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Trishanku. Indra prevents Trisanku from ascending to heaven in physical form. Mughal Folio from the Ramayana of Valmiki. Trishanku (Sanskrit: त्रिशङ्कु, romanized: Triśaṅku), born Satyavrata, is a king of the Suryavamsha (Solar dynasty) featured in Hindu texts. His legend is described in the epic Ramayana. He is the father ...
Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen. The Razakars were a irregular militia force of the Hyderabad State whose primary objective was to prevent accession of Hyderabad State with India. [1] Formed in 1938 by the MIM leader Bahadur Yar Jung, [2] the organisation expanded considerably during the leadership of Qasim Razvi by the time of India's annexation ...
Govinda (transl. “finder or observer of cattle”), also rendered Govind, Gobinda and Gobind, is an epithet of Vishnu and is also used for his avatars such as Krishna. [1] The name appears as the 187th and the 539th name of Vishnu in the Vishnu Sahasranama. The name is also popularly addressed to Krishna, referring to his youthful activity as ...
The Trimurti are the most prominent deities of contemporary Hinduism. This consists of Brahma - the Creator, Vishnu - the Preserver, and Shiva - the Destroyer. Their feminine counterparts are Saraswati - the wife of Brahma, Lakshmi - the wife of Vishnu, and Parvati (or Durga) - the wife of Shiva. Statue of Brahma.
Razakars (Pakistan) The Razakar (Urdu: رضا کار, literally "volunteer"; Bengali: রাজাকার) was an East Pakistani paramilitary force organised by General Tikka Khan in then East Pakistan, now called Bangladesh, during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. [1]
The Kashmir Shaivism tradition, also called Trika Shaivism, is a non-dualist branch of Shaiva- Shakta Tantra Hinduism that originated in Kashmir after 850 CE. [1][2] In its place of origin in Kashmir, this tradition is commonly referred to as " Kashmiri Shaivism." It later spread beyond Kashmir, with its great scholar Abhinavagupta calling it ...
The sitar (English: / ˈsɪtɑːr / or / sɪˈtɑːr /; IAST: sitāra) is a plucked stringed instrument, originating from the Indian subcontinent, used in Hindustani classical music. The instrument was invented in the 18th century, and arrived at its present form in 19th-century India.
An urumi is an Indian sword with a flexible, whip -like blade. [1] Originating in modern-day Kerala, a state in southwestern India, it is thought to have existed from as early as the Sangam period. It is treated as a whip sword, made with special combination of steel [2] and therefore requires prior knowledge of whip as well as the sword.