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  2. Balarishta - Wikipedia

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    Therefore, it is an affliction in the Natal Chart or Query Chart, an ava-yoga (evil yoga), which need not necessarily indicate early death, for death occurs only if the planetary infliction is severe and there are no other yogas indicating a longer term of life counter – acting Balarishta Dosha. [2]

  3. Dosha - Wikipedia

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    The ayurvedic three-dosha theory is often compared to European humorism although it is a distinct system with a separate history. The three-dosha theory has also been compared to astrology and physiognomy in similarly deriving its tenets from ancient philosophy and superstitions. Using them to diagnose or treat disease is considered ...

  4. Mangala Dosha - Wikipedia

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    Mangala Dosha (IAST: Maṅgala-doṣa), also known as Mangal Dosh because of schwa deletion, is a Hindu superstition, [1] [2] prevalent in India. A person born under the influence of Mars ( Mangala ) as per Hindu astrology is said to have "mangala dosha" ("mars defect"); such a person is called a Mangalika (or Manglik).

  5. Sushruta - Wikipedia

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    Sushruta (Sanskrit: सुश्रुत, lit. 'well heard', IAST: Suśruta [3]) is the listed author of the Sushruta Samhita (Sushruta's Compendium), considered to be one of the most important surviving ancient treatises on medicine.

  6. Purity test - Wikipedia

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    A purity test is a self-graded survey that assesses the participants' supposed degree of innocence in worldly matters (sex, drugs, deceit, and other activities assumed to be vices), generally on a percentage scale with 100% being the most and 0% being the least pure.

  7. Dimple - Wikipedia

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    Cheek dimple by the KBC point (right), and a para-angled dimple near the mouth Having bilateral dimples (dimples in both cheeks) is the most common form of cheek dimples. [ 16 ] In a 2018 study of 216 people aged 18–42 with both unilateral (one dimple) and bilateral, 120 (55.6%) had dimples in both of their cheeks. [ 16 ]

  8. Automatic center punch - Wikipedia

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    An automatic center punch is a hand tool used to produce a dimple in a workpiece (for example, a piece of metal). It performs the same function as an ordinary center punch but without the need for a hammer. When pressed against the workpiece, it stores energy in a spring, eventually releasing it as an impulse that drives the punch, producing ...

  9. Fitzpatrick scale - Wikipedia

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    The Fitzpatrick scale (also Fitzpatrick skin typing test; or Fitzpatrick phototyping scale) is a numerical classification schema for human skin color. It was developed in 1975 by American dermatologist Thomas B. Fitzpatrick as a way to estimate the response of different types of skin to ultraviolet (UV) light. [ 2 ]