These include Hindu astrology ( also known as " Indian astrology " and in modern times referred to as " Vedic astrology ") and Chinese astrology, both of which have influenced the world's cultural history.

Hindu astrology originated with western astrology.

Hindu astrology is oriented toward predicting one's fate or destiny.

Hindu astrology relies on the sidereal zodiac in which the signs of the zodiac are aligned to the position of the corresponding constellations in the sky.

In order to maintain this alignment, Hindu astrology uses an adjustment, called ayanamsa, to take into account the gradual precession of the vernal equinox ( the gradual shift in the orientation of the Earth's axis of rotation ).

Western astrology places the equinox at the beginning of Aries, about 23 degrees after the equinox in the Hindu system.

Hindu astrology also includes several sub-systems of zodiac division, and employs the notion of bandhu: connections that, according to the Vedas link the outer and the inner worlds.

Sri Lankan astrology is largely based on Hindu astrology with some modifications to bring it in line with Buddhist teachings.

There are also numerous historical constellations not recognized by the IAU, or constellations recognized in regional traditions of astronomy or astrology, such as Chinese, Hindu and Australian Aboriginal.

In ancient Hindu astrology, the modern Crux is referred to as Trishanku.

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* Capricorn ( astrology ) in the Hindu calendar

In Jyotisha ( Hindu astrology ), Bṛhaspati is the name for the planet Jupiter, which is one of the Navagraha ( the nine planets ).

According to traditional Hindu astrology, worship or propitiation of Bṛhaspati or Guru ( Jupiter ) results in cure from ailments affecting the stomach and helps ward off sins.

In Hindu astrology, the moon is considered a planet, and it's considered to be one of the best planets to be born under as it promises wealth and happiness.

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Ravana also authored Ravana Sanhita, a powerful book on the Hindu astrology.

* Anuradha ( nakshatra ), lunar mansion in Hindu astrology

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Tropical vernal equinox fall around 22 March, and adding 23 degrees of trepidation or oscillation to it, we get the Hindu sidereal or Nirayana Mesha Sankranti ( Sun's transition into nirayana Aries ).

Tropical vernal equinox fall around 22 March, and adding 23 degrees of trepidation or oscillation to it, we get the Hindu sidereal or Nirayana Mesha Sankranti ( Sun's transition into Nirayana Aries ).

In modern Hinduism slaughter according to the rituals permitted in the Vedic scriptures has become less common, though, the world's largest animal sacrifice occurs at Gadhimai, a Hindu festival which takes place every 5 years.

In the Chinese, Jewish, Thai and some Hindu calendars, the full moon always occurs in the middle of a month.

Savitr disappeared as an independent deity from the Hindu pantheon after the end of the Vedic period, but in modern Hinduism, his name occurs in the well-known Gayatri mantra ( taken from book three of the Rigveda ), which is also known as Savitri because of this.

The film is loosely based on the Hindu epic Ramayana ; its narrative occurs over 14 days when a revolutionist named Beera, who lives in a forest, kidnaps a policeman's wife to avenge his sister's death.

" It " is a multivalent term of great importance in later Indian Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism " which " also occurs occasionally in Hindu and East Asian Buddhist esotericism.

It occurs from the Hindu Kush and Karakoram east and north to the Tien Shan in China and the Altay Mountains in Mongolia.

One of the most important events of the year is the Janmashthami procession which starts from Dhakeshwari temple and then proceeds through the streets of Old Dhaka ; this occurs on the day of the Lord Krishna's birthday, which is also a national holiday in Bangladesh and second only to Durga Puja in importance in the Bengali Hindu calendar.

It is an ear piercing ceremony that occurs in the third or fifth year for some Hindu children.

A person is merged with the God or ultimate power when he discharges only & only good Karmas in last birth and the same is called as " Moksha " or " Nirvana ", which is the ultimate goal of a true Hindu.

* Tamil does not have any diacritics in itself, but uses the Hindu numerals 2, 3 and 4 as diacritics to represent aspirated, voiced, and voiced-aspirated consonants when the Tamil script is used to write long passages in Sanskrit.

The word satyagraha itself was coined through a public contest that Gandhi sponsored through the newspaper he published in South Africa, ' Indian Opinion ', when he realized that neither the common, contemporary Hindu language nor the English language contained a word which fully expressed his own meanings and intentions when he talked about his nonviolent approaches to conflict.

