Ganesha
Ganesha (/ɡəˈneɪʃə/; Sanskrit: गणेश, Gaṇeśa; listen (help·info)), also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, Pillaiyar and Binayak, is one of the best-known and most worshiped deities in the Hindu
Hindu pantheon.[4] His image is found throughout India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Nepal.[5] Hindu denominations
Hindu denominations worship him regardless of affiliations.[6] Devotion to Ganesha
Ganesha is widely diffused and extends to Jains and Buddhists.[7] Although he is known by many attributes, Ganesha's elephant head makes him easy to identify.[8] Ganesha
Ganesha is widely revered as the remover of obstacles,[9] the patron of arts and sciences and the deva of intellect and wisdom.[10] As the god of beginnings, he is honoured at the start of rites and ceremonies
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A few attempts at revival have been reported in Indian and Nepalese newspapers. India: 14,135 Indians claimed Sanskrit
Sanskrit to be their mother tongue in the 2001 Census of India:[2] Nepal: 1,669 Nepalis
Nepalis in 2011
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The Gupta Empire
Empire was an ancient Indian empire, which existed at its zenith from approximately 240 to 605 CE and covered much of the Indian subcontinent.[1] This period is called the Golden Age
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Golden Age of India.[2][note 1] The ruling dynasty of the empire was founded by Sri Gupta; the most notable rulers of the dynasty were Chandragupta I, Samudragupta, and Chandragupta II. The 5th-century CE Sanskrit
Sanskrit poet Kalidasa
Kalidasa credits the Guptas with having conquered about twenty-one kingdoms, both in and outside India, including the kingdoms of Parasikas, the Hunas, the Kambojas, tribes located in the west and east Oxus
Oxus valleys, the Kinnaras, Kiratas, and others.[4][non-primary source needed] The high points of this period are the great cultural developments which took place during the reign of Chandragupta II
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India, officially the Republic
Republic of India
India (IAST: Bhārat Gaṇarājya),[e] is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country (with over 1.2 billion people), and the most populous democracy in the world. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal
Bay of Bengal on the southeast. It shares land borders with Pakistan
Pakistan to the west;[f] China, Nepal, and Bhutan
Bhutan to the northeast; and Myanmar
Myanmar and Bangladesh
Bangladesh to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India
India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka and the Maldives
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Coordinates: 7°N 81°E / 7°N 81°E / 7; 81Democratic Socialist Republic
Republic of Sri Lanka ශ්රී ලංකා ප්රජාතාන්ත්රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය (Sinhalese) Srī Lankā prajātāntrika samājavādī janarajaya இலங்கை ஜனநாயக சோசலிச குடியரசு (Tamil) Ilaṅkai jaṉanāyaka sōsalisa kuṭiyarasuFlagEmblemAnthem: "Sri Lanka
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Coordinates: 15°24′N 101°18′E / 15.4°N 101.3°E / 15.4; 101.3Kingdom of Thailand ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thai) Ratcha-anachak ThaiFlagEmblemAnthem: Phleng Chat Thai (English: "Thai National Anthem")Royal anthem: Sansoen Phra Barami (English: "Glorify His prestige")Location of Thailand (green) in ASEAN (dark grey) – [Legend]Capital and largest city Bangkok 13°45′N 100°29′E / 13.750°N 100.483°E / 13.750; 100.483Official languages Thai[1]Spoken languagesIsan Kam Mueang Pak TaiEthnic groups (2009;[6] 2011[3]:95–99)Thai ∟ 34.1% Central Thai ∟ 24.9% Khon
Khon Isan[2] ∟ 9.9% Khon
Khon Muang ∟ 7.5% Southern Thai 14% Thai Chinese 12% Others (incl
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A mouse (Mus), plural mice is a small rodent characteristically having a pointed snout, small rounded ears, a body-length scaly tail and a high breeding rate. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse (Mus musculus). It is also a popular pet. In some places, certain kinds of field mice are locally common. They are known to invade homes for food and shelter. Domestic mice sold as pets often differ substantially in size from the common house mouse. This is attributable both to breeding and to different conditions in the wild
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Nepal
Nepal (/nəˈpɔːl/ ( listen);[12] Nepali: नेपाल Nepāl [neˈpal]), officially the Federal Democratic Republic
Republic of Nepal
Nepal (Nepali: सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल Sanghiya Loktāntrik Ganatantra Nepāl),[13] is a landlocked country in South Asia
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South Asia located in the Himalaya. With an estimated population of 26.4 million, it is 48th largest country by population and 93rd largest country by area.[2][14] It borders China
China in the north and India
India in the south, east, and west while Bangladesh
