Explore Hindu Mythology
Hinduism is the oldest Indian religion. Hinduism is based on some antique sacred writings and ...
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According to Hinduism, every part of the cosmos is seen as an action of a god. Time is the ...
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According to the epic Mahabharata, composed in about 500 B.C., the stars of the Big Dipper ...
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In the Hindu mythology, it is said that the stars of the Big Dipper were the seven sages called ...
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According to Hindu mythology, Svaha represents the star Zeta Tauri, which is the tip of one ...
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In the Rig Veda, which is a collection of antique Hindu hymns, Indra is described as the king ...
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Garuda is an ancient Indian mythological creature, believed to be a devourer of serpents and ...
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In Hindu mythology, the planet Mars is known as Mangala. The planet of Mars is identified ...
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In Hindu mythology, Sani was identified with the planet Saturn. ...
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Did you know?
Did you know that the physics of a spinning dancer and the
formation of the solar system have something in common?
Did you know that there may be 200 or so dwarf planets in the solar system, out to the Kuiper Belt?
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LoessxLoess : An aeolian sediment formed by the accumulation of wind-blown silt and lesser and variable amounts of sand and clay that are loosely cemented by calcium carbonate. Loess is usually homogeneous, highly porous, and is traversed by vertical capillaries t
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Research Highlights
Geologists have learned that a magnitude-8.1 earthquake and tsunami that killed 192 people on September 29, 2009 in Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga was in fact a triple-whammy. The 8.1 "great earthquake"...
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