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- noun Alternative spelling of
Shakti .
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The principle of female energy is known as Sakti, and is personified in the female counterparts of all the
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Robert Vane Russell 1894
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Each day at the beautiful Kumara Sakti resort, you will have focussed learning workshops as well as time to do yoga, have a massage, experience local Balinese food plus visit the temples, watch Balinese dancing or walk in the rice paddy fields.
Can You Make Time For Your Writing Career? Bali Oct 1-6 2010 | The Creative Penn 2010
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The exhibition -- Goddess, Lion, Peasant, Priest: Modern and Contemporary Indian Art from the Collection of Shelley and Donald Rubin -- is the first public display of this collection of more than 50 works from 28 of India's most famous artists, including Francis Newton Souza, Sakti Burman, and Seema Kohli.
Jim Luce: Goddess, Lion, Peasant, Priest: Modern and Contemporary Indian Art -- in Atlanta Jim Luce 2011
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It sets a high bar for quality and at Kumara Sakti, the trained chefs are well versed the preparation of food that is of the highest quality.
Writer's Retreat in Bali: Interview With Robin Sparks | The Creative Penn 2010
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The exhibition -- Goddess, Lion, Peasant, Priest: Modern and Contemporary Indian Art from the Collection of Shelley and Donald Rubin -- is the first public display of this collection of more than 50 works from 28 of India's most famous artists, including Francis Newton Souza, Sakti Burman, and Seema Kohli.
Jim Luce: Goddess, Lion, Peasant, Priest: Modern and Contemporary Indian Art -- in Atlanta Jim Luce 2011
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Durga is one of the angry and aggressive aspects of the goddess Shakti, whose role in Hindu mythology was to fight and conquer demons and also personify the Sakti or female aspect of any male deity.
Archive 2009-09-01 photographerno1 2009
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When I heard that the celestial Sakti given by Indra (to Karna) was by Madhava's machinations caused to be hurled upon Rakshasa Ghatotkacha of frightful countenance, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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Sakti (missile weapon) which had the virtue of killing only one person against whom it might be hurled; then the story called Aranya in which
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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The laws of Manu make no mention of the doctrine of _Bakti_ or faith, and there is no reference to the worship of the _Sakti_; both of these were of later date.
Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891 Frank F. Ellinwood
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When I heard that in the encounter between Karna and Ghatotkacha, that Sakti was hurled against
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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