Konark Sun Temple is located , in the state of Orissa near the sacred city of Puri. The sun Temple of Konark is dedicated to the sun God or Surya. It is…
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Iron tools
Rare meteoritic iron has been found in tombs since the Old Kingdom, but Egypt was late to accept iron on a large scale. It did not exploit any ores of its own…
Naunet
Naunet (Nunet), is more obscure than her husband. She was thought to be a snake-headed woman who presided over the watery chaos with Nun. Her name was exactly the same as Nun’s,…
Karwa Chauth
Karva Chauth is a very significant festival for the women of North Indian. Traditionally the Indian woman was expected to uphold family honour and repute. And in order to do that, she…
Thousand Pillar Temple
About 150 kms. from Hyderabad lies the ancient city of Warangal. Noted today for its beautiful lakes, magnificent temples and wildlife, Warangal possess the marvelous thousand pillared temple, built by King Rudra…
Shu, supporter of the sky
Primordial Egyptian god of the air and supporter of the sky. In the Heliopolitan creation myth, Shu was, with his sister Tefnut, one of the first deities created by the sun god…
Nefertem
God of the rising of the sun, have the appearance a man with a crown of lotus blossoms Nefertem was the god of the sunrise who helped to bring the sun into…
Mafdet
God of protection against snakes, scorpions and other dangerous animals, have the appearance of a woman with the head of a cheetah, her hair braided and ending in scorpion tails. Sometimes she…