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  2. Nazar battu - Wikipedia

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    In North India and Pakistan, the term nazar battu can be used idiomatically in a satiric sense to allude to people or objects which are undesirable but must be tolerated. . For instance, when it appeared that former military ruler Pervez Musharraf would insist on being accommodated institutionally as Pakistan made the transition to democracy with the 2008 general election, some press ...

  3. Chashme Baddoor (slogan) - Wikipedia

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    Chashm-e-Baddoor (Persian, Urdu: چشمِ بد دور, Hindi: चश्म-ए-बददूर) is a slogan extensively used in Iran, North India and Pakistan to ward-off the evil eye (which is called nazar in the region). It is a Persian language derivation which literally means "far be the evil eye". [1]

  4. Dayan (witch) - Wikipedia

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    The concept of daayans has permeated Indian culture, and may be seen on popular television programs. Belief in daayans has existed in most regions of India, particularly in Jharkhand and Bihar . "'Victims of witch-hunting are usually old or widowed women.

  5. Eye contact - Wikipedia

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    Eye contact is also an important element in flirting, where it may serve to establish and gauge the other's interest in some situations. Mutual eye contact that signals attraction initially begins as a brief glance and progresses into a repeated volleying of eye contact. [5] Encouraged eye contact by narrowing the visible face down to the eyes.

  6. Nazar (amulet) - Wikipedia

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    A Turkish nazar boncuğu Eye beads or nazars – amulets against the evil eye – for sale in a shop.. An eye bead or naẓar (from Arabic ‏ نَظَر ‎ , meaning 'sight', 'surveillance', 'attention', and other related concepts) is an eye-shaped amulet believed by many to protect against the evil eye.

  7. List of Hindu deities - Wikipedia

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    Hinduism is the largest religion in the Indian subcontinent, and the third largest religion in the world.It has been called the "oldest religion" in the world, and many practitioners refer to Hinduism as "the eternal law" (Sanātana Dharma). [1]

  8. Glossary of Indian culture - Wikipedia

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    Chaand Raat Hindi: a Hindi, Urdu locution used in Pakistan and India for the eve of the Muslim festival of Eid ul-Fitr; it can also mean a night with a full moon. Chakouba : The biggest festival of Manipur, to strengthen the bond of love between married ladies and their paternal families. Chapchar Kut: a festival of Mizoram.

  9. Culture of India - Wikipedia

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    Indian-origin religions Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism, [4] are all based on the concepts of dharma and karma. Ahimsa, the philosophy of nonviolence, is an important aspect of native Indian faiths whose most well-known proponent was Shri Mahatma Gandhi, who used civil disobedience to unite India during the Indian independence movement – this philosophy further inspired Martin ...