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  2. Indigofera tinctoria - Wikipedia

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    Today most dye is synthetic, but natural dye from I. tinctoria is still available, marketed as natural colouring where it is known as tarum in Indonesia and nila in Malaysia. In Iran and areas of the former Soviet Union it is known as basma.

  3. Niladevi - Wikipedia

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    Niladevi (Sanskrit: नीलदेवी, romanized: Nīladevī, lit. 'blue goddess'), [2] also rendered as Neela Devi or Nappinnai, is a Hindu goddess, and a consort of the preserver deity Vishnu, along with Sridevi and Bhudevi.

  4. Indigo dye - Wikipedia

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    Indigo dye is an organic compound with a distinctive blue color. Indigo is a natural dye extracted from the leaves of some plants of the Indigofera genus, in particular Indigofera tinctoria . Dye-bearing Indigofera plants were commonly grown and used throughout the world, particularly in Asia, with the production of indigo dyestuff economically ...

  5. List of plants used in Indian cuisine - Wikipedia

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    നിലക്കടല ( Nila Kadala) शेंगदाणा Shengdāṇā: ଚିନା ବାଦାମ China Badam: රට කජු Rata Kaju: வேர்க்கடலை / மணிலா பயறு Kadalai / kachaan kadalai: Verusenagakaya(వేరుశనగకాయ), Palli(పల్లీ) Nelakadale: مونگ پهلي ...

  6. Blue - Wikipedia

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    The colour of the sea is also affected by the colour of the sky, reflected by particles in the water; and by algae and plant life in the water, which can make it look green; or by sediment, which can make it look brown. [35] The farther away an object is, the more blue it often appears to the eye.

  7. Nala (Ramayana) - Wikipedia

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    Nila (brother) In the Hindu epic Ramayana , Nala (Sanskrit: नल, IAST : nala, lit. lotus ), is the vanara (monkey), who is credited as the engineer of the Rama Setu , a bridge across the ocean between Rameswaram ( Tamil nadu ) and Lanka , identified with modern-day Sri Lanka , so forces of the god Rama can pass over to Lanka.

  8. Scyphiphora - Wikipedia

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    Scyphiphora is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.It is the only genus in the tribe Scyphiphoreae.The genus contains only one species, viz. Scyphiphora hydrophylacea, which has a large distribution range from India, to tropical Asia and the western Pacific. [1]

  9. Nilgiri Mountains - Wikipedia

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    In the report of a general of Vishnuvardhana, King of Hoysalas, who in reference to his enemies, claimed to have "frightened the Thodas, driven the Kongas underground, slaughtered the Poluvas, put to death the Maleyalas, terrified Chieftain Kala Nirpala and then proceeded to offer the peak of Nila Mountain.(presumably Doddabetta or Rangaswami ...