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Brontinus of Metapontum (Greek: Βροντῖνος, also Brotinus, Βροτῖνος; fl. 6th century BCE), Magna Graecia, was a Pythagorean philosopher and a friend and disciple of Pythagoras.
Nigrodhārāma was a Sangharama with a Banyan grove near Kapilavastu, where a residence was provided for the Buddha when he visited the city in the first year after his Enlightenment. [1] It belonged to a Sākyan named Nigrodha, the monk who made Ashoka, the Mauryan Emperor a Buddhist; who gave it to the Monastic Order.
The great banyan tree is revered by the people of Indian-origin religions such as Hinduism (including Vedic, Shaivism, Dravidian Hinduism), Buddhism and Jainism. A small temple dedicated to Thimmamma is beneath the tree. The residents of the region strongly believe that if a childless couple worships Thimmamma they will beget a child in the ...
A Banyan grove containing traces of ancient building Amavey: Ballia Upload Photo: N-UP-P9 Long Mound Bairant: Chandalui Upload Photo: N-UP-P10 Small conical mound of ruins called Devi-ka-sthan Bairant: Chandalui Upload Photo: N-UP-P11 Ancient site consisting of ruined fort Bairant: Chandalui Upload Photo: N-UP-P12 Large rectangular shaped mound ...
Size comparison of Brontornis (red), Kelenken (yellow) and a human. Due to the size of the finds, a height of 280 centimetres (9.2 ft) is assumed. The pronounced massiveness of the bones leads to weight estimates between 350 and 400 kilograms (770 and 880 lb) [1] or 319 to 350 kilograms (703 to 772 lb), [17] [13] however, some finds have clear size differences that can reach up to 33% based on ...
Edison's botanical garden contains more than a thousand varieties of plants from around the world, including African Sausage Trees and a 400-foot (120 m) banyan tree planted in the mid-1920s. [5] The gardens feature plants grown for industrial purposes (such as bamboo, used in light bulb filaments) and those which Mina Edison planted for their ...
Sarpa Kavu: A Sarpakkavu or Snake Grove is a kind of holy grove found in Kerala. Kavu is the traditional name given for Sacred groves across the Malabar Coast in Kerala, South India. [34] Kavus are notable for Theyyam, the centuries-old ritual dance. Umang Lai (literally, "Forest Deities"): A form of holy Sacred grove found in Manipur.
The Great Banyan is a banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis) located in Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Shibpur, Howrah, near Kolkata, India. [1] The great banyan tree draws more visitors to the garden than its collection of exotic plants from five continents.