Bangladesh is located within only 27 km (17 mi) of its southeastern tip and Bhutan
Bhutan is separated from it by the Indian state of Sikkim
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Iconography, as a branch of art history, studies the identification, description, and the interpretation of the content of images: the subjects depicted, the particular compositions and details used to do so, and other elements that are distinct from artistic style. The word iconography comes from the Greek εἰκών ("image") and γράφειν ("to write"). A secondary meaning (based on a non-standard translation of the Greek and Russian equivalent terms) is the production of religious images, called "icons", in the Byzantine and Orthodox Christian tradition; see Icon. In art history, "an iconography" may also mean a particular depiction of a subject in terms of the content of the image, such as the number of figures used, their placing and gestures. The term is also used in many academic fields other than art history, for example semiotics and media studies, and in general usage, for the content of images, the typical depiction in images of a subject, and related senses
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Parashu
Parashu (Sanskrit: paraśu) is the Sanskrit word for battle-axe which can be wielded with one or both hands. Construction[edit] The parashu could be double edged or bladed or single-bladed with a spike on the non cutting edge. It usually measures between 3 – 5 feet though some are as long as 7 feet. The parashu is usually made of iron or wootz steel. The cutting edge is broader than the edge which is attached to the haft. The haft is often tied with a leather sheet to provide a good grip. In Hinduism[edit] The parashu is the weapon of the god Shiva
Shiva who gave it to Parashurama, sixth avatar of Vishnu, whose name means "Rama with the axe" and also taught him its mastery. He is regarded as the founder of the northern style of kalaripayat
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A few attempts at revival have been reported in Indian and Nepalese newspapers. India: 14,135 Indians claimed Sanskrit
Sanskrit to be their mother tongue in the 2001 Census of India:[2] Nepal: 1,669 Nepalis
Nepalis in 2011
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The International Alphabet of Sanskrit
Sanskrit Transliteration
Transliteration (I.A.S.T.) is a transliteration scheme that allows the lossless romanization of Indic scripts as employed by Sanskrit
Sanskrit and related Indic languages. It is based on a scheme that emerged during the nineteenth century from suggestions by Charles Trevelyan, William Jones, Monier Monier-Williams and other scholars, and formalised by the Transliteration
Transliteration Committee of the Geneva Oriental Congress, in September 1894.[1] IAST makes it possible for the reader to read the Indic text unambiguously, exactly as if it were in the original Indic script
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Devanagari
Devanagari (/ˌdeɪvəˈnɑːɡəri/ DAY-və-NAH-gə-ree; देवनागरी, IAST: Devanāgarī, a compound of "deva" दे व
व and "nāgarī" नागरी; Hindi
Hindi pronunciation: [d̪eːʋˈnaːɡri]), also called Nagari (Nāgarī, नागरी),[5] is an abugida (alphasyllabary) used in India
India and Nepal
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New Delhi
Delhi (/ˌnjuː ˈdɛli/ ( listen))[4][5] is the capital of India
India and one of Delhi
Delhi city's 11 districts. Although colloquially Delhi
Delhi and New Delhi
Delhi are used interchangeably to refer to the National Capital Territory of Delhi, these are two distinct entities, with New Delhi
Delhi forming a small part of Delhi. The National Capital Region is a much larger entity comprising the entire National Capital Territory of Delhi
Delhi along with adjoining districts
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A national museum is a museum maintained by a state. In many countries it denotes a museum run by the central government, and often is restricted to a few museums, mostly in the capital, while other museums are run by regional or local government, or foundations. In other countries a much larger number of museums are run by the central government, some quite small
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The Amarakosha (Devanagari: अमरकोशः, IAST: Amarakośa) is the popular name for Namalinganushasanam (Devanagari: नामलिङ्गानुशासनम्, IAST: Nāmaliṅgānuśāsanam) a thesaurus in Sanskrit
Sanskrit written by the ancient Indian scholar Amarasimha. It is the oldest extant kosha.[citation needed] The author himself mentions 18 prior works, but they have all been lost. There have been more than 40 commentaries on the Amarakosha.[citation needed]Contents1 Etymology 2 Author 3 Textual organisation 4 Commentaries 5 Translations 6 References 7 BibliographyEtymology[edit] The word "Amarakosha" derives from the Sanskrit
Sanskrit words amara ("immortal") and kosha ("treasure, casket, pail, collection, dictionary")
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