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  2. Pumsavana - Wikipedia

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    Pumsavana (Sanskrit: पुंसवन, Puṁsavana) (literally: quickening the fetus, or engendering a male or female issue) is the second of the 16 saṃskāras (sacraments, rite of passage) in ancient texts of Hinduism. [1]

  3. Punya (Hinduism) - Wikipedia

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    Otherwise, in Sanskrit literature, this word is used to indicate 'advantageous', 'good', 'convenient', 'beneficent' or 'purifying'; Manusmṛti also uses it meaning the same; however, the opposite of punya is apunya, which means that the word, punya cannot at all places be translated as 'merit' or 'meritorious', more so because the word pāpa ...

  4. Otrobanda - Wikipedia

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    Otrobanda was often referred to as the Spanish side, and Punda and Pietermaai were called the Holland side. [3] In 1752, [ 4 ] In 1816, the population of Otrobanda was 2,527 people. [ 5 ] In 1856, the Sint-Elisabeth Hospital , the first hospital of the country, was opened in Otrobanda. [ 6 ]

  5. Thulamela - Wikipedia

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    The Makahane Cliffs can be found in the same area of Kruger National Park, northeast of the Punda Maria Gate near the Levubu, and was also a Vhalembethu settlement. The families of the Kingdom Thulamela: Makahane — also known as Shagala, Nephawe, Mataji (Matandze) Pafuri — known as Makushu (Makush)

  6. List of English words of Hindi or Urdu origin - Wikipedia

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    In some cases words have entered the English language by multiple routes - occasionally ending up with different meanings, spellings, or pronunciations, just as with words with European etymologies. Many entered English during the British Raj in colonial India. These borrowings, dating back to the colonial period, are often labeled as "Anglo ...

  7. Sowanda language - Wikipedia

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    There are three divergent varieties, Waina, Punda and Umeda, which may be distinct languages. They are each spoken in three different villages of Walsa Rural LLG in Sandaun Province : [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Waina village ( 3°25′06″S 141°03′02″E  /  3.418333°S 141.050496°E  / -3.418333; 141.050496  ( Waina ) ), located in Waina

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  9. Queen Emma Bridge - Wikipedia

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    The Queen Emma Bridge (Dutch: Koningin Emmabrug; Papiamento: Brùg di Ponton, Brùg di Punda) is a pontoon bridge across St. Anna Bay on Curaçao island in the Dutch Caribbean. It connects the Punda and Otrobanda quarters of the capital city, Willemstad.