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Pabna
(Encyclopedia) PabnaPabnapŭbˈnä [key], city (1991 pop. 103,277), W Bangladesh, on the Ichamati River. It is noted for handloom products and hosiery; it has important jute mills. The Hindu temple of…Haridwar
(Encyclopedia) Haridwar Haridwar härˈĭdwärˌ [key] or Hardwar Haridwar…Advani, Lal Krishna
(Encyclopedia) Advani, Lal Krishna, 1927–, Indian political leader, b. Karachi, British India (now in Pakistan). A lawyer and a member of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata party (BJP), he was…Trincomalee
(Encyclopedia) TrincomaleeTrincomaleetrĭngˌkəməlēˈ [key], town (1995 est. pop. 50,000), capital of Eastern prov., NE Sri Lanka, on the Bay of Bengal. Trincomalee has one of the world's finest natural…Tripura
(Encyclopedia) TripuraTripuratrĭˈp&oobreve;rä [key], state (2001 provisional pop. 3,191,168), 4,036 sq mi (10,453 sq km), NE India, bordered by Bangladesh on the north, west, and south, and on…Ahmadabad
(Encyclopedia) Ahmadabad or Ahmedabad Ahmedabad both: äˌmədəbädˈ [key], city (2020 est. pop. 8,059,441), Gujarat state, NW India, on the Sabarmati River; also called…Preah Vihear
(Encyclopedia) Preah VihearPreah Vihearprĕ vēhērˈ [key], Thai Phra ViharnPreah Vihearprä wēˈhän [key], Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva, N central Cambodia near the Thai border. Situated on the edge…Chinatowns and Other Asian-American Enclaves
Little Indias by David Johnson Guide to Asian-American Enclaves Introduction Chinatowns Filipinotowns Nihonmachi (Japantowns) Little Indias Koreatowns Little Saigons…Hinduism
India's Largest Faith Hinduism is the major religion of India, practiced by more than 80% of the population. In contrast to other religions, it has no founder. Considered the oldest religion in the…Ayodhya
(Encyclopedia) AyodhyaAyodhyaəyōdˈyə [key] or AjodhyaAjodhya [key]Ayodhyaəjōdˈyə [key]Ayodhya–jōdˈ– [key], town, Uttar Pradesh state, N India, on the Ghaghara River. Formerly called Oudh, the town…