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Vimala
Vimala may refer to: People *U Vimala (1899–1962), Burmese Buddhist monk *Vimalakka (born 1964), Indian balladeer *Vimala Devi (born 1932), Indian writer *Vimala Raman, Indian dancer *Vimala Rangachar, cultural activist *Vimala Thakar (1921–2009), Indian social activist Other uses * Vimalanatha, 13th Jain Tirthankara *Vimala College, a Christian college in Thrissur, India *Vimala's Curryblossom Cafe, Indian restaurant in North Carolina, United States *Vimala Temple, Hindu temple in Orissa, India *Vimala Nagar, Wayanad, a village in Kerala, India *Vimala (film), ''Vimala'' (film), a 1960 Telugu film {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vimala Temple
The Vimala Temple or Bimala Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to goddess Vimala or Bimala (ବିମଳା), located within the Jagannath Temple complex in Puri in the Indian state of Odisha. It is generally regarded as a Shakti Pitha, among the holiest temples dedicated to the Hindu Goddess. The temple is located in the south-west corner of the inner enclosure of the Jagannath temple complex and on the western corner of the tower of Jagannath, next to the sacred pond '' Rohini kunda''. The temple faces east and is built of sandstone and laterite. It is built in the ''Deula'' style with four components; vimana (structure containing the sanctum), jagamohana (assembly hall), nata- mandapa (festival hall) and bhoga-mandapa (hall of offerings). The temple was renovated around 2005 and is maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India, Bhubaneswar Circle. Though a small shrine in the temple complex, the Vimala temple is important to the Goddess-oriented Shakta and Tantric worshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vimala's Curryblossom Cafe
Vimala's Curryblossom Cafe is an Indian restaurant on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Vimala Rajendran, an Indian immigrant to the United States, opened the restaurant in 2010. The restaurant purveys home-style Indian cuisine, and Southern food with local produce and pasture-raised meats. The company has provided free lunches in support of refugees at various events. History Vimala Rajendran, born 1959, was born in Kerala and raised in Mumbai, attending college in Sion at age 17. She married at age 19 and moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to join her husband while pregnant with her first child. Rajendran returned to India in 1983 and returned to the US to Chapel Hill in 1985. She began selling food in Chapel Hill in 1994 with weekly donation-based community dinners; two years prior, she had cooked a large dinner for neighbors and was motivated to continue. They also served a source of income for Rajendran's family. As a dependent spouse, she did not have legal authori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vimala Devi
Vimala Devi is the pseudonym of Teresa da Piedade de Baptista Almeida (born 1932), a Goan writer, poet and translator. Life in Goa Vimala Devi was born in 1932 in the village of Britona in the parish of Penha de França, across the Mandovi river from Panjim, the principal town of Goa. At that time, large tracts of land in Britona were owned by Devi's family, which belonged to the elite Catholic Bamon or brahmin caste ' landowners. The ' class owned land and the labour of the ' class of lower-caste inhabitants in what was essentially a feudal relationship. Although this rural aristocracy was still predominant at this time, this was the period when the decline of the land-owning class first began to set in, a theme that appears in Devi's later fiction. After Goa's incorporation into India laws were passed giving the ' workers rights to the lands on which they had always lived and worked and abolishing their duty to provide unpaid labour to the ' landowners. As in many high caste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vimala Thakar
Vimala Thakar (born 15 April 1921 Ramnavmi day at Bilaspur and died on 11 March 2009 at Falgun Poornima at Mt. Abu) was an Indian social activist and spiritual teacher. Born into a middle-class family living at Akola city in Maharashtra state in India, she was interested in spiritual matters from an early age. She pursued this interest with meditation and spiritual practices throughout her youth. She post graduated in Eastern and Western philosophy, Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan was one of her professors. Later she became active in the Bhoodan (Land Gift) Program. This program, led by Vinoba Bhave, persuaded landlords to give land to poor farmers. Through the 1950s, several million acres of farmland were so redistributed. She travelled India to its length and breadth. In 1958, Thakar attended talks given by, and met with, the philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti. This meeting was to change her life. She left the Land-Gift movement to dedicate herself to what she called "the internal proble ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
U Vimala
U Vimala ( my, ဦးဝိမလ; 27 December 1899 - 17 October 1962), commonly known as the Mogok Sayadaw ( my, မိုးကုတ်ဆရာတော်), was a renowned bhikkhu and vipassanā meditation master of Theravada Buddhism. Early life He was born Maung Hla Baw to Daw Shwe Ake and U Aung Tun in a small village close to Amarapura in Mandalay Province, Burma on 27 December 1899. Hla Baw began his education at 4, and enrolled as a samanera or novitiate at age 9 under U Jagara. He later left for Mingala Makuna Monastery at Amarapura to continue his religious studies. Monkhood In 1920, he was ordained as a bhikkhu (monk) in the tradition of Burmese Buddhism with the dharma name () which means "stainless, Undefiled." As his monkhood was sponsored by the residents of Mogok, a town well known for rubies and gems, Vimala became known as "Mogok". In 1924, Vimala became the chief abbot of Pikara Monastery. He began to give sermons focusing on abhidhamma and teaching vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vimala Raman
Vimala Raman is an Australian actress and former model who has worked in Indian cinema. She appears in Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil language films. Born and brought up in Australia, she made her debut in 2006 with the Tamil film ''Poi''. An established Bharatanatyam dancer and a graduate in B.Sc Information Systems from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Raman had also won the title of Miss India Australia in 2004 Career She made her acting debut in 2006 with ''Poi'', a Tamil film directed by Kailasam Balachander. Her first Malayalam film was ''Time'' with Suresh Gopi. She paired with Ajmal Ameer in ''Pranayakalam'' in 2007 and with Jayaram in ''Sooryan''. In the same year, she also appeared with Mammooty in ''Nasrani'' and with Dileep in ''Romeoo''. She appeared in ''College Kumaran'' with Mohanlal and in '' Calcutta News'' with Dileep in 2008. Vimala Raman attended the Natanalaya Dance Academy based in Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vimala College
