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The Indian Crow in our life and after-life:

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The Indian Crow in our life and after-life:                          compiled by B.L.Manohar Arasu   VU2UR The common Indian Urban crow, which is there in every inhabited place, is called   “ Corvus splendens (House Crow)”.   They belong to the “corvidae” family. Found throughout India, as also in other countries. It is a   moderate sized bird, with glossy black feathers all over its body, except its neck and   breast which are   grey in colour. They belong to the “passerine” type, as they have three front and one claw backside,   in each foot, for good grip in perching.                 The other variety, is the   Indian jungle crow (Corvus culminatus). This is   an all-black species of jungle crow found in the plains of India,   and readil...

The Panch (5) Badris, Kedars and Prayags of Garhwal Himalayas. Dev Bhoomi # 1

The 3 famous sets   of   5 religious  places each,  of Himalayas . Most of the Vishnu Temples in Himalaya, are easily accessible even for the senior citizens. It is never too late to visit and get blessed by Narayana. Please try to make a trip. But the Siva temples, need lot of straining to reach and you need a guide for other than Kedarnath. The 5 Badris of Himalayas : The Panch Badri temple circuit consisted of only five temples, omitting Ardha Badri   and Dhyan Badri or sometimes Vridha Badri. Rarely, Narasingh Badri   is included in the Sapta Badri or Panch Badri list. Sapta Badri (Sanskrit:) constitutes a group of seven sacred Hindu temples, dedicated to god Vishnu, located in Garhwal Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. The Badrinath temple , called the Badri-vishal   (altitude 3,133 m (10,280 ft)) is the primary temple among the seven shrines, followed by six others, namely, Adi Badri , Vridha Badri , Dhyan Badri ,Ardha Badri , ...