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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.
[15] [16] Symbolism of the Peacock in religious life In Yazidism, the Peacock , the symbol or icon of Tawûsî Melek, is believed to represent the diversity of the World, [ 17 ] the colourfulness of its feathers being considered to symbolise the myriad colours of Nature.
[91] [92] In Greek mythology, the origin of the Indian peacock's plumage is explained in the tale of Hera and Argus. [24] The main figure of Yezidis, Melek Taus, is commonly depicted as a peacock. [93] [94] A golden peacock is considered as a symbol of Ashkenazi Jewish culture, and is the subject of several folktales and songs in Yiddish.
The Mahamayuri text is a Buddhist dharani-genre text, containing magical incantations to treat snake bites, poisons and other maladies. [8] Mahamayuri's dharani was translated into Chinese by Kumārajīva between 402 and 412 CE. [1] It contains the only mention of the Rig Veda in the entire Chinese Buddhist canon. [9]
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 ...
It has a tree of medium height, about 6–8 m (20–26 ft) tall. Kaphal fruit is a globose, succulent drupe, with a hard endocarp. According to Ayurveda, it has two varieties based on the colour of flower: Shweta (white) and Rakta (red). Kaphal fruit has a legendary status in the folklores and songs of Uttarakhand. Traditional [15] [16] [17 ...
The Government of India has designated official national symbols that represent the Republic of India. These symbols serve as the representation of the identity of the country. [1] When India obtained independence from the British Raj on 15 August 1947, the tricolour flag officially became the first national symbol of the Dominion of India. [2]
The authors have different outlooks towards life in their poems mostly because of the variation in their living environment and their age differences. The name of the book simply compares the poetry to the dance of the peacock. Most of the authors are Indian diaspora in UK, US and Canada. The writers are a mix of male and female. [4] [5] [6] [7]