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GI for Panchamirtham of Palani Temple

It has a pleasant flavour and is one of the most important offerings made to Lord Dhandayuthapani Swamy. Traditionally, The five natural ingredients: are banana, jaggery, cow ghee, honey, and cardamom. The panchamirtham is known as ‘abhishekam prasadam’ and gives it its traditional semi solid consistency. Many people worldwide love Panchamirtham because of its religious

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Festivals in India

It is said that we should celebrate life rather than merely holidays. In a nation like India, life is linked with festivals since there are so many of them, reflecting our culture and customs. These festivities bring with them a rush of excitement and enthusiasm, breaking the monotony of daily life. Surprisingly, practically every significant

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Exploring Palaeolithic Cave Paintings Found in Aravalli

Cave paintings found in India are a typical form of parietal art which includes petroglyphs or engravings found on the ceilings and the walls of the caves. Cave paintings in India depict the prehistoric origin and the upper palaeolithic styles over 100,000 years old. After the prehistoric period, the Bhimbetka cave paintings and rock shelters

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Devayatanam’s An Odyssey of Indian Temple Architecture

India is known for its ancient temple architecture, especially Hindu temple architecture. As the primary form of Hindu architecture, the Hindu temple and its architecture have varieties of styles. The nature of the Hindu temple remains the same with the essential features. The Hindu temple architecture is based on two types of styles Nagara architecture

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