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The Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus), also known as the common peafowl, or blue peafowl, is a peafowl species native to the Indian subcontinent.While it originated in the Indian subcontinent, it has since been introduced to many other parts of the world.
[2] [3] She received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1978 for her novel Fire on the Mountain, from the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Literature. [4] She won the Guardian Prize for The Village by the Sea (1983). [5] Her other works include The Peacock, Voices in the City, Fire on the Mountain and an anthology of short stories, Games ...
A peacock spreading his tail, displaying his plumage Peahen. Peafowl is a common name for two bird species of the genus Pavo and one species of the closely related genus Afropavo within the tribe Pavonini of the family Phasianidae (the pheasants and their allies).
This time, it's a baby Indian Peacock, and you'll have 10 days to. Apparently, your land in FarmVille 2 is a bright spot on the horizon for lonely, lost animals, as yet another has appeared on the ...
[2] Kartikeya is generally depicted with a mayura and the mayura also serves as his conveyance. The mayura named Paravani serves as the conveyance of the god Kartikeya. Krishna is generally depicted with peacock feathers adorning his head. Lakshmi, the consort of Vishnu, is the goddess of prosperity, luck and beauty; she is symbolized by the ...
The Peacock Throne (Hindustani: Mayūrāsana, Sanskrit: मयूरासन, Urdu: تخت طاؤس, Persian: تخت طاووس, Takht-i Tāvūs) was the imperial throne of Hindustan. The throne is named after the dancing peacocks at its rear and was the seat of the Mughal emperors of India from 1635 to 1739.
The peacock dance or peafowl dance is a traditional Asian folk dance that describes the beauty and the movement of peacocks.There are several peacock dance traditions developed in Asia, including the peacock dances of Myanmar, of the western and northern parts of Cambodia, of West Java in Indonesia, and of the Indian subcontinent in Southern India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and the Yunnan region ...
Papilio crino, the common banded peacock, [1] [2] is a species of swallowtail (Papilionidae) butterfly found in parts of the Indian subcontinent, including India, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]