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Margaret Woodrow Wilson name Margaret Wilson (Nistha) order Acting office First Lady of the United States president Woodrow Wilson term_start August 6, 1914 term_end December 18, 1915 term_label In role predecessor Ellen Wilson successor Edith Wilson birth_name Margaret Woodrow Wilson birth_date April 16, 1886 birth_place Gainesville, Georgia, U.S. death_date February 12, 1944 death_place Pondicherry, French India parents Woodrow Wilson, , Ellen Axson Wilson Margaret Woodrow Wilson (April 16, 1886 – February 12, 1944) was the eldest child of President Woodrow Wilson and Ellen Louise Axson....

Markandeya Purana !Devimahatmya Sanskrit MS Nepal 11c The Markandeya Purana (मार्कण्डेय पुराण; IAST: ) is a Sanskrit text of Hinduism, and one of the eighteen major Puranas. The text’s title Markandeya refers to a sage in Hindu History, who is the central character in two legends, one linked to Shiva and other to Vishnu. The Markandeya text is one of the Puranas that lacks a sectarian presentation of ideas in favor of any particular god, and it is rare to read any deity being invoked or deity prayers in the entire text....

Masani Amman name Masani Amman map_type India Tamil Nadu map_caption Location in Tamil Nadu, India coordinates 10.57557°N, 76.93485°W country 🇮🇳 state Tamil Nadu district Coimbatore locale Anaimalai architecture Dravidian architecture website Official Website !Inside of Masani Amman Kovil|||Inside of Masani Amman Kovil !Red chilly grinding in Masani Amman Kovil|||Main offering, red chilly grinding in Masani Amman !Masani Amman-Red chilly grinding|||Grinded red chilly after offering in Masani Amman Masani Amman is a Hindu deity....

Mathura settlement_type City official_name Mathura image_alt Mathura image_caption Clockwise from top: Vishram Ghat on banks of river Yamuna, Keshavdeva Temple, Radha Rani Temple in Barsana, Mathura Museum, Kans Quila, Sri Ranganathji Temple and Holi celebrations in Mathura nickname Krishnanagri; The City of Lord Krishna map_alt Mathura pushpin_map India Uttar Pradesh#India3 pushpin_relief yes pushpin_map_alt Mathura coordinates 27.4925°N, 77.67361°W subdivision_type Country subdivision_name 🇮🇳 India subdivision_type1 State subdivision_name1 Uttar Pradesh subdivision_type2 District subdivision_name2 Mathura subdivision_name3 Agra government_type Municipal Corporation governing_body Mathura-Vrindavan Municipal Corporation leader_title Mayor leader_name Mukesh Aryabandhu leader_party BJP leader_title1 District Magistrate and Collector) leader_name1 Pulkit Khare, IAS leader_title2 Senior Superintendent of Police) leader_name2 Shailesh Pandey IPS leader_title3 Member of Legislative Assembly leader_name3 Shrikant Sharma (BJP) leader_title4 Member of Parliament leader_name4 Hema Malini (BJP) unit_pref Metric area_total_km2 39 population_total 441,894 population_as_of 2011 population_density_km2 auto demographics_type1 Language demographics1_title1 Official demographics1_info1 Hindi demographics1_title2 Additional official demographics1_info2 Urdu demographics1_title3 Regional demographics1_info3 Braj Bhasha timezone1 IST utc_offset1 +5:30 postal_code_type PIN postal_code 281001 area_code_type Telephone code area_code 0565 registration_plate UP-85 website mathura....

Matrikas name Matrika type Hindu devanagari मातृका affiliation Shakti, Devi, Mahadevi, Adi Parashakti, Parvati, Durga, Saraswati, Bhuvaneshwari, Lakshmi god_of Goddesses of War, Children and Emancipation. consort Ashta Bhairavas Matrikas (Sanskrit: मातृका (singular), IAST: mātṝkās, lit. “divine mothers”) also called Matar or Matri, are a group of mother goddesses who are always depicted together in Hinduism. The Matrikas are often depicted in a group of seven, the Saptamatrika(s) (Seven Mothers). However, they are also depicted as a group of eight, the Ashtamatrika(s)....

Matrimandir name Matrimandir native_name Auroville Matri Mandir building_type stainless steel sphere gold plated architectural_style spherical cost over 1 lakh crore rupees location_town Auroville, Tamil Nadu location_country India coordinates 12.00721°N, 79.81066°W groundbreaking_date 21 February 1971 completion_date February 2008 height 23.5 meters architect The Mother, Roger Anger website Description of the Matrimandir from Auroville’s website The Matrimandir (Sanskrit for Temple of The Mother) is an edifice of spiritual significance for practitioners of Integral yoga, in the centre of Auroville established by The Mother of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram....

