User:Nvvchar/DYKs for Indian states and UTs/Project 2014-15

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User:Nvvchar in collaboration or otherwise with other users to produce a minimum of 2 DYKs for each State and Union Territory of India, and also GAs for the year 2015.

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Andhra Pradesh Vontimitta Kodandarama Swamy Temple, Veerabhadra Temple, Lepakshi, Godavari Maha Pushkaram , Naga Linga in Veerabhadra Temple, Lepakshi, Godavari River ... that in the open air mandapam of the Kodandarama Swamy Temple in Andhra Pradesh, sculptures (pictured) are carved on 32 pillars?
... that the eastern backdrop of the Veerabhadra Temple, Lepakshi features a granite boulder with a carving of a coiled multi-hooded serpent providing shade over a linga?
... that the Godavari Maha Pushkaram festival (Godavari River pictured), being held from 14 July 2015, occurs once in 144 years?
Kodandarama Swamy Temple has been listed as an Art and architecture good article under the good article criteria
Arunachal Pradesh Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary, Tawang Monastery (GA) Glow Lake, ... that Glow Lake in the Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary has an elevation of 5,000 feet (1,500 m)?
Tawang Monastery has been listed as an Art and architecture good article under the good article criteria.
Assam Sivasagar Sivadol,Dah Parvatiya ‎ Sivasagar Sivadol,Dah Parvatiya User:Redtigerxyz ... that the 104-foot (32 m) Sivadol (pictured) in Sivasagar, Assam, is believed to be the tallest Shiva temple in India?
... that during archaeological excavations in Dah Parvatiya in 1924 a sixth-century antiquity unearthed is in the form of a stone door frame with extensive carvings?
Bihar Palamu Forts Jal Mandir ... that the Jal Mandir dedicated to Lord Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara and founder of Jainism, marks the place of his cremation?
Chhattisgarh Chitrakoot Falls, Arang Chitrakoot Falls,Three sculptures of Jain tirthankaras in the Bhand Dewal Temple User:Redtigerxyz ... that the Chitrakoot Falls (pictured) is often called "the Niagara Falls of India" because of its wide spread of water during the monsoon season?
... that the Indian town of Arang is home to the 11th-century Jainist Bhand Deval temple where three huge sculptures of nude tirthankaras are deified?
Goa Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church, Goa, Fontainhas (quarter) Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church, Goa,Fontainhas (quarter) ... that the Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church, Goa, (pictured) is built in Baroque style in the shape of a wedding cake?
... that the heritage ambiance of Fontainhas (house with wishing well pictured) reflects the traditional Portuguese influence in the area?
Gujarat Udvada Atash Behram,Thol Lake, Naulakha Palace, Huzoor Palace, Porbandar,Dwarka Udvada Atash Behram,, , , ... that in 1742, Zoroastrians built the Udvada Atash Behram (pictured) and moved their sacred fire to it?
... that Thol Lake, also known as the Thol Bird Sanctuary, is a key habitat for sarus crane, ruff, and flamingo?
... that the Navalakaha, a palace in Gondal, India, means "nine lakhs" (INRs 900,000), which was its cost of building?
... that the ornamental porticos in the façade of the Huzoor Palace, Porbandar (pictured) are semi-circular in shape, built with neoclassical columns?
... that the Dwarakadhisa Temple (pictured), a five storied edifice in Dwarka, has a 78-metre (256 ft) spire on which is hoisted a large flag with symbols of the sun and moon?
Haryana Chandro Tomar,Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary ... that Chandro Tomar, an octogenarian from Johri, has attained fame as an accomplished shooter with 25 national championships and is believed to be the oldest woman sharpshooter in the world?
... that according to local legend, there was a tunnel in the lake of the Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary that was used by the Pandavas during the Mahabharata period to escape to Haridwar?
Himachal Pradesh Shivalik Fossil Park, Masroor Rock Cut Temple, Nako, Himachal Pradesh ,, ... that the Shivalik Fossil Park includes vertebrates that resided in the area of the Shivalik Hills about 2.5 million years ago?
... that according to a popular legend, the Pandavas of the Mahabharata built the Masroor Rock Cut Temple (pictured) during their "incognito" exile from their kingdom?
... that the Nako Monastery (pictured) in Nako has clay sculptures of five Dhyani Buddhas in the main hall, which also has many images on the walls?
