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Mir (Urdu: مير) Hindi: मिर) is a tribe which has descended from the Butt tribe in Kashmir Valley of Baramulla. It is also in Sindh Gilgit and Punjab provinces of Pakistan and India.
The family name Mir can also be found in Spain, due to the Romani people's migration from North India toward Europe.
Mir are actually a clan of Bhatt along with Khawaja. Mir are also known as Butt today because they are actually descended directly from the Butt bloodlines. Mir became a clan somewhere around 1850. The Mir clan originates from the Kashmir Valley. Its origin is from the Butt tribe. Its fellow tribesmen are the Butt, Dar, Lone, Khawaja and Malik clans.
The mosaic of ethnic groups in Kashmir is complex and the race structure cannot be explained without understanding the pre-historic movements of people. The racial composition of the province was also influenced by waves of immigrants from the Central Asia and Middle East.
Work in Progress of my Asia Town. The whole town stands on a wooden board with a wall made of LEGO BLURBs. Under the board is a shadow Station with five railway sidings for 12V trains, but not completed at the moment. On the left side there is a small city built of Xingbao houses of the Zhong Hua Street series. The entry to the city leads through the Korean Sungnyemun Gate from Oxford Blocks. The train station from LEGO is the 2150 in a MOD version. The place in front of the buildng is not finished, so still a lot of work to do. On the right there is the Glory Hotel from the Korean Netflix TV series Mr. Sunshine and also both other sets (bakery and tram) are there. The big market with a lot of food stalls from Sembo follows. The LEGO gate leads to the Korean Palace, the Gyeonghoeru Pavilion. There is the Ninjago temple from LEGO 70751 and the special set from 2019 New Years Eve Dinner 80101 at the right end.
De meest folkloristische staten. De Maharajas hebben hier veel invloed gehad. Later na het terugtrekken van de Engelsen is het land geevolueerd, maar achter gesloten muren. Het casten systeem is sterker dan ooit. Verboden, ja, zoals corruptie en sati. De rijkdom en de armoede komen op. Een reis naar India laat niemand koud. Hier is cultuur en verbazing. Delhi wordt moderner dan het westen, De taj mahal is eindelijk een wereld wonder en de Goden blijven opper machtig.
Iedereen hoe vrijgevochten ook, grijpt hier ooit wel eens naar zijn fotoapparaat. Er is geen dag zonder verbazing mogelijk. Een synomiem van het huidige Rajasthan zou kunnen zijn chaotistan. Alles is er anders en niets gebeurd in onze logica, maar uiteindelijk komt alles weer op zijn pootjes terecht.
De paleizen en de forten, de grandioze verhalen maken ieders verbazing nog groter. Een straat oversteken is een avontuur op zich, een locale bus nemen een uitdaging voor velen, en een lokale eettent uitproberen een wens naar krampen vervullen.
Tempels en goden in overvloed, ieder dorp heeft weer nieuwe goden. Maar Ganesha blijft de geliefde van alle hindoes. Ganesh de god van geluk, en wijsheid. tevens de god van en voor alle kinderen. Hoe lieftalig is het niet een klein meisje op haar knieen Ganesh te zien aanbieden. Hoe vreemd is een land waar een apengod zijn eigen tempels heeft.
Het land van de geloven en sadhus, 6 religies komen er samen, met bijna geen conficten. De ene helpen de andere soms, en respect voor de koe komt er van allen. Gandhi zei: " men kan zijn gelovigheid meten aan de verering(respect) die men voor de heilige koe heeft".
India is kinderen, overal komen er kinderen wel een groetje brengen, sommige in de vorm van 'one pen' of ' one roepie', maar de meeste gewoon om iets te beleven, om de buitenlanders te zien.
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, 137 kilometres (85 mi) north of the equator, in the Southeast Asian region of the Asian continent. It is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north, and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the Singapore Strait to its south. Singapore is the world's fourth leading financial centre and a cosmopolitan world city, playing a key role in international trade and finance. The port of Singapore is also amongst the top five busiest ports in the world.
Singapore is an immigrant country with a long history of immigration. It has a diverse population of close to 5 million people made up of Chinese, Malays, Indians, Asians of various descents and Caucasians.42% of the population in Singapore are foreigners and foreigners make up 50% of the service sector in Singapore.The country is the second most densely populated in the world after Monaco. A.T. Kearney names Singapore as the most globalised country in the world in its Globalization Index.
Prior to independence in 1965, Singapore was a vibrant trading port with a GDP per capita of $511, the third highest in East Asia. After independence, foreign direct investment and a state-led drive for industrialization based on plans by former Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Goh Keng Swee created a modern economy.
The Economist Intelligence Unit in its "Quality-Of-Life Index" ranks Singapore as having the best quality of life in Asia and eleventh overall in the world. Singapore possesses the world's ninth largest foreign reserves. The country also maintains an armed forces that is technologically advanced and well-equipped.
After a contraction of -6.8% in 4Q2009, Singapore claimed the title of fastest-growing economy in the world, with GDP growth of 17.9% in the first half of 2010.
Irena puella
Found throughout south Asia and Indochina. The male gives the species its name; females are dull camouflage green.
Cassava starch processing near Hanoi, Vietnam.
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Konark Sun Temple is a 13th-century CE (year 1250) Sun temple at Konark about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast from Puri city on the coastline in Puri district, Odisha, India.The temple is attributed to king Narasimhadeva I of the Eastern Ganga dynasty about 1250 CE.
Dedicated to the Hindu Sun God Surya, what remains of the temple complex has the appearance of a 100-foot (30 m) high chariot with immense wheels and horses, all carved from stone. Once over 200 feet (61 m) high, much of the temple is now in ruins, in particular the large shikara tower over the sanctuary; at one time this rose much higher than the mandapa that remains. The structures and elements that have survived are famed for their intricate artwork, iconography, and themes, including erotic kama and mithuna scenes. Also called the Surya Devalaya, it is a classic illustration of the Odisha style of Architecture or Kalinga architecture.
The cause of the destruction of the Konark temple is unclear and still remains a source of controversy. Theories range from natural damage to deliberate destruction of the temple in the course of being sacked several times by Muslim armies between the 15th and 17th centuries. This temple was called the "Black Pagoda" in European sailor accounts as early as 1676 because it looked like a great tiered tower which appeared black. Similarly, the Jagannath Temple in Puri was called the "White Pagoda". Both temples served as important landmarks for sailors in the Bay of Bengal.The temple that exists today was partially restored by the conservation efforts of British India-era archaeological teams. Declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1984, it remains a major pilgrimage site for Hindus, who gather here every year for the Chandrabhaga Mela around the month of February.
Konark Sun Temple is depicted on the reverse side of the Indian currency note of 10 rupees to signify its importance to Indian cultural heritage.
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Taronga Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo
"Asian Elephants have an amazing trunk, which is a fusion of the nose and the upper lip. It contains over 40,000 muscles but no bones or cartilage, and is an incredibly versatile appendage used for breathing, eating, drinking, dust bathing, showering with water and even as a snorkel when swimming."