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The folk dances of the Nagas are the main attractions.
Archive 2008-05-01 bhags 2008
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The folk dances of the Nagas are the main attractions.
RCI: North-East Indian Cuisine bhags 2008
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The Indian tree-spirits called Nagas appear to be always nameless, and are not mentioned in the list of deities that pay reverence to the Buddha (in the Maha Samaya). [
Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV Crawford Howell Toy 1877
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O king, there is a _tirtha_ of the illustrious Kapila, king of the Nagas, that is celebrated, O thou best of Kurus, over all the worlds.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Vana Parva, Part 1 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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O king, there is a tirtha of the illustrious Kapila, king of the Nagas, that is celebrated,
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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The Nagas are another people found on this frontier, chiefly on the hills to the north: they are a wild, copper-coloured, uncouth jungle tribe, who have proved troublesome on the Assam frontier.
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Marduk's brother Thoth was also known in Mesoamerica as Quetzalcoatl, the "feather Serpent" and we are not surprised to find the term "Nagas" (healers) even in Mexico.
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The connection between the "Nagas" of India (wise serpents, healers) and the "wise serpents" of Egypt is not only obvious, but also supported by Iarchas, the leader of the Sages at the time of Apollonius 'visit.
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The Nepalese pantheon like the Tibetan contains three elements, often united in modern legends: firstly aboriginal deities, such as Nagas and other nature spirits: secondly definitely Buddhist deities or
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 Charles Eliot 1896
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"Songs of Mashangva" documents the solitary quest of a master musician to sustain the traditions of the Tangkhul Nagas in India's northeastern border district of Manipur, where Christianity and European influence threatens to erase centuries of culture.
Fighting Hard to Be Seen Steve Dollar 2010
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