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Bengali Baby Girl Names

‘Naamkaran’ or christening of the baby has always been an important and meaningful event in all communities. Bengalies all over the world perform the naming ceremony with utmost sincerity. They give meaningful names to their babies. It is generally believed that the names decide the character of the babies. So ‘Naamkaran’ is an important ritual during ‘Annaprashan’. A Name is …

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Assamese Baby Girl Names

Assamese Baby Girl Names list gets new enlisting every year with new names catching fancy. Many names come up which are both beautiful and meaningful. With respect to the family background, popularity, uniqueness, we have exhaustive list of Assamese baby boy names for you to see from. We have listed below the Assamese names for your baby. This huge list is …

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What is a koan?

A koan is a story, dialogue, question or statement used in the practice of Zen Buddhism. It contains aspects that are generally inaccessible to normal or logical understanding, but which are be accessible at a spiritual level. Koans originate in the sayings and doings of sages, holy persons and legendary figures who are usually teachers subscribing to Buddhism. Koans are …

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Do Sikhs Believe in Prayer?

Prayer and meditation are an integral part of Sikhism necessary to reduce the effect of ego and bond the soul with the divine. Both are performed, either silently, or aloud, individually, and in groups. In Sikhism prayer takes the form of selected verses from Sikh scriptures read on daily basis. Meditation is achieved by reciting a word or phrase of …

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