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Chevra kadisha. The term chevra kadisha ( Hebrew: חֶבְרָה קַדִּישָׁא) [1] gained its modern sense of "burial society" in the nineteenth century. It is an organization of Jewish men and women who see to it that the bodies of deceased Jews are prepared for burial according to Jewish tradition and are protected from desecration ...
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Kaurava army (left) faces the Pandavas. A 17th–18th century painting from Mewar, Rajasthan. Kauravais a Sanskritterm which refers to descendants of Kuru, a legendary king of India who is the ancestor of many of the characters of the epic Mahabharata. Usually, the term is used for the 100 sons of King Dhritarashtraand his wife Gandhari.
The origins of the Pauravas are still disputed. The Pauravas may be related to the Puru tribe, due to the closeness of the names. However, the Pauravas referred to in Indic literature are a much older kingdom, and in a different region geographically. [ 2] At the time of Alexander's invasion, the Pauravas were apparently situated on or near the ...
The Ptolemy world map is a map of the world known to Greco-Roman societies in the 2nd century. It is based on the description contained in Ptolemy 's book Geography, written c. 150. Based on an inscription in several of the earliest surviving manuscripts, it is traditionally credited to Agathodaemon of Alexandria .
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