Goddess Durga is the fierce form of Devi who, as shakti, is considered the personification of Universal energy. According to the Devi Bhagavata, the universe is but her manifestation. The worship of Durga is believed to be more than 4,000 years old in India.
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This Amar Chitra Katha narrates some tales of the mighty Goddess Durga. She is as widely worshipped as Vishnu and Shiva. She is the fierce form of Devi, who, as Shakti, is considered the personification of universal energy. Shakti, the female principle, activates Shiva and is therefore worshipped as Durga. The worship of Durga can he traced to the mother worship of the ancient pre-Aryan cults, over 4,000 years old. The names of Uma and Parvati occur in the Taittiriya Aranyaka and the Kena Upanishad. Some Indologists are of the opinion that the Figure seated on a lion in the coins of Azes I, the Shaka ruler (C. 5B.C. to A.D. 30), represents Ambika or Durga. According to the Devi Bhagvata, the Universe is but Her manifestation - and even Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva worship her. Durga is worshipped in sixty-four forms. In essence, Parvati, Durga, Devi, Uma, Ambika and kali or Chamundi are all powerful manifestations of the supreme female Shakti. The great Goddess Durga is created from the powerful rays of lights that emanated from the faces of all the Gods. Her thousand arms carry the greatest of all the Gods' weapons - Shiva's trident, Vishnu's discus and Indra's thunderbolt, among others.
In the collection of short stories entitled "Curry Goat and Calypso," the author assumes the name of Juggernaut in exploring his thoughts and experiences from living and travelling in India, Trinidad, Jamaica and the United States. For example, in India Juggernaut explores the culture of Baba and idol worship; in Trinidad and Jamaica the easy going life style; in the United States the practices in the animal and yellow grease recycling business. In some stories, Juggernaut expresses his anguish over the bizarre sounding names given in the past to some tropical fruit and vegetable plants that now needs renaming to reflect their true identity. A wide range of subject matter on local culture and practices was covered in the stories always trying to find some humor to entertain the readers.
In the book titled On the Banks of River Godavari, the author presents his random and outside-the-box thoughts in the form of short stories and essays. In ?Sardines for Dinner,? he introduces an educated couple with socialist ideas. In ?Turtle Patrol,? he narrates the daily patrol of a pet box turtle named Gopal along with other turtles in the backyard.
In the collection of short stories entitled From Donkey's Mouth, the author assumes the name of Juggernaut to share his travel experiences on the Big Island, Hawaii, and living in India, Caribbean and the United States. In some stories, as a bystander looking at the events, Juggernaut discusses issues with a view that world is what it is with changes hard to come.
Der viertelkreisförmige Wellenbrecher (QBW) wurde aus dem halbkreisförmigen Wellenbrecher (SBW) entwickelt, und das erste Modell wurde in der Volksrepublik China entwickelt. Der Überbau des QBW besteht aus einer viertelkreisförmigen Vorderwand, die den einfallenden Wellen zugewandt ist, einer horizontalen Bodenplatte und einer vertikalen Rückwand, die auf einem Schotterhügelfundament steht. Eine Reihe von Experimenten wurde in einem zweidimensionalen regulären Wellenkanal durchgeführt, der im Labor für Meeresstrukturen der Abteilung für Angewandte Mechanik und Hydraulik des National Institute of Technology, Surathkal, Karnataka, zur Verfügung steht, um die Wellenauflauf- und -ablaufeigenschaften eines aufgetauchten, durchbrochenen Viertelkreis-Wellenbrechers zu bewerten. Getestet wurden Viertelkreis-Wellenbrechermodelle mit drei verschiedenen Radien und S/D-Verhältnissen (Abstand zum Durchmesser der Perforationen). Der Auflauf hängt von vielen dimensionslosen Parametern ab, darunter der seewärtige Böschungswinkel, die Wellensteilheit, die Tiefe der Spitze, die Böschungsrauhigkeit und die Durchlässigkeit. Das Verständnis der Auswirkungen verschiedener Seegangs- und Strukturparameter ist wichtig, um das Verhalten der Struktur zu kennen und eine optimierte Struktur zu entwerfen, die sowohl sicher als auch wirtschaftlich für die betrachteten Wellenbedingungen ist.
Im Königreich Kosala terrorisiert der Straßenräuber Angulimala die Reisenden. Aus Angst meidet bald jeder sein Gebiet. Buddha beschließt, ihm entgegenzutreten, und durch Buddhas Gewaltlosigkeit erkennt Angulimala plötzlich die Grauenhaftigkeit seines Lebens.