In Indian mythology, autumn is considered to be the preferred season for the goddess of learning Saraswati, who is also known by the name of " goddess of autumn " ( Sharada ).

It is known for its small scale and the extreme refinement of its decorative carvings, including several famous narrative bas-reliefs dealing with scenes from Indian mythology.

The story of the Churning of the Ocean of Milk or samudra manthan has its source in Indian mythology.

Kinnaras, another half-man half-horse mythical creature from the Indian mythology, appeared in various ancient texts, arts as well as sculptures from all around India.

Alternatively, a connection to the Rbhus, semi-divine craftsmen in Indian mythology, has also been suggested ( OED ).

The flute has also always been an essential part of Indian culture and mythology, and the cross flute believed by several accounts to originate in India as Indian literature from 1500 BCE has made vague references to the cross flute.

According to the Hindu mythology, a land bridge existed between the Indian mainland and Sri Lanka.

The thunderbird mythology parallels tales of the Roc from around the Indian Ocean ; as the roc, it is generally assumed to be based on real ( though mythically exaggerated ) species of birds, specifically the Bald Eagle, which is very common on the Northwest Coast.

In order for his imaginary languages to have this type of depth, Barker developed entire cultures, histories, dress fashions, architectural styles, weapons, armor, tactical styles, legal codes, demographics and more, inspired by Indian, Middle Eastern, Egyptian and Meso-American mythology in contrast to the majority of such fantasy settings, which draw primarily on European mythologies.

Gertrude Hartley tried to instill in her daughter an appreciation of literature and introduced her to the works of Hans Christian Andersen, Lewis Carroll and Rudyard Kipling, as well as stories of Greek mythology and Indian folklore.

Unique types of maces known as " Gada " were used extensively in ancient Indian warfare, and the enchanted talking mace Sharur made its first appearance in Sumerian / Akkadian mythology during the epic of Ninurta.

The Creek mythology is related to an American Indian Creek people who are originally from the southeastern United States, also known by their original name Muscogee ( or Muskogee ), the name they use to identify themselves today.

19th c. decoration of an unidentified ship: Iroquois Indian sitting on a turtle, in reference to the Great Turtle that carries the Earth in Iroquois mythology.

Besides mythology proper, the voluminous epics also provide a wide range of information about ancient Indian society, philosophy, culture, religion, and ways of life.

Indian mythology: tales, symbols, and rituals from the heart of the Subcontinent.

Indian mythology: tales, symbols, and rituals from the heart of the Subcontinent.

* Ardra ( nakshatra ) is the Goddess of good luck and fortune in Hindu mythology, and a nakshatra associated with the star Betelgeuse in Indian astronomy

Other largely extinct Indo-European religions closely allied to the Indian religions, sharing a common history, include Zoroastrianism, ancient Greek, Celtic, Roman, Hittite, Slavic and Norse mythology.

Parallels are drawn with Gandhi's personification of the Indian woman as a goddess, acquiring certain masculine traits as they gain power as the goddesses did in Hindu mythology, but it is a power which is made more subtle by their virtue and acquiescence.

Ancient Indian mythology tells of Nāga, snakes that can sometimes assume human form.

Evola ( Revolt, p. 245 ) sees the sign of the Hyperborean Tradition and its antagonism with the forces of Antitradition in the Indian mythology surrounding the Vedic divinity Indra ( cf.

In " An Old-Fashioned Indian Attack in Two Parts ", first published in Geary Hobson ’ s collection The Remembered Earth ( 1978 ), Silko accused Gary Snyder of profiting from Native American culture, particularly in his collection Turtle Island, the name and theme of which was taken from Pueblo mythology.

Although the concept of chakra appears in Indian mythology, in Buddhism and in other belief systems, in an interview, Kishimoto claimed that none of these influences were the basis for his use of chakra in Naruto.

There is a strong Indian tradition of narrating mythology, history, fairy stories and so on through song and dance.

Jemela ( surname: Gerby ), 23, seems Hong Kong Oriental but has a Spanish father and an Indian mother, was born in America and educated at Holy Cross Academy and Textile High School, says she learned belly dancing at family picnics.

The Pākehā, a party from the Matilda ( Captain Fowler ), under the first mate Robert Brown with two other Europeans and five lascars or Indian seamen, made eight in all, not seven as the manuscript says.

One account says that he aided an Indian king in his war against China and that, in return for his help, the Indian king made over the provinces of Makran and Sindh to Persia.

A Heritage Trail plaque nearby says ," For untold generations of Indian people the Mississippi River was an important canoe route.

Religion and culture scholar Sean McCloud says that Newsweek reported that " many Indian sages contend that his rather simplified system of meditation is without basis in the Bhagavad-Gita — the epic poem that is Hinduism ’ s most exalted scripture ".

Former Chief of staff of the Indian Army, Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, once famously said about Gurkhas: " If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or is a Gurkha.

" Many people are used to the nose piercings, it is seen as a cultural icon in the Indian and African communities ," says student Jaleel Sanchez.

Michno also says that fifty-one percent of the Indian war battles between 1850 and 1890 took place in Arizona, Texas and New Mexico, as well as thirty-seven percent of the casualties in the county west of the Mississippi River.

Another version says that a Swede named Scherb, living in the forks of an Indian trail in the present town of Stuyvesant, had such a numerous family of children that the name of Kinderhook was used by the Dutch traders to designate that locality.

Sandip Das, a biographer, says that Returning from the US in late 1929 as a supporter of Marxist theories, Narayan joined the Indian National Congress on the invitation of Jawaharlal Nehru in 1929 ; Mahatma Gandhi became his mentor in the Congress.

Strabo says that gymnosophists were religious people among the Indians ( XVI, I ), and otherwise divides Indian philosophers into Brahmans and Sramanas ( XV, I, 59-60 ), following the accounts of Megasthenes.

Also on 9 December, FLP Senator and former Attorney-General Anand Singh announced his decision to sue the Indian government and the Head of the Indian Technical Mission, J. J. Bhagat, for compensation for providing the ideas, which he says were adopted without acknowledgement by the Fijian and Indian governments.

Laxman is the first lower-caste Hindu and southern Indian to hold the position and says he will look to expand the party's support base in the south.

On 20 June, Indian Defense Minister George Fernandes says that infiltration has " nearly ended ".

The legend says that the missionary ( whose surname might have been Mathurin ) baptized a young Indian and gave him the name Mathurin .</ small > This young Indian became el indio Maturín later.

In " Where Mirrors are Windows ," ( 1989 ) and in " Three Hundred Ramayanas " ( 1991 ), for example, he discusses the " intertextual " nature of Indian literature, written and oral ... He says, " What is merely suggested in one poem may become central in a ' repetition ' or an ' imitation ' of it.

The popular Indian lore says that on pilgrimage to Mecca in the 16th century, Baba Budan, a revered Muslim holy man from India, discovered for himself the wonders of coffee.

Another version says that there was an Indian tribe called Ykuiapá.

The girl then says that " it's such a wonderful experience here with the Indian.

Means says that he prefers " American Indian ", arguing that it derives not from explorers ' confusion of the people with those of India, but from the Italian expression in Dio, meaning " in God ".