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  2. Garjiya Devi Temple - Wikipedia

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    The statue of Garjiya Devi at Garjiya Devi Temple, Ramnagar. Garjiya Devi Temple is a hindu Devi temple located in the Garjiya village near Ramnagar, Uttarakhand, India, on the outskirts of the Corbett National Park. [1] It is a sacred Shakti shrine where Garjiya Devi is the presiding deity. The temple is situated over a large rock in the Kosi ...

  3. Ramnagar, Nainital - Wikipedia

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    The Garjiya Devi Temple [4] [5] and Sitabani temple, Sitabani Wildlife Reserve [6] located nearby also attract many visitors. Uttarakhand Board of School Education is headquartered in Ramnagar. The board was set up in 2001, and is responsible for administering courses of instructions, textbooks, and to conduct examinations for secondary school ...

  4. Jim Corbett National Park - Wikipedia

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    Garjiya Devi Temple is sacred to Garjiya Devi and is mostly visited during the Kartik Purnima (November – December). It is located on the bank of the river Kosi, amidst the hilly terrains of Uttarakhand, nearby Garjiya village, at a distance of 14 km. from Ramnagar , Uttarakhand, India.

  5. Akalabodhana - Wikipedia

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    A scene of Akalabodhana, the untimely realization of Durga by Rama, as described in the Krittivasi Ramayana; Puja mandapa of Khidirpur Venus Club, Kolkata, 2010. Akalabodhana (Sanskrit: अकालबोधन, romanized: akālabodhana) [1] or Akal Bodhan (Bengali: অকালবোধন) is the worship of Durga —an incarnation of Devi ...

  6. Culture of Bengal - Wikipedia

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    Biggest festival of Bengalis, Pohela Boishakh. The culture of Bengal defines the cultural heritage of the Bengali people native to eastern regions of the Indian subcontinent, mainly what is today Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal and Tripura, where they form the dominant ethnolinguistic group and the Bengali language is the official and primary language.

  7. Buddhism in Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    The Somapura Mahavihara is the oldest Buddhist institution in Bangladesh. Buddha Dhatu Zadi, a Buddhist temple in Bandarban. Buddhism is the third-largest religious affiliation and formed about 0.63% of the population of Bangladesh. [1][2] It is said that Buddha once in his life came to this region of East Bengal to spread his teachings and he ...

  8. Almora district - Wikipedia

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    Nanda Devi Temple is a Hindu temple to the Goddess Nanda Devi in the center of the town, with unusual image carving on the temple walls. Nanda Devi festival is held annually in September. Bright End Corner, 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the main city of Almora, is a beauty spot visited at sunrise and sunset. A circuit house, Swami Vivekanand ...

  9. History of Shaktism - Wikipedia

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    Devi portrayed as Mahishasura Mardini, Slayer of the Buffalo Demon – a central episode of the Devi Mahatmya, and one of the most famous in all of Hindu mythology. Main article: Devi Mahatmya By far, the most important text of Shaktism is the Devi Mahatmya (also known as the Durga Saptashati , Chandi or Chandi-Path ), found in the Markandeya ...