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  2. Fino - Wikipedia

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    Fino ("refined" in Spanish) is the driest and palest of the traditional varieties of sherry and Montilla-Moriles fortified wine. They are consumed comparatively young and, unlike the sweeter varieties, should be consumed soon after the bottle is opened as exposure to air can cause them to lose their flavour within hours.

  3. Adityas - Wikipedia

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    Generally, Adityas are twelve in number and consists of Vivasvan (Surya), Aryaman, Tvashta, Savitr, Bhaga, Dhata, Mitra, Varuna, Amsa, Pushan, Indra and Vishnu (in the form of Vamana ). [2] They appear in the Rig Veda, where there are 6–8 in number, all male. The number increases to 12 in the Brahmanas. The Mahabharata and the Puranas mention ...

  4. This Earth of Mankind - Wikipedia

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    This Earth of Mankind is the first book in Pramoedya Ananta Toer 's epic quartet called Buru Quartet, first published by Hasta Mitra in 1980. The story is set at the end of the Dutch colonial rule and was written while Pramoedya was imprisoned on the political island prison of Buru in eastern Indonesia. The story was first narrated verbally to ...

  5. Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel - Wikipedia

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    Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel(MITRA) was announced in 2021 by Government of India to encourage the Textile Industry. [1] [2] [3] Shortlisted places in the states can set up Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel either at brownfield (which has been built on) sites or at greenfield (not earlier been built on) sites.

  6. Mitra (Hindu god) - Wikipedia

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    Mitra (Hindu god) Mitra ( Sanskrit: मित्र IAST: Mitrá) is a Hindu god and generally one of the Adityas (the sons of the goddess Aditi ), though his role has changed over time. In the Mitanni inscription, Mitra is invoked as one of the protectors of treaties. In the Rigveda, Mitra appears primarily in the dvandva compound Mitra-Varuna ...

  7. Mithra - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Mithra ( Avestan: 𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬀 Miθra, Old Persian: 𐎷𐎰𐎼 Miθra ), commonly known as Mehr or Mithras among Romans, [1] is an ancient Iranian deity of covenants, light, oath, justice, the sun, [2] contracts, and friendship. [3] In addition to being the divinity of contracts, Mithra is also a judicial figure, an all-seeing ...

  8. Mitra mitra - Wikipedia

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    Mitra mitra is known to be carnivorous, an active predator that feeds on smaller gastropods and bivalves. Shell description [ edit ] The maximum shell length for this species is 18 cm, usually to 14 cm. [2] Like in all Mitridae, the shell is elongate, somewhat fusiform, with a high spire .

  9. Episcomitra zonata - Wikipedia

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    Mitra zonata var. minor Pallary, 1900 Mitra zonata var. protracta Pallary, 1900 Episcomitra zonata , common name zoned mitre , is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae , the miters or miter snails.