, Bozo, Mende, Susu, and Vai. There are "60 to 75 languages spoken by 30 to 40 million ..., such as Soninke ''manga'', Susu ''menge'', and Bambara ''masa''. According to Misiugin and Vydrin, the original meaning of the root word was probably "chief of hunters" or "chief of warriors". An alternate translation of ''mansa'', which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mansa Ram
Mansa Ram is an Indian politician and member of the Indian National Congress. Mansa Ram was a member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Karsog constituency in Mandi district Mandi district is one of the central districts of Himachal Pradesh state in northern India. The town of Mandi is the headquarters of the district. The main native language is Mandeali. As of 2011 it is the second most populous district of H .... References People from Mandi district Indian National Congress politicians Himachal Vikas Congress politicians Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Himachal Pradesh Living people 21st-century Indian politicians Year of birth missing (living people) Himachal Pradesh MLAs 1967–1972 Himachal Pradesh MLAs 1972–1977 Himachal Pradesh MLAs 1982–1985 Himachal Pradesh MLAs 1998–2003 Himachal Pradesh MLAs 2012–2017 {{HimachalPradesh-BJP-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guru Amar Das
Guru Amar Das (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਅਮਰ ਦਾਸ, pronunciation: ; 5 May 1479 – 1 September 1574), sometimes spelled as Guru Amardas, was the third of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and became Sikh Guru on 26 March 1552 at age 73. Before becoming a Sikh (Shishya from Sanskrit), on a lovely pilgrimage after having been prompted to search for a ''guru'', he heard his nephew's wife, Bibi Amro, reciting a hymn by Guru Nanak, and was deeply moved by it. Bibi Amro was the daughter of Guru Angad, the second and then current Guru of the Sikhs. Amar Das persuaded Bibi Amro to introduce him to her father and in 1539, Amar Das, at the age of sixty, met Guru Angad and became a Sikh, devoting himself to the Guru. In 1552, before his death, Guru Angad appointed Amar Das as Guru Amar Das, the third Guru of Sikhism. Guru Amar Das was an important innovator in the teachings of Guru who introduced a religious organization called the Manji system by appointing trained clergy, a system th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Ludvig Mansa
Johan Ludvig Mansa (April 10, 1740 – April 13, 1820), was a German-Danish landscape gardener, born April 10, 1740 in Zweibrücken, Germany, where his father was palace gardener. In 1765 he went to Denmark and was gardener at Fuglsang Manor, Lolland. In the 1780s, he was appointed as a gardener and steward of Marienlyst Castle in Helsingør, Denmark and in 1794 as a gardener at Frederiksborg Castle. Finally in 1799 he was employed as a gardener and steward at Fredensborg Palace. The majority of his work was in transforming formal French gardens into English landscape gardens. Some remnants of his works can still be seen on the slope north of Marienlyst Castle in Helsingør as well as a few manors and palaces around Denmark. Books He was the author of "Havekatekismus eller Grundregler for nyttige Havevæxters Dyrkning i Danmark" (Basic rules for growing of useful plants in Denmark) published in 1789 and won the Kgl Danske Landhusholdningsselskab prize. One of his other books "G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Mansa
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mansa ( la, Mansaën(sis)) is a suffragan diocese in the city of Mansa in the ecclesiastical province of Kasama in Zambia. History * July 10, 1952: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Fort Rosebery from the Apostolic Vicariate of Bangueolo * January 3, 1961: Promoted as Diocese of Fort Rosebery * November 22, 1967: Renamed as Diocese of Mansa Bishops * Prefect Apostolic of Fort Rosebery (Roman rite) ** Fr. René-Georges Pailloux, M. Afr. (1952.11.07 – 1961.01.03 ''see below'') * Bishop of Fort Rosebery (Roman rite) ** Bishop René-Georges Pailloux, M. Afr. (''see above'' 1961.01.03 – 1967.11.22 ''see below'') * Bishops of Mansa (Latin Church) ** Bishop René-Georges Pailloux, M. Afr. (''see above'' 1967.11.22 – 1971.07.03) ** Bishop Elias White Mutale (1971.07.03 – 1973.09.17), appointed Archbishop of Kasama ** Bishop James Mwewa Spaita (1974.02.28 – 1990.12.03), appointed Archbishop of Kasama ** Bishop Andrew Aaron Chisha (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mata Mansa Devi Mandir
Mata Mansa Devi is a Hindu temple dedicated to goddess Mansa Devi, a form of Shakti, in the Panchkula district of the Indian state of Haryana. The temple complex is spread of of the Shivalik foothills in the village of Bilaspur, near Sector 13 (earlier known as Mani Majra) of Chandigarh, and Panchkula, 10 km from Chandi Mandir, another noted Devi shrine in the region, both just outside Chandigarh. It is one of the prominent Shakti Pitha temples of North India involving 7 Shakti goddesses, namely Mata Mansa Devi, Naina Devi, Jawalamukhi, Chintpurni, Brajeshwari, Chamunda Devi and Jayanti Devi. Thousands of devotees visit the shrine from various parts of the country, and especially during the Navratra mela, this number rises to lakhs every day for the nine auspicious days. History Construction of temples There are 3 temples in the complex and the main temple is the oldest. Maharaja Gopal Das Singh of Mani Majra, who was enthroned in 1783, constructed the pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mansa, Gujarat Assembly Constituency
Mansa is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India. It is part of Gandhinagar district and it came into existence after 2008 delimitation. List of segments This assembly seat represents the following segments, # Mansa Taluka # Kalol Taluka (Part) Villages – Veda-Himmatpura, Jamla, Vagosana, Dhendhu, Sobhasan, Itla, Limbodara, Aluva, Mubarakpura, Balva-Rampura, Pratappura – 1, Chandisana, Amaja, Nadri, Soja, Paliyad, Khorajdabhi Members of Legislative Assembly *2007 - Prof. Mangaldas Patel, Bharatiya Janata Party *2012 - Amitbhai Chaudhari, Indian National Congress Election results 2022 2017 2012 See also * List of constituencies of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly Gujarat Legislative Assembly or Gujarat Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Gujarat, in the state's capital Gandhinagar. As of 2008, 182 members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected from single-me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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