Jammu and Kashmir Shankaragaurishvara Temple,Burzahom archaeological site Red pottery found in the Burzahom archaeological site ... that the entrance porch of the Shankaragaurishvara Temple in Patan in Jammu and Kashmir, built in the late ninth century, has intricately sculpted carvings that appear freshly chiseled?
... that dogs and deer were buried together with humans by Neolithic peoples, as found in the Burzahom archaeological site?
... that terrorists attacked Raghunath Temple in Jammu twice in 2002, causing multiple fatalities?
Burzahom archaeological site has been listed as a History good article under the good article criteria.
Jharkhand Maluti temples, Palamu Forts Maluti temples, ... that the Global Heritage Fund has declared the Maluti temples (pictured) as one of "the world's twelve vanishing cultural heritage sites?
... that the external boundary walls of the fort in the plains are built with "lime-surki sun-baked bricks"?
Karnataka Bangalore Nagarathnamma, Janapada Loka,Cut Like Wound, Chitra Vishwanath Bangalore Nagarathnamma User:Rosiestep, Janapada Loka ...that Bangalore Nagarathnamma, concert artist and promoter of the Thyagaraja Aradhana, was the first female artist in Madras to pay income tax?
... that Janapada Loka, a museum in Karnataka, has a display of 5,000 folk artefacts (mannequin pictured)?
... that Cut Like Wound is Indian novelist Anita Nair's first work of detective fiction?
... that the architect Chitra Vishwanath built her own large mud house in Bengaluru to promote her theme of mud architecture as an environmentally sound proposition?
Kerala Ponmudi Dam, Pothundi Dam,Pazhassi Dam
Pazhassi_Dam		 ... that an unusual feature of the Pothundi Dam (pictured) earth dam is the core wall, which is constructed with a mixture of jaggery and quicklime?... that in 2012, the gates of the Pazhassi Dam (pictured) failed to open and caused a flood?
... that in 2007, failure of the penstock valve at the Ponmudi Dam killed seven people, destroyed fifteen houses, and damaged 150 acres (61 ha) of crops?
Madhya Pradesh Chausath Yogini Temple, Morena, Orchha Fort complex , ... that the Indian Parliament House built in the 20th century in New Delhi is said to be inspired by the circular Chausath Yogini Temple, dated to 1323 AD?
... that Rama, worshiped as a King in a temple (pictured) in the Orchha Fort complex, is honoured with a daily gun salute?
Chausath Yogini Temple, Morena has been listed as an Art and architecture good article under the good article criteria
Maharashtra Kamal Ranadive,Sucheta Kadethankar, Knesset Eliyahoo,Mitter Bedi, Anupama Kundoo Gobi DesertKnesset Eliyahoo synagogue ... that in the 1960s, Kamal Ranadive established India's first tissue culture research laboratory at the Indian Cancer Research Centre in Mumbai?"
... that on July 15, 2011, Sucheta Kadethankar became the first Indian woman to walk across the Gobi desert (pictured), a distance of 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)?... that the President of India, Giani Zail Singh, attended the centennial celebration of the Knesset Eliyahoo synagogue in Mumbai in 1985, and India Post issued a commemorative stamp?
... that Mitter Bedi "almost single-handedly built up industrial photography in India"?
... that Anupama Kundoo, an Indian architect working at Auroville from 1990, created innovations in her project designs by adopting "sustainable building technologies and infrastructural systems"?
Manipur Shree Govindajee Temple, Imphal War Cemetery Shree Govindajee Temple,Imphal War Cemetery ... that in the Shree Govindajee Temple in Imphal, Manipur, the plating of the domes is said to be made up of 30 kilograms (66 lb) of gold?
... that the dead buried in the Imphal War Cemetery are not just from the United Kingdom?
Meghalaya caves of Meghalaya ... that the caves of Meghalaya, among the longest and deepest caves in India, are threatened by limestone mining?
Mizoram Ziona ... that Ziona of Baktawng village, Mizoram, India holds the world record as head of the "world's largest existing family" with 39 wives, 94 children, and 33 grandchildren, all living?
Nagaland War Cemetery in Kohima War Cemetery in Kohima ... that the War Cemetery in Kohima (pictured) contains 1,420 Commonwealth burials from the Second World War, including the cremated remains of 917 Hindus and Sikhs?
