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  2. Mayura (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    Mayura (mythology) Mayura ( Sanskrit: मयूर Mayūra) is a Sanskrit word for peacock [1] which is one of the sacred birds of the Hindu culture. It is referred to in a number of Hindu scriptures. It is also a contemporary Hindu name used in many parts of India.

  3. Mayura (film) - Wikipedia

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    Mayura is a 1975 Indian Kannada-language historical drama film, directed by Vijay. It is one of the most popular films of acclaimed Kannada actor Rajkumar , who plays the role of Prince Mayurasharma of the Kadamba dynasty , the earliest native kingdom to rule over what is today the modern state of Karnataka .

  4. Chandragupta Maurya - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Mauryan Empire under Chandragupta Maurya. Chandragupta Maurya [a] (350–295 BCE) was the founder of the Maurya Empire, a geographically-extensive empire based in Magadha. [4] He reigned from 320 BCE to 298 BCE. [5] The Magadha kingdom expanded to become an empire that reached its peak under the reign of his grandson, Ashoka the Great ...

  5. Mayuranathaswami Temple, Mayiladuthurai - Wikipedia

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    Mayuranathaswamy Temple, Mayiladuthurai or Mayuranathar Temple is a Hindu temple in the town of Mayiladuthurai (formerly known as Mayavaram or Mayuram) in Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is dedicated to Lord Mayuranathaswamy, a form of Shiva, and has given its name to the town itself. [1] The main icon is a lingam and the presiding deity is ...

  6. Mayura - Wikipedia

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    Mayura may refer to: Mayura (film), a 1975 Indian Kannada language film. Mayura (magazine), a Kannada monthly literary magazine. Mayura (mythology), one of the sacred and highly sanctified birds of Hindu mythology. Mayurasharma (345–365), founder of the Kadamba kingdom of Banavasi. Mahamayuri, a Wisdom King in the Buddhist Pantheon.

  7. Maurya Empire - Wikipedia

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    e. The Maurya Empire ( Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑁂, Māgadhe [21]) was a geographically extensive Iron Age historical power in South Asia based in Magadha. Founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 322 BCE, it existed in loose-knit fashion until 185 BCE. [22] The empire was centralized by the conquest of the Indo-Gangetic Plain; its capital ...

  8. Mayura Pirivena - Wikipedia

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    Mayura Pirivena. Mayura Pirivena (Mayura in Sinhala: peacock) is an ancient monastery situated to the south-west of the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi, in Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka.. One of the ancient chronicles of Sri Lanka, the Mahavamsa, states that this monastery was built by King Buddhadasa, who ruled the island from 340 - 368 AD.

  9. Mayura Park - Wikipedia

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    The structure of the Mayura Park is rectangular, with a length of 244.60 meters, a width of 138.50 meters (33,877.10 square meters), to the north there is a building (building) that was once used as a resident assistant office, in the middle of Mayura Park there is a pond and in middle of the pond is equipped with a building called Bale Kambang ...