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Tajinderpal Singh Toor

2023-10-06T19:32:45Z

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{{short description|Indian shot putter}}
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| birth_place = Khosa Pando, [[Moga district]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India<ref name=ag2018>{{cite web |title=TOOR Tajinderpal Toor|url=https://en.asiangames2018.id/athletes/athlete/TOOR-Tajinderpal-Singh-3000812/ |publisher=Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang |accessdate=23 August 2018|url-status=unfit|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180824002306/https://en.asiangames2018.id/athletes/athlete/TOOR-Tajinderpal-Singh-3000812/|archivedate=2018-08-24}}</ref>
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'''Tajinderpal Singh Toor''' (born 13 November 1994) is an Indian [[shot put]]ter who is a two-time Asian champion, an Asian Games gold-medallist, four time national champion, an Olympian and the current Asian record holder in [[List of Asian records in athletics|Asian]] and [[List of Indian records in athletics|national record]] of 21.77m.<ref name=taj>{{cite news |title=Who is Tajinderpal Singh Toor?|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/who-indian-shot-put-tajinderpal-singh-toor-national-record-tokyo-olympics |accessdate=5 October 2023 |work=olympics.com |date=14 July 2023}}</ref>

==Early life==
Toor was born on 13 November 1994 in Khosa Pando village in [[Moga district]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]. Hailing from a family of farmers, he switched from [[cricket]] to shot put at the insistence of his father.<ref name=ag2018/>

==Career==
Tajinder joined the Indian Navy, as a Petty Officer (PTI), recruited under a sports quota programme, allowing him to train and internationally compete for men's shot put sport.<ref name=ag2018/><ref>{{cite news |title=Tajinder Singh Toor, PO (PTI) of the Indian Navy Wins Gold Medal in Shot Put at the 18th Asian Games |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/tajinder-singh-toor-po-pti-indian-navy-wins-gold-medal-shot-put-18th-asian-games |accessdate=4 October 2023 |work=indiannavy.nic.in |date=28 August 2018}}</ref>

In June 2017, Toor recorded his personal best outdoor throw of 20.40m at the Federation Cup National Senior Athletics Championships in [[Patiala]], but fell short of the World Championships qualification standard of 20.50m.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fed Cup: Neeraj wins gold with meet record |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sport/fed-cup-neeraj-wins-gold-with-meet-record/416899.html |accessdate=23 August 2018 |work=The Tribune |date=3 June 2017}}</ref> In the following month, he won the silver medal at the [[2017 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's shot put|2017 Asian Athletics Championships]] in Bhubaneswar with a throw of 19.77m, missing out on the gold medal by 0.03m.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Selvaraj |first1=Jonathan |title=Asian Athletics Championships: Anas wins gold, Dutee bags bronze on day 2 |url=http://www.espn.in/athletics/story/_/id/19909250/asian-athletics-championships-mohammed-anas-wins-gold-dutee-chand-bags-bronze-day-2 |accessdate=23 August 2018 |work=ESPN.in |date=8 July 2017}}</ref>

Toor finished eighth in the final of the [[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's shot put|2018 Commonwealth Games]] with a throw of 19.42m.<ref>{{cite news |title=CWG 2018: Muhammed Anas puts himself in Milkha Singh’s shoes in Gold Coast |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/commonwealth-games/cwg-2018-muhammed-anas-gold-coast-400m-final-5130847/ |accessdate=23 August 2018 |work=The Indian Express |date=10 April 2018}}</ref>

In August 2018, Toor won gold at the [[Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games - Men's shot put|2018 Asian Games]] with a 20.75m throw, breaking the [[List of Asian Games records in athletics#Men's records|Games record]] and the [[List of Indian records in athletics#Men|national record]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tajinderpal Singh Toor: Father battling cancer, Tajinderpal wins Asian Games gold in Jakarta |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/asian-games/father-battling-cancer-tajinderpal-wins-asian-games-gold-in-jakarta/articleshow/65544787.cms |access-date=5 August 2021 |work=The Times of India}}</ref> He won the gold medal at the [[2019 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's shot put|2019 Asian Athletics Championships]] in Doha with a throw of 20.22m.<ref>{{cite news |title=Asian Athletics Championships: Tajinderpal Singh Toor's gold medal is an ode to his consistency, but he's still work in progress |url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/asian-athletics-championships-tajinderpal-singh-toors-gold-medal-is-an-ode-to-his-consistency-but-hes-still-work-in-progress-6500491.html |access-date=30 July 2022 |work=Firstpost |date=23 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

