Hindu squats are called Uthak-bethak and the exercise regimen in Indian wrestling often consists of doing the Indian " jack-knifing push-ups ", Indian club swinging and squats.

The Hindu jack-knifing push-ups are part of the core exercises for building up of strength, stamina, and flexibility of joints.

* Atharvaveda, aka Atharvaveda-Shaunakiya, a sacred Hindu text

In the Hindu mythology, it is believed that Skanda or Muruga is the son of Siva ( aka Shiva, Easan ) alone without mother Parvathi ( the goddess ) And so " Guha-Easan " means " The son of Easan ".

Some popular Hindu deities and avatars include Krishna, Vishnu, Shiva, Durga, Ganesha, Hanuman, Kali, Murugan, Venkateshwara, Nataraja, Rama, Saraswati, and Lakshmi.

He is known for his personal and professional associations with Timothy Leary at Harvard University in the early 1960s, for his travels to India and his relationship with the Hindu guru Neem Karoli Baba, and for founding the charitable organizations Seva Foundation and Hanuman Foundation.

Hindu belief is that the bridge was created by Shri Rama and Shri Lakshman with the assistance of Lord Hanuman and the ' monkey army ' to reach Lanka in order to find Shri Rama's wife Sita who was kidnapped by Ravana.

For example, Sun Wukong's is considered by some American, Chinese, and Indian scholars to be influenced by both the Hindu deity Hanuman from the Ramayana and elements of Chinese folklore.

* The Hindu deity Hanuman from the Ramayana is also considered by some scholars to be an inspiration for Sun Wukong.

There are two notable demigods in Hindu mythology, Hanuman and Garuda, the divine steed of Vishnu.

In Bangkok, murals at Wat Phra Kaeo which was built in 1785, depict the Hindu god Hanuman playing sepak takraw in a ring with a troop of monkeys.

According to another Hindu legend, Lord Hanuman dropped a piece of earth as he was carrying a mountain with his life-saving herb, Mrita Sanjivani, from the Himalayas to Lanka ( Sri Lanka ) during the Rama-Ravana war.

* In the Hindu Ramayana, the monkey leader Hanuman is informed by deities, and usually consciously addressed by them.

Another place related to folklore is the Hindu Temple called " Seetha Kovil " ( Hanuman Kovil ).

" Hanuman " refers to the Hindu deity Hanuman.

* Maruti ( म ा र ु त ि) is a Sanskrit word referring to Hanuman, son of Marut ( मर ु त ), the Hindu Wind God Vayu

In the Hindu scripture Bhavishyottar Purana, the god Shiva tells his wife Parvati how Valmiki, who got a boon from Hanuman to sing the glory of Rama in vernacular language, will incarnate in future in the Kali Yuga ( the present and last Yuga or epoch within a cycle of four Yugas ).

A series of attacks in the Sankath Mochan Hanuman temple and Cantonment Railway Station in the Hindu holy city of Varanasi.

The Bhatala Mandir Trust celebrates the Navarati, Ganesh Utsav, Shiv Ratri, Hanuman Jayanti, Shiv Ratri and other All Hindu religious festivals.

In 1988 an ancient temple of Balaji ( childhood incarnition of Hindu god Hanuman ) was excavated on one of the hills overlooking the town.

* Neem Karoli Baba ( died 1973 ), Hindu guru and devotee of the Hindu deity Hanuman

Theories on the nature of the Monkey Man ranged from an Avatar of the Hindu god Hanuman, to an Indian version of Bigfoot.

* Pavan ( Hindu god ), a god of wind in Hindu mythology and father of Hanuman

Most of the Hindu literature, including Chalisas such as Hanuman Chalisha, are written in Avadhi.

Most of the North-Indian Hindu literature, including Chalisas such as Hanuman Chalisha, are written in Awadhi.

To this point, Hindu Push-ups and Dive Bomber Push-ups are the same.

Zimmer does not explicitly describe the cyclical conception of time as itself " mythical " per se, although he notes that this conception " underl Hindu mythology ".

Gandhara is the name of an ancient Hindu kingdom from the Vedic period and its capital city located between the Hindukush and Sulaiman Mountains ( mountains of Solomon ), although Kandahar in modern times and the ancient Gandhara are not geographically identical.

The Muslims had always been a minority within the subcontinent, and the prospect of an exclusively Hindu government made them wary of independence ; they were as inclined to mistrust Hindu rule as they were to resist the foreign Raj, although Gandhi called for unity between the two groups in an astonishing display of leadership.

There are more than 700 living languages spoken in Indonesia and although predominantly Muslim the country also has large Christian and Hindu populations.

Godse dropped out of high school and became an activist with Hindu nationalist organizations such as the Hindu Mahasabha, and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ( RSS ), although the RSS has claimed he left during the mid-1930s.

The Bharatiya Janata Party advocates Hindu nationalism and social conservatism, self-reliance, social justice, foreign policy driven by a nationalist agenda, a strong national defense and a more economically liberal fiscal policy to that of the democratic socialist Indian National Congress, although the party manifesto strongly supports the welfare state and some aspects of Green politics.

He is also depicted as a Sikh in the comic book and the movie, although in the movie he is seen praying to Kali, a popular Hindu goddess.

Some commentators have expressed the idea that, in modern India, a contemporary form of Hindu nationalism, or Hindutva has been endorsed by the Bharatiya Janata Party and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, although it is not subscribed to by the majority of Indians.

Religion in Laos is highly syncretic, and has drawn from three primary sources, although most Lao people claim to be Theravada Buddhists, many traditions are derived from Hindu and Buddhist practises.

Aesop's fables and the Indian tradition as represented by the Buddhist Jataka Tales and the Hindu Panchatantra share about a dozen tales in common although often widely differing in detail.

Two regiments of the Indian Army recruited from Muslim areas wore fezzes under British rule ( although the turban was the nearly-universal headdress amongst Hindu and Muslim sepoys and sowars ).

One of the native groups is the Osing community which has a distinctly Hindu culture although they can be considered as a Javanese sub-ethnic group.

The character of is founded upon the Hindu deity Kubera, but although the Buddhist and Hindu deities share some characteristics and epithets, each of them has different functions and associated myths.

In parts of Central, South, and East Asia with predominantly Buddhist or Hindu cultures, or in cultures heavily influenced by these two religions, cheek kissing is largely uncommon and may be considered offensive, although its instances are now growing.

They were often carved to resemble various Hindu gods and deities, although this became less common with the introduction of Islam.

The influence of Greco-Buddhist art is still visible in most of the representation of the Buddha in South-East Asia, through their idealism, realism and details of dress, although they tend to intermix with Indian Hindu art, and they progressively acquire more local elements.

" Radical elements of Hindutva are also intent to keep any Christian or other " foreign " religious values from entering their society, although their more modern views on Hindu law might make their relation to traditional values more complex than this implies.

He also used his influence with the Governor-General to help put a stop to the practices of infant sacrifice and suttee, after consulting with the pundits and determining that they had no basis in the Hindu sacred writings ( although the latter would not be abolished until 1829 ).

Most were Hindu converts, although Eurasians were not uncommon.

Facing outwards from the base of two of the wings are fountains ( Figure 3 below ) in the form of naga, the protective snake creatures of Hindu and Buddhist mythology, although the sculptures resemble western dragons more than traditional naga sculptures.

They are related to the Balinese in language and race, although the Sasak are predominantly Muslim while the Balinese are Hindu.