Ancient folk tales and myths sometimes involved something akin to travelling forward in time ; for example, in Hindu mythology, the Mahabharata mentions the story of the King Revaita, who travels to heaven to meet the creator Brahma and is shocked to learn that many ages have passed when he returns to Earth.

Each year, on the particular date ( as per the Hindu calendar ) when the person had died, the family members repeat this ritual.

In Sambalpur Sitalsasthi carnival is celebrated according to the Hindu calendar on the sixth day of the bright fortnight of the month of Jyestha ; It is celebrated for two days and one night, when the streets come alive with music and folk dances.

Ayodhya became a famous pilgrimage destination in the 15th century when Ramananda, the Hindu mystic, established a devotional sect of Sri Rama.

The mosque was destroyed when a right wing Hindu nationalist rally developed into a riot involving a mob of over 150, 000 people in 1992.

In the Hindu scripture Devi Mahātmyam, Mahāmāyā ( Great māyā ) is said to cover Vishnu's eyes in Yoganidra ( divine sleep ) during cycles of existence when all is resolved into one.

The Angkorian period began in AD 802, when the Khmer Hindu monarch Jayavarman II declared himself a " universal monarch " and " god-king ", until 1351, when Angkor first fell under Ayutthayan suzerainty, to 1431, when Ayutthaya put down a rebellion and sacked the Khmer capital, causing its population to migrate south to Longvek.

The lengths of the months can vary between 29 and 31 days depending on the moment when the sun crosses into a new zodiacal area ( an attribute common to most Hindu calendars ).

According to Hindu mythology, Virabhadra or Veerabhadra was a super being created by the wrath of Rudra ( Shiva ), when he stepped in to destroy the Yagna ( fire sacrifice ) of Daksha, after his daughter Dakshayani ( Sati )-consort of Shiva, self-immolated in yagna fire.

द ् व ा दश ् य ां-द ् व ा dvA ( two ) + दश ् य ां dashya ( tens / 10's ) meaning 12 श ु क ् ल-पक ् षस ् य-श ु क ् ल Shukla ( bright ) + पक ् षस ् य ( pakshaya ) parts ( the first part of the moon cycle ) + म ा धव े madhva is Hindu month of Vaishakha April / May + म ा स ि masi ( month of ) + म ा धवम ् madhavam it is a point of reference to Lord Krishna. Alternativelyद ् व ा दश ् य ां-द ् व ा dvA ( two ) + दश ् य ां dashya ( tens / 10's ) meaning 12 श ु क ् ल-पक ् षस ् य-श ु क ् ल Shukla ( bright ) + पक ् षस ् य ( pakshaya ) parts ( the first part of the moon cycle ) + म ा धव े madhva is hindu month of Vaishakha ( First day of Chaitra is when Lord Brahma created the universe, Hindu new year starts ) March / April + म ा स ि masi ( month of ) + म ा धवम ् Lord Krishna ( as Kalki ) arrived.

" He endured her mood swings and bohemian proclivities ( she made him take Hindu names, wear yoga shirts, and he was forced, briefly, to go to an Ashram school in Connecticut when he was 12 ).

* 57 people die in Godhra when a Muslim mob sets fire to a carriage on the Sabarmati Express filled with Vishwa Hindu Parishad activists returning from Ayodhya en route to Ahmedabad.

Some others celebrate the new year when the Sun enters Aries on the Hindu calendar.

The Mughal miniature began by importing Persian artists, especially a group brought back by Humayun when in exile in Safavid Persia, but soon local artists, many Hindu, were trained in the style.

The Muslim emperor Babur established his authority over the whole of northern India when he conquered the Rajputana kingdom of Mewar and the Hindu King of Chittodgad, Rana Sangrama Singh, at the Battle of Khanwa.

The Muslims claim that there is no historical record indicating any destruction, or even the existence of a Hindu Temple at the site when Mir Baqi erected the Masjid in 1528.

First, you take form of a plant, then if you have led a good life as a plant, you move on to being an insect, then if you lead another good life, you are and animal, then human, then a BRAHMIN until you have a moksha, when you break out of the cycle and go to be with the Hindu God, Brahman, which is what every Hindu hopes to achieve.