Toor qualified for the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] by registering a throw of 21.49m at the Indian Grand Prix IV in June 2021, clearing the 21.10m entry standard. This throw also broke the national and [[List of Asian records in athletics|Asian record]]s.<ref>{{cite news |title=Shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor qualifies for Tokyo Olympics with new Asian record |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/athletics/shot-putter-tajinderpal-singh-toor-qualifies-for-tokyo-olympics-with-new-asian-record/articleshow/83736608.cms |access-date=5 August 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=22 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Competing with a heavily-bandaged shoulder [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put|at the Olympics]], Toor registered only one legal throw of 19.99m in qualifying and failed to reach the final round.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tokyo Olympics: Tajinderpal Singh Toor fails to qualify for final |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/tokyo-olympics-tajinderpal-singh-toor-fails-to-qualify-for-final/cid/1825083 |access-date=5 August 2021 |work=The Telegraph}}</ref>

At the 2022 Indian Open Nationals, he was adjudged the best male athlete.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Navneet |title=Tajinderpal Singh Toor and Jyothi Yarraji are the best athletes of the National Open Athletics Championships |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/athletics/news-tajinderpal-singh-toor-jyothi-yarraji-best-athletes-national-open-athletics-championships |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=www.sportskeeda.com |language=en-us}}</ref>

At the 2023 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in [[Astana]], [[Kazakhstan]], Tajinder won a gold medal and defended the title with a gold medal at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships in [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]], with a 20.23m throw.<ref name=taj />

==References==
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==External links==
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Tajinderpal Singh Toor

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Pareu, Balotra

2023-09-09T22:13:32Z

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Pareu
| settlement_type = Village
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts in India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Rajasthan]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Balotra district|Balotra]]
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| area_total_ha = 1005
| population_total = 1,640
| population_as_of = 2011
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'''Pareu''' is a village in [[Baytu]] Tehsil, [[Balotra District|Balotra district]], [[Rajasthan]], India. Pareu has a total population of 1,640 peoples according to Census 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Basic Population Figures of India, States, Districts, Sub-District and Village, 2011 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42554/download/46180/2011-IndiaStateDistSbDistVill-0000.xlsx}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Villages in Balotra district]]

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Rameshwar Mahadev Temple

2023-07-20T11:52:05Z

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{{Short description|Hindi temple in Bundi, Rajasthan}}
{{Infobox temple|name=Rameshwar Mahadev Temple|religious_affiliation=[[Hinduism]]|deity=[[Shiva]]|festival=[[Maha Shivratri]]|district=[[Bundi]]|state=[[Rajasthan]]|country=[[India]]}}

'''Rameshwar Mahadev Temple''' is a [[Hindu]] temple of [[Shiva]] which is located in [[Akoda]], [[Bundi district|Bundi]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]. The temple is situated in the [[Aravalli Range|Aravalli]] mountain range<ref>{{Cite web |last=बूंदी |first=सलीम अली |title=छोटी काशी के नाम से प्रसिद्ध है बूंदी, धार्मिक स्थल पेश करते हैं गंगा जमुनी तहजीब की मिसाल |url=https://www.abplive.com/states/rajasthan/bundi-history-best-places-rameshwar-mahadev-mandir-madina-masjid-important-city-to-visit-how-to-reach-population-of-bundi-rajasthan-ann-2171452 |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=www.abplive.com |language=hi}}</ref> near a large waterfall. This is a famous temple in the [[Hadoti]] region of Rajasthan, and devotees come to it from both Rajasthan and [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=सोमवार को रामेश्वर महादेव के दर्शन करने उमड़े भक्त:पंचमुखी शिवलिंग स्वयंभू का किया अभिषेक, पूजा-अर्चना कर खुशहाली की कामना की |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/rajasthan/bundi/news/devotees-gathered-to-see-rameshwar-mahadev-on-monday-in-bundi-130072429.html |website=[[Dainik Bhaskar]]}}</ref>

== Temple ==
The temple is built like a [[cave]]. Within the temple is a five faced [[Lingam|Shivling]], which is claimed as self-manifested. There are 108 stairs in the temple. A large number of [[Dharamshala (type of building)|Dharamshalas]] have been built for the devotees visiting.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=बूंदी के रामेश्वर महादेव के मंदिर में उमड़ा सैलाब, लगे भोलेनाथ के जयकारे |url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/rajasthan/bundi/sawan-2023-bundi-rameshwar-mahadev-temple-crowds-thronged-chanting-of-bholenath/1774499 |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=Zee News |language=hi}}</ref>

