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Social anthropology. Cultural anthropology. v. t. e. In the Indian subcontinent, hijra[a] are transgender, intersex, or eunuch people who live in communities that follow a kinship system known as guru-chela system. [5][6][7][8] They are also known as aravani, aruvani, and jogappa, [9] and in Pakistan, khawaja sira.
Guru. The traditional guru–disciple relationship. Watercolour, Punjab Hills, India, 1740. Guru (/ ˈɡuːruː / Sanskrit: गुरु; IAST: guru; Pali: garu) is a Sanskrit term for a " mentor, guide, expert, or master" of certain knowledge or field. [1] In pan- Indian traditions, a guru is more than a teacher: traditionally, the guru is a ...
Biryani (/ bɜːrˈjɑːni /) is a mixed rice dish, mainly popular in South Asia & Iran/Persia, It is made with rice, some type of meat (chicken, goat, lamb, beef, prawn, or fish) and spices. To cater to vegetarians, in some cases, it is prepared by substituting vegetables or paneer for the meat. [1] Sometimes eggs and/or potatoes are also added.
Maithili (English: / ˈmaɪtɪli /, [4] Hindi pronunciation: [/mɛːt̪ʱili/]) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in parts of India and Nepal. It is native to the Mithila region, which encompasses parts of the Indian states of Bihar and Jharkhand as well as the Nepal's Koshi and Madhesh Provinces.
The Indus script is the short strings of symbols associated with the Harappan civilization of ancient India (most of the Indus sites are distributed in present-day Pakistan and northwest India) used between 2600 and 1900 BCE, which evolved from an early Indus script attested from around 3500–3300 BCE.
Some writers and typesetters dispense with the "moon" stroke altogether, using only the dot in all situations. [ 48 ] The avagraha (ऽ अऽ) (usually transliterated with an apostrophe) is a Sanskrit punctuation mark for the elision of a vowel in sandhi: एकोऽयम्eko'yam ( ← एकस्ekas + अयम्ayam) ("this one").
Indo-Fijians celebrate Holi or Pagua as its called in Fiji Hindi, as the festival of colours, folksongs, and dances. The folksongs sung in Fiji during Holi season are called phaag gaaian. Phagan, also written as Phalgan, is the last month of the Hindu calendar. Holi is celebrated on the full moon of Phagan.
t. e. Puranas (/ pʊˈrɑːnə /; Sanskrit: पुराण, romanized: purāṇa, lit. 'ancient, old', [1] IPA: [pʊˈrɑːɳə]) are a vast genre of Hindu literature about a wide range of topics, particularly about legends and other traditional lore. [2] The Puranas are known for the intricate layers of symbolism depicted within their stories.