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Thousand Pillar Temple, Moodabidri – A must visit place in South Karnataka, India74

Thousand Pillar Temple, Moodabidri – A must visit place in South Karnataka, India

The Thousand Pillars Temple, Moodabidri, Karnataka, India was constructed in 1430 A.D and is one of the most famous and holy shrine of Jain Religion and it embodies great architecture with reference to Africa, China, and Arab along with the lifestyle and history of Jain theerthankara and Great Vijaranagara Kingdom of 15th century.

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The Candle: How to Get the Most Burn Time from the Candle59

The Candle: How to Get the Most Burn Time from the Candle

In today’s market, there are lots of candle types to choose from. Container candles, taper candles, votive candle, pillar candles to name a few. Add to that, the different kinds of wax. Paraffin wax, soy wax, beeswax, bayberry wax, and palm wax....

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Ashok chakra & India's flag80

Ashok chakra & India's flag

Probably many people might know the flag of India .The India's flag consist of same sized three colored strips namely deep saffron at top,center placed white and below to it a dark green horizontaly.In center on white strip a Ashok chakra/wheel is...

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Visiting the Heart of Australia...71

Visiting the Heart of Australia...

Named after a woman who has never been here, and after a spring that never existed, Alice Springs is one of those oft overlooked destinations. Being only 465 km up the road from Uluru, it offers a huge range of Central Australia attractions, activities, festivals and events.

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Pillar55

Pillar

Here I stand, dedicated to the sky To the clouds and to the heavens but never asking why A pillar I must be, with feet set in the stone Standing tall. Standing all alone I'm an ancient puzzle piece, forgotten back in Rome Once a prized...

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Suspension Bridges and the Effects of Wind67

Suspension Bridges and the Effects of Wind

Many factors go into building a sturdy, safe suspension bridge. Most of today's best designs came out the catastrophic failurs of past suspension bridges, like that of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in Washington State.

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Places to see in Kodaikanal68

Places to see in Kodaikanal

Kodaikanal is a popular hill station situated in Southern India. Kodaikanal is known for its beautiful lake, waterfalls and numerous mountain views of the plains. The best time to visit this place is from april to june and september to october....

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Using TheChinese Zodiac71

Using TheChinese Zodiac

Chinese Astrologers have more than one way to employ the Chinese Zodiac. While the Ming Shu or Circle of Animals forms the basis for astrological predictions, it is not the only way. The Tzu P'ing is a more complete means of arriving at an individual's profile.

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What are the Five Pillars of Islam?74

What are the Five Pillars of Islam?

An article giving a basic introduction to what is meant by the Five Pillars of Islam and briefly looking at what is involved in each of the Five Pillars.

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Hungarian Food - Pork Stew (Sertéspörkölt)66

Hungarian Food - Pork Stew (Sertéspörkölt)

Porkolt is one of the four pillars of Hungarian cooking. What Americans think of as gulyas (which is really a thick soup) is actually porkolt or stew. Porkolt can be made from a wide variety of meats and is drier than gulyas. It almost always contains onions and paprika, but never has sour cream added during cooking.

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