Odisha (Orissa) Lalitgiri, Udayagiri, Odisha,Nabakalebara 2015, Suna Besha Skeletol Buddha, , Suna Besha of Lord Jagannath ... that Lalitgiri, a major Buddhist complex in India, forms part of the "Diamond Triangle" with nearby sites Ratnagiri and Udayagiri?
... that Nabakalebara 2015 is the first 21st-century occurrence of an ancient ritual in which images of the gods Jagannath, Balabhadra, Subhadra and Sudarshan are replaced by new ones at Puri?
... that the Suna Besha (pictured) means adorning with golden jewelry the three deities Jagannath, Balabhadra, and Subhadra in the Jagannath Temple, Puri, which is observed 5 times in a year?
Punjab Sophia Duleep Singh, Durgiana Temple,Moorish Mosque, Kapurthala, Eulie Chowdhury Sophia Duleep Singh with her sisters, Durgiana Temple,Moorish Mosque, Kapurthala ... that Sophia Duleep Singh (pictured) campaigned for women's rights outside the palace where her godmother, Queen Victoria, had let her family live?
... that although the Durgiana Temple (pictured) in Amritsar is a Hindu temple, its architecture is similar to the Sikh Golden Temple?
... that the architectural design of the Moorish Mosque, Kapurthala is patterned after the Koutoubia Mosque in Marrakesh in Morocco?
...that Urmila Eulie Chowdhury was chief architect of the state of Punjab from 1976 to 1981?
Rajasthan Bissau Palace Hotel User:Rosiestep,User:Dr. Blofeld ... that the Bissau Palace Hotel (pictured) in Jaipur features displays of jewelry, weapons, historical artifacts, and photographs, including that of Lord Mountbatten visiting the royal family of Bissau?
Sikkim Lake Tsongmo, Gurudongmar Lake , ... that Buddhist monks are said to have forecast the future by studying the changing colours of Lake Tsomgo (pictured)?
... that Gurudongmar Lake, one of the highest in the world, is named after Guru Padmasambhava, founder of Tibetan Buddhism, who visited the lake in the 8th century?
Tamil Nadu Perunchani Dam ... that the linking of the Perunchani and Chittar Dams could allow another 15,000 acres (6,100 ha) to be served by the Kodiyar Irrigation System?
Telangana Warangal Fort, Kakatiya Kala Thoranam, Ramagiri Fort, Lower Manair Dam , , ... that the Warangal Fort of the Kakatiya Dynasty has four ornamental gates known as Kakatiya Kala Thoranam (pictured), which form the official Emblem of Telangana?
... that it is believed that Ramagiri Fort (pictured) provided inspiration to the Sanskrit poet Kalidasa to write the lyrical poetry of Meghadoota?
... that in view of drowning incidents and hooliganism problems, security around India's Lower Manair Dam has been intensified?
Tripura Ganga puja,Pilak site, Tripura Government Museum User:Dharmadhyaksha ... that in the Ganga puja festival, the Tripuri people of India build a temporary bamboo temple in a river stream and pray to be saved from epidemic diseases?
... that sandstone sculptures of the Pilak site, which represents a heterodox culture of Hinduism and Buddhism from the 8th to 13th centuries, are on display at the Tripura Government Museum?
Uttar Pradesh Bisrakh, Alamgir Mosque, Varanasi, Varanasi , ,, ... that Bisrakh village in Greater Noida is believed to be the birthplace of the mythological king Ravana of the epic Ramayana, who in later years was the king of Sri Lanka?
... that the Alamgir Mosque, Varanasi, built in the 17th century over the ruins of a Hindu temple, has been described as "like a fist thrust in the face of Hinduism"?
... that the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi has been destroyed and rebuilt several times and is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas Shiva temples in India?
Varanasi has been listed as a Geography and places good article under the good article criteria.
... that the sacred geography of Varanasi is known as the "microcosm of India"?
Uttarakhand Bhimtal Lake ... that the "C" shaped Bhimtal Lake which is the largest in the Kumaon region was impounded by a masonry dam?
West Bengal St. Paul's Cathedral, Kolkata,Arabari , ... that St. Paul's Cathedral, Kolkata (pictured), the largest in the city, was the first Episcopal Church of Asia and the first to be built in the overseas territory of the British Empire?
