GandhinagarGandhinagar (en ગાંધીનગર ; en गांधीनगर) est la capitale de l'État du Gujarat, situé dans l'ouest de l'Inde. Il s'agit d'une ville nouvelle construite dans les années 1960, nommée Gandhi pour lui faire hommage. Gandhinagar est située à l'ouest du couloir industriel entre Delhi, la capitale de l'Inde et Mumbai, la capitale du Maharashtra. L'Aéroport international Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (IATA : AMD, OACI : VAAH) situé à Ahmedabad permet des vols intérieurs entre Gandhinagar et d'autres grandes villes de l'Inde.
BanyanA banyan, also spelled "banian" (ˈbænjən ), is a fig that develops accessory trunks from adventitious prop roots, allowing the tree to spread outwards indefinitely. This distinguishes banyans from other trees with a strangler habit that begin life as an epiphyte, i.e. a plant that grows on another plant, when its seed germinates in a crack or crevice of a host tree or edifice.
PalitanaPalitana (gujarâtî : પાલીતાણા) est une ville de l'État du Gujarat en Inde, dans le district de Bhavnagar, et un ancien État princier des Indes. C'est le haut lieu de pèlerinage du jaïnisme, avec ses 863 temples édifiés en haut d'une colline et accessibles par un escalier aux . Palitana est la première ville végétarienne au monde, la consommation de chair animale ainsi que d’œufs ayant été bannie. Palitana a été la capitale d'un État princier des Indes jusqu'au . 1194-1226 : Sejaki († 1254) 1226-1246 : Shahj
Gujarati literatureThe history of Gujarati literature (ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય) may be traced to 1000 AD, and this literature has flourished since then to the present. It is unique in having almost no patronage from a ruling dynasty, other than its composers. Gujarat Vidhya Sabha, Gujarat Sahitya Sabha, Gujarat Sahitya Akademi and Gujarati Sahitya Parishad are Gujarat-based literary institutions promoting the Gujarati literature. Such factors as the policies of the rulers, the living style of the people, and the worldwide influence on society are important for any literature to flourish.
AhirAhir or Aheer are a community of traditionally non-elite pastoralists in India, most members of which identify as being of the Indian Yadav community because they consider the two terms to be synonymous. The Ahirs are variously described as a caste, a clan, a community, a race and a tribe. The traditional occupations of Ahirs are cattle-herding and agriculture. Since late 19th century to early 20th century, Ahirs have adopted Yadav word for their community and have claimed descent from the mythological king Yadu as a part of a movement of social and political resurgence through Sanskritisation process under the influence of Arya Samaj.
Garba (danse)Le garba (ગરબા en gujarati) est une danse originaire de l'État du Gujarat en Inde. Le nom est dérivé du terme sanskrit garbha (« ventre ») et deep (« petite lampe de terre cuite »). De nombreux garbas traditionnels sont exécutés en ronde, autour d'une lampe centrale ou d'une image ou statue de la déesse Shakti. Traditionnellement, le garba est exécuté pendant les neuf jours du festival hindou Navarātrī (gujarati નવરાત્રી Nava = 9, rātrī = nuits). Catégorie:Danse traditionnelle en Inde Catégorie:Genre de da
Marwari peopleThe Marwari or Marwadi (Devanagari: मारवाड़ी) are an Indian ethnic group that originate from the Marwar region of Rajasthan, India. Their language, also called Marwari, comes under the umbrella of Rajasthani languages, which is part of the Western Zone of Indo-Aryan languages. They have been a highly successful business community, first as inland traders during the era of Rajput kingdoms, and later also as investors in industrial production and other sectors. Today, they control many of the country's largest media groups.
District d'AmreliAmreli district is one of the 33 administrative districts of the state of Gujarat in western India. The district headquarters are located at Amreli. The district occupies an area of 6,760 km2 and has a population of 1,514,190 of which 22.45% were urban (as of 2011). Amreli is the land of Yogiji Maharaj(Dhari), Danbapu, Sage Muldas, Sage Bhojalrambapa, Sage Muktanand Swami, Magician K.Lal, Zaverchand Megahani's place (Bagasara), Dr. Jivaraj Mehata etc. Amreli covers Dhari Gir National forest sanctuary area.
District de TharparkarLe district de Tharparkar (en ourdou : ضِلع تھرپارکر) est une subdivision administrative de la province du Sind au Pakistan. Constitué autour de sa capitale Mithi, le district est entouré par le district d'Umerkot au nord, l'Inde à l'est et au sud et les districts de Badin et de Mirpur Khas à l'ouest. Créé en 1990, le district est le plus vaste de la province et compte près de d'habitants en 2017. Près de la moitié d'entre-eux sont hindous, soit la deuxième plus importante proportion au sein du Pakistan et la plus nombreuse communauté.
District de KhedaKheda District is one of the thirty-three districts of Gujarat state in western India. It is part of the region known as Charotar, consisting of Kheda and Anand districts.. Its central city Nadiad is the administrative headquarters of the district. Formerly known as Kaira district, it was divided in two with the southern part becoming Anand district in 1997. The Charotar region of Kaira consisted of four talukas (sub-districts): Nadiad, Anand, Borsad, and Petlad.