== Events ==
An annual fair is held at the temple between February and March, during the festival of [[Maha Shivaratri]]. Devotees gather in large numbers to have [[Darshan (Indian religions)|darshan]] of [[Shiva]]. In the month of [[Shravana (month)|Shravana]], four to five thousand devotees come daily for darshan.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=संडे बना फन-डे, पिकनिक स्थलों पर चहल-पहल {{!}} Bundi News, Bundi Rajasthan News,Sunday turned into a fun-day,at picni |url=https://www.patrika.com/bundi-news/bundi-news-bundi-rajasthan-news-sunday-turned-into-a-fun-day-at-picni-6986629/ |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=Patrika News |language=hi-IN}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Shiva]]
* [[Bundi]]
* [[Katt Bafla]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Shiva temples in Rajasthan]]

Godavari Mela

2023-07-17T11:26:43Z

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{{Short description|Hindu festival occurring every 12 years in Lalitpur, Nepal}}
[[File:Godawari Temple, Godawari Mela1.jpg|thumb|Godawari Mela]]
'''Godavari Mela ({{lang-ne|गोदावरी मेला}})''' or ''Simhastha Mela'' is a traditional Hindu festival celebrated every 12 years in Godavari, at [[Lalitpur District, Nepal|Lalitpur district]] of Nepal. The festival attracts Hindu pilgrims from all over Nepal, India and some foreign tourists. Pilgrims believe that taking a dip in the holy spout during the festival washes away their sins. The festival was started in the [[Licchavi (kingdom)|Lichhavi period]].<ref name='nt01'>{{Cite web| last = Huët| first = Stéphane| title = Godavari Mela every 12 years - Nepali Times Buzz - Nepali Times| accessdate = 2023-07-17| url = https://archive.nepalitimes.com/article/Nepali-Times-Buzz/godavari-mela-every-12-years,2517}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| last = Nasana| title = Thousands visiting Godavari Mela| work = The Himalayan Times| accessdate = 2023-07-17| date = 2015-09-13| url = https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/thousands-visiting-godavari-mela}}</ref><ref name="rep01">{{Cite web| last = Bureau| first = The Week| title = Grand celebrations| work = My Republica| accessdate = 2023-07-17| url = http://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/56164/}}</ref> The festival is celebrated for one month. Millions of people visit the festival.<ref name='nt01'/>

==Festival procession==
The festival begins after priests and devotees leave Harisiddhi temple in early morning to Godavari escorted by traditional musical orchestras.<ref name='nt01'/> The main priest, pours milk into the Godavari pond, take a holy dip. It is then followed by 28 other priests. The pond has five stone spouts which are believed to have been formed during samundra manthan and a drop of Amrit (nectar) fell at the Godavari and the other fell in Nasik in India.<ref name='nt01'/><ref name="rep01"/>

Pilgrims visit the Siddeshowr Mahadev and Godavari Ganga temples. During the festival, the road from Patan to Godavari is crowded with buses, people and shops.<ref name='nt01'/> Local produce are showcased in the stalls. Volunteers, including Scouts and Red-cross manages the festival under the organization committee.<ref>{{Cite web| title = गोदावरी मेला आज सकिने| work = Radio Thaha Sanchar| accessdate = 2023-07-17| url = https://www.thahasanchar.com/news/18718/%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%9C-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title = Kantipur-१२ वर्षे मेला सञ्चालनमा समस्या - कान्तिपुर समाचार| accessdate = 2023-07-17| url = https://ekantipur.com/ampnews/2015-02-25/404385.html}}</ref>

==Mythology==
According to the mythology, when a Hindu saint named Gautam Rishi was grazing cattle, one of the cows fell off a cliff and died. The Rishi prayed to Shiva for help. Shiva told him to pray to goddess Ganga. The same night, the goddess appeared in his dream and the next day the Ganga appeared in Godavari, when the Jupiter was aligned with the Sun. The rishi then built the Siddheshwar Temple beside the pond at Godavari Kunda. The aligning of Jupiter and Sun happens every 12 years, hence the festival is also celebrated every 12 years.<ref name='nt01'/><ref name="rep01"/>

==Similar mela==
A festival is celebrated in [[Kailali district]] of Nepal with a similar name. It is called ''Godavari Amrit Mahasnan Dibya Sahasrha Kumbha Darshan Mela'' and is celebrated in Maghe Sankranti. More than 500,000 people visit the festival from surround district in Nepal and pilgrims from India. In 2016, President Bidhya Devi Bhandari inaugurated the event.<ref>{{Cite web| last = Mausam| title = Lakhs of devotees throng Kumbha Mela in Godavari| work = The Himalayan Times| accessdate = 2023-07-17| date = 2016-01-16| url = https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/lakhs-of-devotees-throng-kumbha-mela-in-godavari}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Festivals in Nepal]]
[[Category:Hindu festivals in Nepal]]

Raju Ramachandran

2022-06-26T08:11:00Z

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'''Raju Ramachandran''' is a [[senior advocate]] at the [[Supreme Court of India]] and a former [[Solicitor General of India|Additional Solicitor General]]. He served as an ''[[amicus curiae]]'' (friend of the court) for the Supreme Court of India in the [[2002 Gujarat riots]] case and in the appeal of [[Ajmal Kasab]] in the [[2008 Mumbai attacks]] case.

