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Caliph |
Muslim civil and religious leader regarded successor of Muhammad |
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Shah |
A title of the former monarch of Iran |
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Sultan |
A king or ruler a Muslim state or country |
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Islam |
The religion of a Muslim monotheistic, faith, regarded through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah |
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Muslim |
A follower of the religion of Islam |
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Koran |
The Islamic sacred book believed to be the word of God as dictated to Muhammed by the Archangel Gabriel and written down in Arabic |
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The Four Humours |
Four temperaments is a proto-psychological theory that suggests that there are four fundamental personality types, sanguine (optimistic and social), choleric (short-tempered or irritable), melancholic (analytical and quiet), and phlegmatic (relaxed and peaceful). Most formulations include the possibility of mixtures of the types.
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Krishna |
Sanskrit Kṛṣṇa, one of the most widely revered and most popular of all Indian divinities, worshipped as the eighth incarnation (avatar, or avatara) of the Hindu god Vishnu and also as a supreme god in his own right.
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Avatar |
A manifestation of a deity or released soul in bodily form on earth; an incarnate divine teacher.
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GOPI |
is a word of Sanskrit originating from the word Gopala referring to a person in charge of a herd of cows.
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Radha |
also called Radhika, Radharani, and Radhe, is a Hindu goddess who is almost always depicted alongside Krishna and features prominently within the theology of Vaishnava traditions, which regards Radha as the original Goddess or Shakti.
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Bindi |
from Sanskrit bindu, meaning "point, drop, dot or small particle") is a red dot worn on the center of the forehead, commonly by Hindu and Jain women.
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Minaret |
a tall slender tower, typically part of a mosque, with a balcony from which a muezzin calls Muslims to prayer.
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chartri |
are elevated, dome-shaped pavilions used as an element in Indian architecture. The word Chhatri means "canopy" or "umbrella." In the context of architecture, the word is used to refer to two different things. The usual and more widely understood meaning is of a memorial, usually very ornate, built over the site where the funeral (cremation) of an important man was performed.
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Mumtaz mahal |
meaning "the chosen one of the palace") was a Mughal Empress and chief consort of emperor Shah Jahan. The Taj Mahal in Agra was constructed by her husband as her final resting place.
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shah jahan |
was the fifth Mughal Emperor of India from 1628 to 1658. Born Prince Khurram, he was the son of Emperor Jahangir (31 August 1569 – 7 November 1627) and his Hindu Rajput wife, Taj Bibi Bilqis Makani (13 May 1573 – 18 April 1619).He was chosen as successor to the throne after the death of his father in 1627.
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gopora |
pura, also spelled gopuram, in south Indian architecture, the entrance gateway to a Hindu temple enclosure. Relatively small at first, the gopuras grew in size from the mid-12th century until the colossal gateways came to dominate the temple complex, quite surpassing the main sanctum in both size and architectural elaboration. Often a series of gopuras are to be found at a shrine, each providing entry through a new enclosure wall.
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Paravati shiva |
also called Uma, Shiva and Parvati, wedding ofSanjay Acharyawife of the Hindu god Shiva. Parvati is a benevolent goddess. Born the daughter of a mountain called Himalaya, she won Shiva's affection only after undergoing severe ascetic discipline.
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