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...vious Guru, Amardās (A. D. 1479- 1574). The habitation that grew round the holy lake was initially called ‘Rāmdāspur’ or ‘Chakk Rāmdās’ or ‘C ...an (A. D. 1563-1606) completed and lined the tank. He also constructed the holy shrine in its middle, “Harimandar’ (now famous as the Golden Temple). G

Tirukkural literally means ‘holy treatise composed in the meter “kural-veṇbā”. ...of the pariah group. In the olden days they were employed by the kings and rulers to make royal announcements by beating drums.<ref>Drums are also referred a

...he construction of the temple complex. The [[Pallavas]], the Colas and the rulers of Vijayanagara are more prominent among them. There are twelve tīrthas or holy places with ponds (or rivulets) in the nearby Kailāṣagiri hills. The wat

...Śrī [[Rāmakṛṣṇa]] who lived in A. D. 1853-1920.</ref> better known as the Holy Mother, on the 17th March, for the first time. The Mother greeted her very ...[[house]] in the same area, a school for girls. It was inaugurated by the Holy Mother herself on the auspicious Kālī[[pujā]] day,<ref>It was on 13th No

...ge tax on Hindus in 1563. This tax under his earlier rule and under other rulers raised funds through taxing [[Hindu]] pilgrims as they entered pilgrimage s Just like during other Muslim rulers, Akbar's rule also saw the destruction of many [[temples]] and the killing

Who is in the holy and pretty Sourashtra,<br> ...aken the form of a bee and worshiped Lord [[Shiva]] here and selected this holy place as her abode.

: When it does not have good rulers, it does not have life. ; Who is considered as a holy man?

...]] was over, Shri [[Rama]] received a lot of expensive presents from other rulers of the world. He distributed these presents, which included precious pearls ...quote>They who serve their mother and their father thinking of them as the holy Ganges river and as [[Lord Shiva]] themselves- these are truly the best dev

...te philanthropy. The University of Nālandā was royally patronized by Gupta rulers. It is also stated that almost 100 chairs or pulpits were arranged every da ...donations, not only from the local Gupta kings, but from Bengal rulers and rulers of Java and Sumatra made it possible for the Kulapatis to supply all the re

...as]] before Shivaji were Mercenaries and revenue Collectors for the Muslim Rulers. In keeping with the feudal tradition, the Maratha generals kept shifting t ...izeable fruit and sweetmeats baskets which he used to send to Brahmins and holy men everyday from prison. In doing this Shivaji must have had in mind what

...he 60,000 army of Abdali. Moreover, Abdali had support from several Muslim rulers of northern India and was assured of supplies even in the foreign territory ...Afghan ruler advanced further into northern India, where he destroyed the holy Hindu city of [[Mathura]] and slaughtered thousands of Hindus. Luckily for

...lgrimage centre]] Vimala, also known as Nirmala, and through it passes the holy Vātarani River. This river is called the river of Yama and Vimala is ident [[Category: Holy rulers]]

...e day, he was travelling on the outskirts of [[Varanasi]]<ref>It is a city holy to Bhagavān [[Śiva]]).</ref> with his disciples, when a fierce looking Ch ...in that Chandāla. He saw that the four dogs were none other than the four holy [[Vedas]].<ref>Vedas are the divinely revealed scriptures of Hindus.</ref>

...while I was taking bath in the river. Kindly initiate me formally into the holy order of Sannyasa". ...ving. He then became a disciple of Sankara. Sankara initiated him into the holy order of Sannyasa and gave him the name of 'Sureswara Acharya'. Sureswara A

...e of a devotee or ascetic, especially in north and east India. Generally a holy or saintly person is referred to as a mahatma, paramahaṅsa, or swami, or ...ion (1831–1832)]] aimed against tax imposed on the Kol community by Muslim rulers.<ref name="ReferenceC"/>

...empts to reconquer the birthplace of Jesus Christ from its Mohammedan-Arab rulers. These attempts called the Crusades failed in their military objective, but ...more current term Shunyam meaning a blank. But the term Pujyam also means holy. Param-Pujya is a prefix used in written communication with elders. In this

...finite shape to the Haridasa movement. He commanded great respect from the rulers of the Vijayanagara Empire, especially from Krisnadevaraya. Though he was t ...alistic performances are external in nature, whereas the repetition of the holy name is internal. According to the Haridasas, it is this shift from the ext

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...the presiding deity of the city, the ''raison d’être'' of this ‘holiest of holy’ cities—a place of pilgrimage. Another name of this city is Benares, th ...as rarely been an important political center, and the rise and fall of its rulers throughout its long history has had little impact on the story of the city�

...xample is the fact that the Hindus were persecuted and oppressed by Muslim rulers for many centuries due to which a few Hindus now bear prejudice towards all ...of his religious writings form a part of the [[Ādi]] Granth, which is the holy book of the Sikh religion.<ref>Trivedi, pp. 149-150</ref>