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Northeast India is one of the most ethnically diverse regions in the world. These states contain 130 tribes with 300 distinct subtribes, over 200 ethnic groups, and 220 spoken languages. Many of India's tribal peoples are concentrated here, with the hilly states of Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Nagaland being 90% Adivasi by population.
The cow is sacred in India, states Harris, not because of superstitious, capricious and ignorant beliefs, but because of real economic imperatives and cattle's role in the Indian tradition of integrated living. Cattle became essential in India, just like dogs or cars became essential in other human cultures, states Harris. [152]
Kābā eating prasad ().. In the temple complex reside approximately 20,000 kābā who are cared for by the temple's staff and workers who consider them as kin. The kābā reside and move in spaces throughout the inner temple complex, including within the main temple, the kitchen, near the massive iron pots used to make halwa, in the various side rooms, and on the rooftop.
Damar mata kucing ('cat's eye damar') is a crystalline resin, usually in the form of round balls. Shorea javanica is an important source in Indonesia. [citation needed] Damar batu ('stone damar') is stone or pebble-shaped, opaque dammar collected from the ground. [citation needed] Damar hitam ('black damar')
The 2009 swine flu pandemic in India was the outbreak of swine flu in various parts of India. Soon after the outbreak of H1N1 virus in the United States and Mexico in March, the Government of India started screening people coming from the affected countries at airports for swine flu symptoms. [ 1 ]
The Devi is said to be swayambhu (self-manifested) on a rock on the sheer face of a mountain. She is surrounded by seven (sapta in Sanskrit) peaks (shrungain Sanskrit), hence the name: Sapta Shrungi Mata (mother of the seven peaks). [8] [12] The iconography of the Saptashrungi goddess is that of the Mahalakshmi of the Devi Mahatmya.
The Sachiya Mata Temple in Osian was built in her honour by Jains. [38] Some Jain scriptures warn of dire consequences of worship of Chamunda by the Hindu rites and rituals. [ 39 ] Many Kshatriyas and even the Jain community worship her as her Kuladevi and samyaktvi demi-goddess as per Jain rituals.
Ruia is popularly known as Paani Mata ("Water Mother"). [ 1 ] [ 7 ] Ruia and her team have extended their efforts in other states such as Madhya Pradesh , [ 1 ] [ 5 ] Maharashtra , [ 1 ] [ 5 ] Odisha , [ 5 ] and the Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh, [ 1 ] [ 5 ] and have plans to expand into Bihar , [ 2 ] Haryana , [ 2 ] Uttaranchal and Uttar ...