... that greening the barren forest of Arabari was brought about by setting up Joint Forest Management committees between local villagers and government
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Mount Harriet National Park, Ross Island Penal Colony ... that Mount Harriet National Park in the Andaman Islands is a butterfly hotspot?
... that the Ross Island Penal Colony was established by the British Raj in the Andamans to imprison political prisoners of the First War of Independence of India in 1857?
Ross Island Penal Colony has been listed as a History good article under the good article criteria
Chandigarh Open Hand ... that the Open Hand Monument (pictured) designed by Le Corbusier symbolizes "the hand to give and the hand to take; peace and prosperity, and the unity of mankind"?
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Daman and Diu Daman Ganga River ... that in 2015, the river interlinking project involving inter-basin transfer of surplus water from the Daman Ganga River was approved for implementation?
Lakshadweep Minicoy Island Lighthouse, Kadmat Island , ... that the Minicoy Island Lighthouse is the only lighthouse in India that has a postage stamp and a first day cover issued in its name?
... that Kadmat Island is the only island of the Lakshadweep archipelago that non-Indians are permitted to visit?
National Capital Territory of Delhi Sulabh International Museum of Toilets,Tombs of Battashewala Complex , ... that according to Time magazine, the Sulabh International Museum of Toilets is one of the ten weirdest museums in the world?
... that before the Archaeological Survey of India acquired the 400-year-old Tombs of Battashewala Complex, the site was leased as a youth camping ground?
Puducherry Arikamedu ... that the Indologist Jouveau Dubreuil found gems and an intaglio of Augustus Caesar at Arikamedu and said that the archaeological site was "a true Roman city"?
Arikamedu has been listed as a History good article under the good article criteria.
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Sarpa Satra ... that according to legend, emperor Janamejaya organised the Sarpa Satra yagna (pictured) to exterminate all snakes after his father Parikshit died of a snake bite?
Jharokha Darshan Jharokha Darshan has been listed as a History good article under the good article criteria.
Swatantra 2014 User:Titodutta ... that at the Swatantra 2014 conference it was said that over INR8000 crore (US$1.3 billion) could be saved if free software was used in 320,000 schools across India?
Upanishads Brahma Upanishad User:Redtigerxyz ... that according to the Brahma Upanishad, a living being controls all its senses similarly to a spider, which weaves its web with a single thread?
Upanishads Kaivalya Upanishad User:Redtigerxyz ... that the Kaivalya Upanishad exalts the one who sees without eyes and hears without ears?
Upanishads Garuda Upanishad User:Redtigerxyz ... that the Garuda Upanishad, dedicated to the "Lord of birds", includes spells claimed to cure wounds inflicted by poisonous snakes, ghosts, and demons?
Upanishads Brahmavidya Upanishad User:Redtigerxyz ... that "an esoteric teaching of the science of Brahman" explains the structure of Om (pictured) and its sound?
Upanishads Atharvashikha Upanishad User:Redtigerxyz ... that according to the Atharvashikha Upanishad, Om represents the Hindu Trinity, the Vedic scriptures, Vedic poetic meters and holy fires?
Upanishads Dattatreya Upanishad User:Redtigerxyz ... that the Dattatreya Upanishad describes the god Dattatreya variously as a child, a demon, crazy, and an ocean of knowledge?
Upanishads Aruneya Upanishad User:Redtigerxyz ... that the Aruneya Upanishad says that an itinerant monk should practise chastity, nonviolence, truthfulness, and indifference to material possessions?
Upanishads Hayagriva Upanishad User:Redtigerxyz ... that the Hayagriva Upanishad is dedicated to a horse-headed god (pictured)?
Upanishads Krishna Upanishad User:Redtigerxyz ... that the Krishna Upanishad advocates serving God by love and devotion to achieve emancipation?
Upanishads Advayataraka Upanishad User:Redtigerxyz ... that the Advayataraka Upanishad defines a guru (teacher) as one who disperses darkness?
Upanishads Adhyatma Upanishad User:Redtigerxyz ... that according to the Adhyatma Upanishad an intelligent person avoiding truth gets into an illusory state, in the same way as a reed pulled out does not remain straight?
Upanishads Skanda Upanishad User:Redtigerxyz ... that the Skanda Upanishad preaches the unity of Vishnu and Shiva, gods of the rival Hindu sects?