==Early life and education==
Ramchandran was brought up in [[Delhi]]. He studied economics at St. Stephen’s College, Delhi. Initially he wanted to be a journalist but he was so affected by the ''[[Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala|Kesavananda Bharati judgment]]'' that he decided to study law. He studied law at the Faculty of Law of Delhi University.<ref name=inter1>{{cite web|title=Conversation with Raju Ramachandran, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court|url=http://jilsblognujs.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/conversion-with-raju-ramachandran-senior-advocate-supreme-court/|accessdate=10 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://barandbench.com/content/212/lawyer-committed-basic-constitutional-values-one-cannot-be|archive-url = https://archive.today/20150401071610/http://barandbench.com/content/212/lawyer-committed-basic-constitutional-values-one-cannot-be|url-status = dead|archive-date = 1 April 2015|title = In Conversation with Senior Advocate Raju Ramachandran|date = 30 March 2015|accessdate = 30 March 2015|website = Bar and Bench|publisher = Bar and Bench|last = Krishnan|first = Murali}}</ref>

==As a lawyer==
Ramchandran joined the bar in July 1976 at the chambers of MK Ramamurthi and three and half years later started an independent practice.<ref name="inter1" /><ref name=UNIlaw>{{cite web|title=Legal Luminaries|url=http://www.unilawonline.com/Luminaries/legal_luminaries.aspx|accessdate=10 May 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425070827/http://www.unilawonline.com/Luminaries/legal_luminaries.aspx|archivedate=25 April 2012}}</ref> He qualified as an [[Advocates-on-Record|Advocate-on-Record]] in the [[Supreme Court of India]] and was designated as a Senior Advocate by the Supreme Court in September, 1996 at the age of 42. He was elected as Vice-President of the [[Supreme Court Bar Association (India)|Supreme Court Bar Association]] for 2001 – 2002. In 2002 the [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA Government]] appointed him as an Additional Solicitor General of India and he remained so till the change of government in 2004. He has argued several important cases in the Supreme Court and various High Courts in various branches of law including Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Service Law, Admiralty Law, Civil Law and Copyright Law.<ref name=UNIlaw />

He was an [[amicus curae]] in deciding the appeal of the [[Ajmal Kasab]] in relation to his conviction in the [[2008 Mumbai attacks]] case.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fees of Kasab's lawyers to go to 26/11 slain policemen's families|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/fees-of-kasabs-lawyers-to-go-to-2611-slain-policemens-families/297573-3-237.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005084355/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/fees-of-kasabs-lawyers-to-go-to-2611-slain-policemens-families/297573-3-237.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 October 2012|accessdate=10 May 2013|newspaper=IBN 7|agency=Press Trust of India}}</ref> He also acted as an amicus curae in the [[Gulbarg Society massacre|Gulbarg Society case]] related to the [[2002 Gujarat riots]].<ref name=HT1>{{cite news|title=Raju Ramachandran, playing the terrorist's advocate|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Raju-Ramachandran-playing-the-terrorist-s-advocate/Article1-921532.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830181502/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Raju-Ramachandran-playing-the-terrorist-s-advocate/Article1-921532.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 August 2012|accessdate=10 May 2013|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> He had donated his fees in the Mumbai attack case to the legal service authority which was directed to be distributed among family members of the eighteen state policemen and other security personnel who sacrificed their lives in the 26/11 anti-terror operations. This was described as an act of "high professional ethics" and was appreciated by the [[Supreme Court of India]].<ref name=HT1 />

Ramachandran was the counsel for the Justice Sawant Committee under the Judges Inquiry Act-1968, which probed the charges against Justice V Ramaswami. He also represented the state of [[Kerala]] before the [[Kaveri River water dispute|Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal]], besides the Justice RS Pathak Inquiry Committee, which inquired into issues arising from the Volcker Report.<ref name=HT1 />

==Further reading==
* [http://jilsblognujs.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/conversion-with-raju-ramachandran-senior-advocate-supreme-court/ Conversation with Raju Ramachandran, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court]

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