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  2. Emblem of Uttar Pradesh - Wikipedia

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    The emblem consists of a seal depicting the confluence of the Ganga Ganges and Yamuna rivers at Prayagraj, a pair of Matsya, mythical Avatar creature from Hindu mythology to represent the State of Oudh (Awadh) and a pair of Bow and Arrow representing Lord Rama and his city of Ayodhya, the ancient and cultural capital of the region .

  3. Bow and arrow - Wikipedia

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    Drawing a bow, from a 1908 archery manual. A bow consists of a semi-rigid but elastic arc with a high-tensile bowstring joining the ends of the two limbs of the bow.An arrow is a projectile with a pointed tip and a long shaft with stabilizer fins towards the back, with a narrow notch at the very end to contact the bowstring.

  4. Balak Ram (idol) - Wikipedia

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    Bow and arrow [a] Balak Ram [ 3 ] ( Sanskrit : बालकराम , lit. 'child Rama', IAST : Bālakarāma ), also known as Ram Lalla , is the presiding diety of the Ram Mandir , a prominent Hindu temple located at Ram Janmabhoomi , the birthplace of the Hindu deity Rama in Ayodhya , India .

  5. Howard Hill - Wikipedia

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    Lemuel Howard Hill was born in Wilsonville, Alabama, in 1899, the youngest of Mary E. (née Crumpton) and John F. Hill's nine children.[2] [5] Growing up on a cotton farm, Howard learned how to use various tools, along with weapons of all types, including bows and arrows that his father made for him and his four older brothers. [1]

  6. Bow - Wikipedia

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    Bow most often refers to: Bow and arrow, a weapon; Bowing, bending the upper body as a social gesture; An ornamental knot made of ribbon; Bow may also refer to:

  7. Archery - Wikipedia

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    Typical arrows with three vanes should be oriented such that a single vane, the "cock feather", is pointing away from the bow, to improve the clearance of the arrow as it passes the arrow rest. A compound bow is fitted with a special type of arrow rest, known as a launcher, and the arrow is usually loaded with the cock feather/vane pointed ...

  8. Uchchhishta Ganapati - Wikipedia

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    As per the Mantra-maharnava, he carries a bana (arrow), a dhanus (bow), a pasha (noose) and an ankusha (elephant goad). [2] The Uttara-kamikagama says that the god has four arms and holds a pasha , an ankusha and a sugarcane in three hands.

  9. History of archery - Wikipedia

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    Longbowmen archers of the Middle Ages.. Archery, or the use of bow and arrows, was probably developed in Africa by the later Middle Stone Age (approx. 70,000 years ago). It is documented as part of warfare and hunting from the classical period (where it figures in the mythologies of many cultures) [1] until the end of the 19th century, when bow and arrows was made functionally obsolete by the ...