Upanishads Akshamalika UpanishadBhasmajabala UpanishadBrihajjabala UpanishadKalagni Rudra UpanishadRudrakshajabala Upanishad User:Redtigerxyz ... that the Akshamalika Upanishad, the Bhasmajabala Upanishad, the Brihajjabala Upanishad, the Kalagni Rudra Upanishad, and the Rudrakshajabala Upanishad glorify Shaiva sectarian practices, such as smearing ash on the body (pictured)?
Upanishads Atma Upanishad User:Redtigerxyz ... that Atma Upanishad tells about three types of "Self"?
Upanishads Vasudeva Upanishad User:Redtigerxyz ... that Vasudeva Upanishad extols Vaishnava sectarian marks?
Upanishads Atmabodha Upanishad File:Bhagavan Vishnu.jpg User:Redtigerxyz ... that the Atmabodha Upanishad explains "state of knowledge of the inner self"?
Upanishads Atharvasiras Upanishsad ... that in the Atharvasiras Upanishsad, the Devas offer prayers to Rudra extolling him as immortal and indestructible?
Upanishads Savitri Upanishad ... that Savitri Upanishad, which has 15 verses, begins with an invocation hymn seeking blessings for strong functioning of motory and sensory organs?
Upanishads Hamsopanishad ... that Sanatkumara told Gautama that Hamsopanishad is a compendium of mystic knowledge propounded by Parvati?
Upanishads Ekakshara Upanishad
... that according to the Ekakshara Upanishad, all that pertains to Vishnu "shines in lovely fashion like gold in some other sky"?
Upanishads Nrisimha Tapaniya Upanishad ... that Nrisimha Tapaniya Upanishad is one of the first sectarian theologies of Hinduism which focuses on Nrisimha's three forms of Om, Atman, and Brahman?
Upanishads Surya Upanishad
... that in the Surya Upanishad, the sages Atharvangiras extol the virtues of the Sun God Surya?
Upanishads Paramahamsa Parivrajaka Upanishad ... that in Paramahamsa Parivrajaka Upanishad, Adi Narayana (pictured) explains that a renouncer is an intelligent person who has learned the Vedic scriptures the hard way through a guru?
Upanishads Jabali Upanishad
... that the Jabali Upanishad explains the significance of the three sacred streaks of ash drawn across the forehead of a brahamachari or sanyasi?
Upanishads Paramahamsa Upanishad ... that in the Paramahamsa Upanishad, Brahma explains that Paramahamsa carrying the staff gives him the epithet "Ekadandi", as he is a renouncer of all the pleasures of the world?
Upanishads Akshi Upanishad ... that in the Akshi Upanishad, the Sun states that Brahmavidya, knowledge of the absolute, is difficult to learn but will result in self-realization once acquired?
Upanishads Garbha Upanishad ... that according to the Garbha Upanishad, the human foetus has knowledge of its past lives?
Upanishads Sita Upanisad ... that according to the Sita Upanisad, Sita emerged while furrowing, at the edge of the plough?
Upanishads Bhikshuka Upanishad User:Ms Sarah Welch ... that according to the Bhikshuka Upanishad, the ascetic lifestyle of four types of monk includes eating eight mouthfuls of food a day?
Upanishads Devi Upanishad User:Ms Sarah Welch ... that the Devi Upanishad reveres Devi (pictured), the Hindu goddess, as the highest principle and ultimate truth in the universe?
Upanishads Narayana Upanishad User:Ms Sarah Welch ... that the Narayana Upanishad states that one who worships with the mantra "Om Namo Narayanaya" goes to Vishnu's heaven, and becomes free from birth and saṃsāra?
Upanishad Sariraka Upanishad User:Ms Sarah Welch ... that the Sariraka Upanishad, a Hindu text on human physiology (pictured), states that the body is a composite of constituent elements, and that the soul, or jiva, is "the lord of the body"?
Upanishads Pranagnihotra Upanishad User:Ms Sarah Welch ... that the Hindu text Pranagnihotra Upanishad asserts that all the gods are enclosed in every human body?
Upanishads Sharabha Upanishad ... that in the Sharabha Upanishad, Shiva, incarnating as Sharabha in a fierce anthropomorphic form of an eagle, lion, and man, slays Narasimha, an incarnation of Vishnu?
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