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  2. Jyeshtha (nakshatra) - Wikipedia

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    The symbol of Jyeshtha is a circular amulet, umbrella, or earring, and it is associated with Indra, chief of the gods.The lord of Jyeshtha is Budha (Mercury). Jyestha is termed in Malayalam as Thrikketta and in Tamil as Kēttai.

  3. Jyestha (goddess) - Wikipedia

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    Jyestha or Jyeshtha (Sanskrit: ज्येष्ठा, Jyeṣṭhā, "the eldest" or "the elder") is the Hindu goddess of adversity and misfortune. [2] She is regarded as the elder sister and antithesis of Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity and auspiciousness.

  4. Jestha - Wikipedia

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  5. Jyeshtha (month) - Wikipedia

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    Shani Dev Jayanti is celebrated on New Moon day i.e. Amavasya of Jyeshtha month.; Ganga Dussehra is celebrated as the avatarana or descent of the Ganges from heaven to earth. . The day of the celebration, Ganga Dashahara, the Dashami (tenth day) of the waxing moon of the Hindu calendar month Jyestha, brings throngs of bathers to the banks of the riv

  6. Languages with legal status in India - Wikipedia

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    Plans to make Hindi the sole official language of the Republic were met with resistance in many parts of the country, especially in Tamil Nadu, which had a history of opposing imposition of the Hindi language dating back to 1937, when the Justice Party opposed the then Congress led Madras Government's decision to make Hindi compulsory in ...

  7. Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia

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    Tamil Nadu (/ ˌ t æ m ɪ l ˈ n ɑː d uː /; Tamil: [ˈtamiɻ ˈnaːɽɯ] ⓘ, abbr. TN) is the southernmost state of India.The tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population, Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, who speak the Tamil language—the state's official language and one of the longest surviving classical languages of the world.

  8. Anti-Hindi agitations of Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia

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    Anti-Hindi agitations of Tamil Nadu Date 11 August 1937 – present (87 years, 5 months) Location Present-day Tamil Nadu, India Caused by Various attempts by the Government of India (1947–present) and the Government of Madras (during 1937–65) to promote Hindi language in the State Goals To prevent the imposition of Hindi in the State Methods Non-violent - Conferences, fasts, legislations ...

  9. List of Hindu temples in Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia

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    As per the Tamil Nadu Hindu Endowments Board, there are 390,615 temples. Most of the largest Hindu temples reside here. [ 2 ] Studded with complex architecture, variety of sculptures, and rich inscriptions, the temples remain the very essence of the culture and heritage of Tamil land, [ 3 ] with historical records dating back to at least 3,000 ...