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inspiring quotes

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  thoughts "man without education is like a building without foundation" " the roots of education are bitter where the fruits are sweet " - aristotle

mysore palace

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  The kings who ruled Mysore State 1.The Yadurayas (ca. 1399-1423) 2.Hill Chamaraja Owners (1423-1459) 3.Thimmaraja's Wives (1459-1478) 4.Senior Chamaraja Wardens (1478-1513) 5.Chamaraja Wardens of the Old Hill (1513-1553) 6.The Bola Chamaraja owners 7.Chamaraja lords of the hill (all three people 1553-1578) 8.Forty years long reign of king lords (1578-1618). 9.The Chamaraja Wives (1617-1637) 10.The second king's lords (1637-1638) ruled for only 1 year 11.Narasaraja Owners 12.The Lord of the Great Lords (1659-1673) 13.Owners of Chikkadevaraja (1673-1704) 14.The silent son o f Chikkadevaraja Wodeyar s (mother of 1704-1714, with the help of ministers) 15.The Great Krishnaraja Wardens (1714-1734) 16.The owners of Anganahalli Chamaraja 17.Imodi Krishnaraja Wodeyas (both adopted sons, until 1766, were intrigued by the then ruling ministers) 18.The Wives of Nanjaraja (1766- 1770) 19.Hill Chamaraja Wardens (1770-1776) 20.Khasa Chamaraja Wanderers (1776-1796) (Hyder Ali took powe...

ooty

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OOTY History      Ooty, India (c. 2011) ag Udhagamandalam was originally a tribal land occupied by the Bad a,  Toda ,  Kota , and  Kurumba The Toda in Nilgiris are first referenced in a record belonging to Hoysala king Vishnuvardhana and his general Punisa, dated 1117 CE. [9]  The Toda people were known for raising water buffalo. The people known for farming activities. [10]   Nilgiris was ruled by various dynasties     li ke  Satavahanas ,  Gangas ,  Kadambas ,  Rashtrakutas ,  Hoysalas , the  Vijayanagara empire  and the Rajas of  Ummattur  (on behalf of  Wodeyars of Mysuru ). [9] [11] [12] [13] [14]   Tipu Sultan  captured Nilgiris in the eighteenth century and extended the border by constructing a hideout cave-like structure. [10]  The Nilgiris came into possession of  British East India Company  as part of the ceded lands, held by  Tipu Sultan , b...

chamundi hills

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 INTRODUCTION   Named after the Goddess   Chamundi , the   Chamundeshwari Temple   sits atop the main hill. [1]   The main hill itself features an ancient stone stairway of 1,008 steps leading to its summit. Approximately halfway to the summit is statue of bull Nandi, the   vahana , or "vehicle" of   Lord Shiva , which is 4.9 m tall and 7.6 m long and carved out of a single piece of black granite.  Around this point, the steps become significantly less steep and eventually the climber is rewarded with a panoramic view of the city. The Temple has a quadrangular structure. A key feature is the statue of  Mahishasura  bearing a sword in his right hand and a cobra in the left. Within the temple's sanctum stands a sculpted depiction of Chamundeshwari.  chakras She is seated with her right heel pressed against the lowest of the seve n  chakras . This cross-legged  yogic   posture echoes the posture of  L...