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  2. Brahmavarta - Wikipedia

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    [2] [a] The French Indologist who later converted to Hinduism, Alain Daniélou , notes that the Rig Veda , which is an earlier Hindu text, describes the region later known as Brahmavarta as the heartland of Aryan communities and the geography described in it suggests that those communities had not moved much beyond the area.

  3. Brahmabandhav Upadhyay - Wikipedia

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    In 1894, Bhavani Charan adopted this name, Brahmabandhab Upadhyay, declaring himself as a Christian Sannyasi (Monk). [9] Latinized form of the Greek name Θεοφιλος (Theophilos), taken from Bhabani Charan's baptised name Theophilus, which meant "friend of god", derived from θεος (theos) "god" and φιλος (philos) "friend".

  4. Bandhi - Wikipedia

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    Bandhi (Sindhi: ٻانڌي ) (Urdu: باندھی) is a town of Shaheed Benazir Abad District of Sindh, Pakistan. Its population is around 40,000. Its population is around 40,000. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]

  5. Doab - Wikipedia

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    Doab (English: / ˈ d oʊ ɑː b /) is a term used in South Asia [1] for the tract [2] [1] of land lying between two confluent rivers. It is similar to an interfluve. [3] In the Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, R. S. McGregor refers to its Persian origin in defining it as do-āb (دوآب, literally "two [bodies of] water") "a region lying between and reaching to the confluence of two rivers."

  6. Khadir and Bangar - Wikipedia

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    In any doab, khadar land (green) lies next to a river, while bangur land (olive) has greater elevation and lies further from the river. Khādir or Khadar and Bangar, Bāngur or Bhangar (Hindi language: खादर और बांगर, Urdu languageکهادر اور بانگر) are terms used in Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and Sindhi in the Indo-Gangetic plains of North India and Pakistan to ...

  7. Bandikui - Wikipedia

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    Bandikui sits at the junction of the Agra-Jaipur and the Delhi-Jaipur railway lines. The city is located 200 km south of Delhi. Rajgarh town (in Alwar district) is about 25 km north of Bandikui.

  8. Daksha - Wikipedia

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    [9] [10] Key elements of Daksha including his yajna and ram head, which later became a key feature in the Puranic iconography, are first found in the Taittariya Samhita. [9] [11] The epics—the Ramayana and the Mahabharata—also mention Daksha. Most of the stories about Daksha are found in the Puranas (3rd - 10th century CE).

  9. Khandava Forest - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] It lay to the west of Yamuna river. The Pandavas are described to have cleared this forest to construct their capital city called Indraprastha. This forest was earlier inhabited by Nāgas led by a king named Takṣaka. [3] Arjuna and Kṛṣṇa are stated to have cleared this forest by setting it afire. The inhabitants of this forest ...