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Kumara (Mali) Kumara is a populated area in the Mopti Region of Mali. Geography

*Latitude, longitude: 14.1167, -5.1500 (14° 7' N, 5° 9' W) *Altitude (feet): 823 *Altitude (meters): 250 *Time zone: UTC 0 Geography of Mali Populated places in Mopti ...

, a province *

Kumara, New Zealand Kumara is a town on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is located south of Greymouth, close to the western end of , which leads across Arthur's Pass to Christchurch. The Taramakau River flows past to the north. The populat ...

, a town *

Kumara (New Zealand electorate) Kumara was a parliamentary electorate in the West Coast region of New Zealand, from 1881 to 1890. Population centres The previous electoral redistribution was undertaken in 1875 for the 1875–1876 election. In the six years since, New Zealan ...

, a Parliamentary electorate

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Kumara Illangasinghe Kumara Illangasinghe, (B.Sc., B.D., M.Litt) is a former Anglican Bishop of Ceylon. After his ordination in 1971, he served in parishes including Thalampitiya, Rathmeewela and Aragoda. After that, he was appointed as the chaplain of Trinity Colleg ...

, an Anglican bishop in Sri Lanka *

Kumara (surname) Kumara is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Ajith Kumara (born 1973), Sri Lankan politician * Dinesh Kumara (born 1983), Sri Lankan cricketer * Malith Kumara (born 1989), Sri Lankan cricketer * Manjula Kumara (born 1984), Sri La ...

* The

Four Kumaras The Kumaras are four sages (''rishis'') from the Puranic texts of Hinduism who roam the universe as children, generally named Sanaka, Sanandana, Sanatana, and Sanatkumara. They are described as the first mind-born creations and sons of the cr ...

, sages from the Hindu tradition *

Sweet potato The sweet potato or sweetpotato (''Ipomoea batatas'') is a dicotyledonous plant in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae. Its sizeable, starchy, sweet-tasting tuberous roots are used as a root vegetable, which is a staple food in parts of ...

, called ''kūmara'' in New Zealand :*

Sweet potato cultivation in Polynesia Sweet potato cultivation in Polynesia as a crop began around 1000 AD in central Polynesia. The plant became a common food across the region, especially in Hawaii, Easter Island and New Zealand, where it became a staple food. By the 17th century ...

, for information about kumara in a Polynesian context * ''Kumara'' (plant), a genus of plants from South Africa related to ''Aloe'' * A Hindu god and general, also named

Kartikeya Kartikeya (/Sanskrit phonology, kɑɾt̪ɪkejə/; ), also known as Skanda (Sanskrit phonology, /skən̪d̪ə/), Subrahmanya (/Sanskrit phonology, sʊbɾəɦməɲjə/, /ɕʊ-/), Shanmukha (Sanskrit phonology, /ɕɑnmʊkʰə/) and Murugan ...

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Kumārasambhava ''Kumārasambhavam'' ''( ) (transl. - "The Birth of Kumāra")'' is an epic poem by Kālidāsa. It is widely regarded as the finest work of Kalidasa as well as the greatest kāvya poem in Classical Sanskrit. The style of description of spring set ...

'', ancient Indian epic by Kalidasa about Kartikeya

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