Parched — Parch Parch (p[aum]rch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Parching}.] [OE. perchen to pierce, hence used of a piercing heat or cold, OF. perchier, another form of percier, F. percer. See {Pierce}.] 1. To burn the surface of; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Panchamakara — Panchamakara, also known as the Five Ms, is a Tantric term referring to the five substances used in a Tantric puja or sadhana:* madya (wine) * māmsa (meat) * matsya (fish) * mudrā (parched grain) * maithuna (sexual intercourse)The Hindu taboo… … Wikipedia
Hinduism — /hin dooh iz euhm/, n. the common religion of India, based upon the religion of the original Aryan settlers as expounded and evolved in the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, etc., having an extremely diversified character with many… … Universalium
OMER — (Heb. עֹמֶר, lit. sheaf ), an offering brought to the Temple on the 16th of Nisan and thus the name of the period between Passover and Shavuot. The Bible (Lev. 23:9ff.) prescribes that when you enter the land which I am giving to you and reap its … Encyclopedia of Judaism
pancha makara — In Hindu TANTRISM of the “left handed” sort, the pancha makara or “Five M’s” (SANSKRIT words that begin with that letter), sometimes called the “five forbidden things (pancha tattva),” are the elements in a special esoteric ceremony. They are… … Encyclopedia of Hinduism
Gorakhpur — This article is about the municipality in Uttar Pradesh, India. For its namesake district, see Gorakhpur district. ‹ The template below (Cleanup spam) is being considered for deletion. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus.›… … Wikipedia
Dhumavati — An early 20th century Rajput painting depicting dark complexioned Dhumavati wearing dark clothes and holding a winnowing basket. She is riding a crow but adorned with jewellery, decorations which are contrary to her traditional description … Wikipedia
Ramakrishna — Infobox Hindu leader name= Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa caption = Ramakrishna at Dakshineshwar birth date= birth date|1836|2|18|mf=y birth place= Kamarpukur, West Bengal, India birth name= Gadadhar Chattopadhyay death date= death date and… … Wikipedia
Casserole — A casserole, from the French for saucepan, [ Online Etymology Dictionary , Entry: [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/casserole Casserole] , retrieved October 10, 2007, from [http://dictionary.reference.com Dictionary.com] ] is a large, deep… … Wikipedia
Serial verb construction — The serial verb construction is a syntactic phenomenon common to many African and Asian languages. In this construction, two or more verbs can be juxtaposed in one clause, sharing the same subject (or subject and object) and tense aspect modality … Wikipedia
