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  • 71Kedarnath —    Kedarnath is a famous Shaivite (see SHAIVISM) PIL GRIMAGE site in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh; one of India’s svamyambhu, or “Self generated” LINGAMS is located there. As in Amarnath the focus is upon an ice lingam. Pilgrimage can take… …

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  • 72Rishikesh —    Rishikesh (the RISHI’s hair, or possibly a corrup tion of, Hrishikesha, an epithet of ARJUNA) is an important Indian PILGRIMAGE center. Many SWAMIS taught or lived there, including SWAMI SHIVANANDA and the MAHARISHI MAHESH YOGI, who founded… …

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  • 73Ajmer — This article is about the municipality in Rajasthan, India. For its namesake district, see Ajmer district. For the historical region, see Ajmer region. Ajmer   city   …

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  • 74Indian religions — For religious demographics of the Republic of India, see Religion in India. badrinath temple,holy place for hindus …

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  • 75Mahābhārata — The IAST|Mahābhārata (Devanāgarī: sa. महाभारत) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, the other being the IAST|Rāmāyaṇa . The epic is part of the Hindu itihāsa , the word in itself literally means history , and forms an… …

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  • 76Pilgrimage — In religion and spirituality, a pilgrimage is a long journey or search of great moral significance. Sometimes, it is a journey to a sacred place or shrine of importance to a person s beliefs and faith. Members of many major religions participate… …

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  • 77Himalayas — Geobox|Range name=Himalayas image caption=The north face of Mount Everest as seen from the path to the base camp in Tibet country=Bhutan| country1=Tibet (invaded by PRC) | country2=India| country3=Nepal| country4=Pakistan| country5 = Burma |… …

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  • 78Swami Vivekananda — This article is about the chief Indian disciple. For the 1998 film, see Swami Vivekananda (film). Swami Vivekananda স্বামী বিবেকানন্দ स्वामी विवेकानन्द Swami Vivekananda in 1893 Born …

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  • 79Varaha — Hdeity infobox| Caption = Incarnation of Vishnu as a Boar Sculpture of Varaha from Khajuraho Name = Varaha Devanagari = वाराह Sanskrit Transliteration = Affiliation = Avatar of Vishnu God of = Abode = Weapon = Chakra and Mace Consort = Prithvi… …

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  • 80Adi Shankara — with disciples. Born 788 CE Kalady, present day Kerala, India Died 820 CE …

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