A tandoor (/tænˈdʊər/ or /tɑːnˈdʊər/) also known as tannour is predominantly a cylindrical clay or metal oven used in cooking and baking. The tandoor is used for cooking in Southern, Central, and Western Asia, as well as in the South Caucasus. The heat for a tandoor was traditionally generated by a charcoal or wood fire, burning within the tandoor itself, thus exposing the food to live fire, radiant heat cooking, and hot-air, convection cooking, and smoking
Tamil literature has a rich and long literary tradition spanning more than two thousand years. The oldest extant works show signs of maturity indicating an even longer period of evolution. Contributors to the Tamil literature are mainly from Tamil people from South India, including the land now comprising Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Sri Lankan Tamils from Sri Lanka, as well as the Tamil diaspora. The
Tamasha (Marathi: तमाशा) is a traditional form of Marathi theatre, often with singing and dancing, widely performed by local or travelling theatre groups within the state of Maharashtra, India. It has also been the subject of several Marathi films. Some Hindi movies have also included Tamasha-themed songs, known as Lavanis, in the past. Traditional Tamasha is influenced by many Indian art forms and
Christianity is India’s third-largest religion after Hinduism and Islam, with approximately 27.8 million followers, constituting 2.3 percent of India’s population (2011 census).According to the tradition of Indian Christians, Jesus Christ was introduced to India through conversions by Thomas the Apostle, who is said to have reached the Malabar Coast (Kerala) in 52 AD. According to another tradition Bartholomew the Apostle is credited with simultaneously introducing Christianity along
A courser is a swift and strong horse, frequently used during the Middle Ages as a warhorse. It was ridden by knights and men-at-arms. Contents 1Etymology 2Coursers in warfare 3Other uses 4See also 5Notes and references Etymology Coursers are commonly believed to be named for their running gait, (from Old French cours, ‘to run’). However, the word possibly derived from the Italian corsiero, meaning ‘battle
In geology, a supercontinent is the assembly of most or all of Earth’s continental blocks or cratons to form a single large landmass. However, some earth scientists use a different definition, “a grouping of formerly dispersed continents”, which leaves room for interpretation and is easier to apply to Precambrian times although at least about 75% of the continental crust then in existence has been proposed as a
Sundarbans is a mangrove area in the delta formed by the confluence of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna Rivers in the Bay of Bengal. It spans from the Hooghly River in India’s state of West Bengal to the Baleswar River in Bangladesh. It comprises closed and open mangrove forests, land used for agricultural purpose, mudflats and barren land, and is intersected by multiple tidal streams and channels. Four protected areas in the Sundarbans are enlisted as UNESCO World Heritage
Early later documented rulers and dynasties who are deemed to have ruled a portion of the Indian subcontinent are included in this list. Contents 1Chandravanshi-Haihay Rajvansh 2Magadha dynasties 2.1Brihadratha Dynasty (.c 2000-682 BCE) 2.2Pradyota dynasty (c. 682–544 BCE) 2.3Haryanka dynasty (c. 544–413 BCE) 2.4Shishunaga dynasty (c. 413–345 BCE) 2.5Nanda dynasty (c. 345–321 BCE) 2.6Maurya dynasty (c. 321–180 BCE)
Subduction is a geological process in which the oceanic lithosphere is recycled into the Earth’s mantle at convergent boundaries. Where the oceanic lithosphere of a tectonic plate converges with the less dense lithosphere of a second plate, the heavier plate dives beneath the second plate and sinks into the mantle. A region where this process occurs is known as a subduction zone, and its surface expression
A stūpa (Sanskrit: स्तूप, “heap”) is a mound-like or hemispherical structure containing relics (such as śarīra – typically the remains of Buddhist monks or nuns) that is used as a place of meditation. A related architectural term is a chaitya, which is a prayer hall or temple containing a stupa. In Buddhism, circumambulation or pradakhshina has been an important ritual and devotional practice since the earliest times,