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Charak may refer to: *Bandar Charak, a city in Iran * Charak, Bushehr, a village in Iran *Charaka, ancient Ayurveda figure *Charak Puja Charak Puja or Charak Mela (also known as ''Cadak'', ''Chadak'', ''Nil Puja'' and ''Hajrha Puja'') is a Hindu folk festival held in honor of the deity Shiva. The festival is observed in the India, in the state of West Bengal, and in Bangladesh ..., a folk festival of Bengal * Charak, Yarkant County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang {{dab, geo ...
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Charaka
Charaka was one of the principal contributors to Ayurveda, a system of medicine and lifestyle developed in Ancient India. He is known as an editor of the medical treatise entitled ''Charaka Samhita'', one of the foundational texts of classical Indian medicine and Ayurveda, included under Brhat-Trayi. Date After surveying and evaluating all past scholarship on the subject of Charaka's date, Meulenbeld concluded that, the author called Charaka cannot have lived later than about 150-200 CE and not much earlier than about 100 BCE. Charaka has been identified as a native of Kashmir.Krishan Lal Kalla, ''The Literary Heritage of Kashmir'', Mittal Publications (1985), p.65 Charaka and the Ayurveda The term Charaka is a label said to apply to "wandering scholars" or "wandering physicians". According to Charaka's translations, health and disease are not predetermined and life may be prolonged by human effort and attention to lifestyle . As per Indian heritage and Ayurvedic system, ...
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Charak Puja
Charak Puja or Charak Mela (also known as ''Cadak'', ''Chadak'', ''Nil Puja'' and ''Hajrha Puja'') is a Hindu folk festival held in honor of the deity Shiva. The festival is observed in the India, in the state of West Bengal, and in Bangladesh on the last day of the month of ''Chaitra'' ( Choitro in the Bengali calendar) at midnight. People believe that by satisfying Shiva, the festival will bring prosperity by eliminating the sorrow and sufferings of the previous year. The preparation usually starts a month in advance. The arrangement team of the festival go from village to village to procure the necessary components like paddy, oil, sugar, salt, honey, money and other items needed for the ritual. On the midnight of the Songkranti, the worshippers are gathered together to worship Shiva and Maa Durga for success, and after a puja, the prasad (items blessed by the deity) are distributed. In one place, it is also known as "Hajrha Puja". Women fast before this festival. Many t ...
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Bandar Charak
Bandar Charak ( fa, بندر چارک, also Romanized as Bandar-e Chārak and Band-e Chārak; also known simply as Chārak) is a coastal city and capital of Shibkaveh District, in Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 2,958, in 609 families. References Populated places in Bandar Lengeh County Cities in Hormozgan Province Populated coastal places in Iran Port cities and towns of the Persian Gulf Port cities and towns in Iran {{BandarLengeh-geo-stub ...
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Charak, Bushehr
Charak ( fa, چارك, also Romanized as Chārak; also known as Shārak) is a village in Khvormuj Rural District, in the Central District of Dashti County, Bushehr Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 760, with 171 families. References Populated places in Dashti County {{Dashti-geo-stub ...
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