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  2. Akhara - Wikipedia

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    A ceremonial procession of akhara marching over a makeshift bridge over the Ganges river, during Kumbha Mela at Prayagraj, 2001. Akhara or Akhada (Hindi: अखाड़ा, romanised: Akhāṛā) is an Indian word for a place of practice with facilities for boarding, lodging and training, both in the context of Indian martial artists or a sampradaya monastery for religious renunciates in Guru ...

  3. Rose-ringed parakeet - Wikipedia

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    The Indian rose-ringed parakeet (P. k. manillensis) originates from the southern Indian subcontinent and has feral and naturalised populations worldwide, in Australia, Great Britain (mainly around London), the United States, and other Western countries. It is often referred to as the Indian ringneck parrot. [5] [6]

  4. Feral parakeets in Great Britain - Wikipedia

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    Kew Gardens. Feral parakeets in Great Britain are wild-living, non-native parakeets that are an introduced species into Great Britain.The population mainly consists of rose-ringed parakeets (Psittacula krameri), a non-migratory species of bird native to Africa and the Indian Subcontinent, with a few, small breeding populations of monk parakeets, and other occasional escaped cage birds.

  5. List of Native American boarding schools - Wikipedia

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    Haskell Indian Industrial Training School, Lawrence, Kansas, 1884–present [19] Hayward Indian School, Hayward, Wisconsin [18] Hillside Mission School, near Skiatook, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory open 1884 [45] –1908, operated by the Quakers [46] Holbrook Indian School, Holbrook, Arizona [18] Ignacio Boarding School, Colorado [18]

  6. Indian club - Wikipedia

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    A pair of painted Indian clubs from the late 19th century as used in rhythmic gymnastics. Indian Clubs, or Meels(Iranian), are a type of exercise equipment used to present resistance in movement to develop strength and mobility. They consist of juggling-club shaped wooden clubs of varying sizes and weights, which are swung in certain patterns ...

  7. Ringneck - Wikipedia

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    Australian ringneck, a parrot native to Australia; Barbary dove or Ringneck dove, a domesticated dove species; Diadophis punctatus or ringneck snake, found in North America; Indian ringneck, a parrot native to India; Liopeltis, a genus of snakes that includes the Malayan ringneck (L. tricolor) Ringneck pheasant, a bird found in Eurasia and ...

  8. Psittacula - Wikipedia

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    Psittacula, also known as Afro-Asian ring-necked parrots, is a genus of parrots from Africa and Southeast Asia.It is a widespread group with a clear concentration of species in south Asia, but also with representatives in Africa and the islands of the Indian Ocean.

  9. Alexandrine parakeet - Wikipedia

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    Large Indian parakeet (P. e. nipalensis) Eastern Afghanistan, Pakistan, North India, Central India, East India, Nepal, and Bhutan. It is larger than the nominate subspecies, and more greyish-green. The back of the head and cheeks are tinged blue. Adult males have a broader black stripe across the lower cheek. Large Burmese parakeet (P. e. avensis)