Vimala College is a Women's college in Thrissur City of Kerala state, India. It was established in 1967 after bifurcating St. Mary's College, Thrissur. The college is under the management of the Nirmala Province, Thrissur, of The Congregation of Mother of Carmel in the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. The college is under the religious jurisdiction of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur and is one of the leading educational institutions related to or run by church organizations.Jacob, Mani. Vimala College was the only women's college in Kerala which offered exclusively graduate and post-graduate programmes. The college was presented the R Shankar Award in 2002 by the Government of Kerala. It has been re-accredited with an A grade at 3.3 CGPA in a four-point scale in 2008 by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council, Bangalore. Notable alumni * Bobby Aloysius, Olympian * Priya Prakash Varrier : Actress * Gayatri Asokan: singer * Anju Bobby George: nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vimalanatha
Vimalanatha was the thirteenth Jain Tirthankara of the present age (Avasarpini). According to Jain beliefs, he became a Siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma. Vimalanatha was born to King Kratavarma and Queen Shyamadevi at Kampilya of the Ikshvaku dynasty. His birth date was the third day of the Magh Sukla month of the Indian calendar. Biography Vimalanatha was the thirteenth Jain Tirthankara of the present age ( Avasarpini). According to Jain beliefs, he became a Siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma. Vimalanatha was born to King Kratavarma and Queen Shyama Devi at Kampilaji of the Ikshvaku dynasty. His birth date was the third day of the Magh Sukla month of the Indian calendar. Famous Temples * Kampilya Jain Temples at Kampilya, Uttar Pradesh: They are 1800 years old with a Bhagawan Vimalanatha idol around 2600 years old. * Jain Derasar in Dubai * Shri vimalnatha swami jain shwetambar temple in Bibwewadi, Maharashtra * Shr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vimalakka
Arunodaya Vimala (born 1964), popularly known as Vimalakka ( te, విమలక్క), is a Telugu balladeer and social activist. Her folk troupe is known as Arunodaya Samskritika Samakhya (ACF). She also heads a Joint Action Committee for the creation of Telangana state. Early life Vimalakka was born in Aler village in Nalgonda district to Narsamma and Bandru Narsimayya, a Telangana revolutionary who participated in Telangana rebellion. She belongs to Kurma community. She was youngest among five children. She did her graduation in Bhongir. Life Vimalakka was greatly influenced by her father's association with the rebellion. She started singing at a young age after being encouraged by Ram Sattaiah, an activist. She fought against Jogini A yogini (Sanskrit: योगिनी, IAST: ) is a female master practitioner of tantra and yoga, as well as a formal term of respect for female Hindu or Buddhist spiritual teachers in Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia and Great ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vimala Rangachar
Vimala Rangachar (born 1929) is associated with fine arts and performing arts conservation movement of Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ..., India. She holds positions of Chairperson of the Craft Council of Karanataka, Founder Member and President of M.E.S Institutions, President of the Natya Institute of Kathak and Choreography, President of the M.E.W.S Ladies Club, Malleshwaram, Bangalore, heading M.E.S Kalavedi, President of the Seva Sadan Orphanage, Hon. Secretary of the ADA Rangamandira, Committee Member, Gandhi Center for Science and Human Values – Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan. She is the daughter of Sri SK Ramanuja Iyengar and Ammanniamma. File:Vimala Rangachar.jpg, Vimala Rangachar Awards Rangachar was awarded the Kamala Sanmaan in 2004. Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vimala Nagar, Wayanad
Vimala Nagar is a village in Mananthavady taluk, Wayanad district, Kerala, India. Location Vimala Nagar is a small place in Thavinjal grama panchayat in the Mananthavady thaluk. Tribal settlements It is mainly a rural area inhabited by ethnic groups like the Paniyas and Kurumas. There are age old Kurichya families here as well. Other people from Hinduism and Christianity are the descendants of early migrators from the parts of old Travancore and Malabar. Economy 95% of the people are agriculturalists. The main agricultural crops in this area are black pepper, coffee, tea, areca nut palms, banana, etc. Landmarks * Schools: St.Thomas U.P.School, Poroor Sarvodayam UP School, Fr.G.K.M.High School, Kaniyaram * Temples: Aduvat Mahavishnu Temple, Ambalakkolly Muthirery Siva Temple, Muthirery * Churches: St.Mary's Church, Little Flower Church, Muthirery Etymology Vimalanagar is a new name given to the old Thavinhal. Geography Hilly terrain, with rivers valleys and paddy fields. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tirthankara
In Jainism, a ''Tirthankara'' (Sanskrit: '; English: literally a 'ford-maker') is a saviour and spiritual teacher of the ''dharma'' (righteous path). The word ''tirthankara'' signifies the founder of a '' tirtha'', which is a fordable passage across the sea of interminable births and deaths, the '' saṃsāra''. According to Jains, a ''Tirthankara'' is an individual who has conquered the ''saṃsāra'', the cycle of death and rebirth, on their own, and made a path for others to follow. After understanding the true nature of the self or soul, the ''Tīrthaṅkara'' attains '' Kevala Jnana'' (omniscience). Tirthankara provides a bridge for others to follow the new teacher from ''saṃsāra'' to ''moksha'' (liberation). In Jain cosmology, the wheel of time is divided in two halves, Utsarpiṇī' or ascending time cycle and ''avasarpiṇī'', the descending time cycle (said to be current now). In each half of the cosmic time cycle, exactly twenty-four ''tirthankaras'' grace thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