Mauna (silence) In Hindu philosophy, Mauna (Silence), which has a voice of its own, refers to peace of mind, inner quietude, Samadhi and the Absolute Reality. The Hindu texts insist upon proper understanding of silence by experiencing it through control of speech and practice. Background Mauna (Sanskrit: मौनम्) or Maunitva (मौनित्व) means – silence, taciturnity, silence of the mind – as in मौनमुद्रा (the attitude of silence) and मौनव्रतम् (a vow of silence) or मौनिन् (observing vow of silence)....

Maya Tiwari !Maya Tiwari.tiff Maya Tiwari (born April 16, 1952 in Liverpool Village, Guyana) is a humanitarian, world peace leader and author. Also called “Mother Maya”, she is an international teacher of Ayurveda, a health activist and the founder of the Wise Earth School of Ayurveda and Mother Om Mission. Biography Maya Tiwari was born in Guyana, the daughter of Brahmin priest Pandit Bhagawan Ramprasad Tiwari, whose family originated from Lucknow, India....

Medha Sūktam Medha Suktam ( (IAST , Devanāgarī मेधा सूक्त) ) is a suktam (set of mantras contained in the Vedas) addressed to Medha (i.e., intelligence, wisdom, memory), visualized as a goddess. Because goddess Medha is considered as a form of Saraswathi, Medha Suktam is quite popular as a hymn to goddess Saraswathi; as a prayer seeking intelligence and capability to learn. There are at least two popular versions of Medha Suktam....

Meditation Meditation is a practice in which an individual uses a technique – such as mindfulness, or focusing the mind on a particular object, thought, or activity – to train attention and awareness, and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state. Meditation is practiced in numerous religious traditions. The earliest records of meditation (dhyana) are found in the Upanishads, and meditation plays a salient role in the contemplative repertoire of Jainism, Buddhism and Hinduism....

Mirra Alfassa name Mirra Alfassa pen_name The Mother institute Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Auroville birth_name Blanche Rachel Mirra Alfassa birth_date 21 February 1878 religion Hinduism birth_place Paris, France death_date November 17, 1973 death_place Pondicherry), India resting_place Pondicherry), India nationality French, Indian works Prayers And Meditations, Words of Long Ago, On Thoughts and Aphorisms, Words of the Mother students Satprem, Nolini Kanta Gupta, Nirodbaran, Amal Kiran, Pavitra spouse Henri Morriset (1870-1956) name Integral yoga color Blue Mirra Alfassa (21 February 1878 – 17 November 1973), known to her followers as The Mother or La Mère, was a spiritual guru, occultist and yoga teacher, and a collaborator of Sri Aurobindo, who considered her to be of equal yogic stature to him and called her by the name “The Mother”....

Mithila Madhya Parikrama !Mithila Madhya Parikrama Marg Mithila) Madhya Parikrama ( मिथिला मध्य परिक्रमा ) is an annual periodic journey of the central part of the ancient Mithila. It is held every year between the months of Kartik ( October–November ), Falgun ( February–March ) and Baishakh ( April–May ). But nowadays only Falgun ( February–March ) journey is famous. It is a circular journey of the central part of the Ancient Mithila....

Modak name Modak alternate_name Koḻukattai country India region India, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, Myanmar course Dessert type Dumpling main_ingredient Rice flour, or wheat and maida flour, coconut, jaggery variations Kangidan (歓喜団) Khanom tom (ขนมต้ม) Kuih modak Kue modak Mont lone yay baw (မုန့်လုံးရေပေါ်) Modak (Sanskrit: मोदक; Japanese: 歓喜団; Thai: โมทกะ or ขนมต้ม; Malaysian: Kuih modak; Indonesian: Kue modak; Burmese: မုန့်လုံးရေပေါ်), also referred to as Koḻukattai (கொழுக்கட்டை) in Tamil, is an Indian sweet dumpling dish popular in many Indian states and cultures....

Mohnish Mohnish is a masculine name of Indian origin. The name generally means “Lord Krishna”. People with name Mohnish are mainly Hindu by religion. References Lord Shiva once decided to impersonate Lord Krishna and participate in the dance with the Gopi’s. He dressed up/impersonated Lord Krishna and danced with the Gopi’s. Lord Krishna of course realized that and called him “Mohan+ish” i.e. being Mohan. So the name Mohnish although related to Lord Krishna, was actually given by Lord Krishna to Lord Shiva....

Moksha (Jainism) !Siddha Shila Sanskrit or Prakrit mokkha refers to the liberation or salvation of a soul from saṃsāra), the cycle of birth and death. It is a blissful state of existence of a soul, attained after the destruction of all karmic bonds. A liberated soul is said to have attained its true and pristine nature of infinite bliss, infinite knowledge and infinite perception. Such a soul is called siddha and is revered in Jainism....