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  2. Mayura (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    Sri Chanda Bhairavar, one of the Ashta Bhairava ("Eight Bhairavas"); whose mount is a peacock. Vikata (Vikaṭa) ("unusual form", "misshapen"), an avatar of Ganesha, whose mount is a peacock (in the Mudgala Purana). In general, feathers of mayura are considered sacred and are used to dust the religious images and implements of Hindus.

  3. Tawûsî Melek - Wikipedia

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    Melek Taûs, the Peacock Angel. This emblem features Tawûsî Melek in the center, the Sumerian diĝir on the left, and the domes above Sheikh 'Adī's tomb on the right. Tawûsî Melek depicted as a peacock inside the display case on the grave of a Yazidi believer, cemetery of the Yazidi community in Hannover.

  4. Peacock dance - Wikipedia

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    The peacock dance or peafowl dance is a traditional Asian folk dance that describes the beauty and the movement of peacocks.There are several peacock dance traditions developed in Asia, including the peacock dances of Myanmar, of the western and northern parts of Cambodia, of West Java in Indonesia, and of the Indian subcontinent in Southern India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and the Yunnan region ...

  5. Peacock Throne - Wikipedia

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    The Peacock Throne (Hindustani: Mayūrāsana, Sanskrit: मयूरासन, Urdu: تخت طاؤس, Persian: تخت طاووس, Takht-i Tāvūs) was the imperial throne of Hindustan. The throne is named after the dancing peacocks at its rear and was the seat of the Mughal emperors of India from 1635 to 1739.

  6. Taus (instrument) - Wikipedia

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    Tā’ūs or Mayūrī (`Peacock vina'), St Cecilia's Hall The taus, originally known as the mayuri veena, [1] is a bowed string instrument from North India.It is a form of veena used in North India with a peacock-shaped resonator called a mayuri, and is played with the neck of the instrument on bow. [2]

  7. Indian peafowl - Wikipedia

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    [91] [92] In Greek mythology, the origin of the Indian peacock's plumage is explained in the tale of Hera and Argus. [24] The main figure of Yezidis, Melek Taus, is commonly depicted as a peacock. [93] [94] A golden peacock is considered as a symbol of Ashkenazi Jewish culture, and is the subject of several folktales and songs in Yiddish.

  8. This ancient snake in India might have been longer than a ...

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    A ancient giant snake in India might have been longer than a school bus and weighed a ton, researchers reported Thursday. The newly discovered behemoth lived 47 million years ago in western India ...

  9. List of Uttarakhand state symbols - Wikipedia

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    Common peacock (Papilio bianor polyctor) The Common peacock is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is native to the Indian subcontinent, found in the Himalayas from the foothills to 2,100 metres (6,900 ft). This species can be found in forests and other wooded areas.