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Kalā

Index Kalā

Kalā means 'performing art' in Sanskrit. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 51 relations: Amulet, Anecdote, Aromatic compound, Bed, Carpentry, Cockatoo, Cockfight, Conversation, Coronet, Dance, Devi, Dialect, Drink, Flower, Food, Gambling, Gemstone, Hindu art, Hindu texts, Juggling, Kama Sutra, Lalita Sahasranama, Lexicography, Mechanics, Medicine, Metallurgy, Mineralogy, Music, Musical instrument, Needlework, Ornament (art), Painting, Performing arts, Perfume, Prediction, Rice, Riddle, Sanskrit, Saraswati, Shiva, Singing, Sleight of hand, Sophist, Spindle (textiles), Therapy, Tragus (ear), Udaka vadya, Victory, Weaving, Wreath, ... Expand index (1 more) »

Amulet

An amulet, also known as a good luck charm or phylactery, is an object believed to confer protection upon its possessor.

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Anecdote

An anecdote is "a story with a point", such as to communicate an abstract idea about a person, place, or thing through the concrete details of a short narrative or to characterize by delineating a specific quirk or trait.

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Aromatic compound

Aromatic compounds or arenes usually refers to organic compounds "with a chemistry typified by benzene" and "cyclically conjugated." The word "aromatic" originates from the past grouping of molecules based on odor, before their general chemical properties were understood.

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Bed

A bed is an item of furniture that is used as a place to sleep, rest, and relax.

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Carpentry

Carpentry is a skilled trade and a craft in which the primary work performed is the cutting, shaping and installation of building materials during the construction of buildings, ships, timber bridges, concrete formwork, etc.

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Cockatoo

A cockatoo is any of the 21 species of parrots belonging to the family Cacatuidae, the only family in the superfamily Cacatuoidea.

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Cockfight

Cockfighting is a blood sport involving domesticated roosters as the combatants.

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Conversation

Conversation is interactive communication between two or more people.

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Coronet

In British heraldry, a coronet is any crown whose bearer is less than sovereign or royal in rank, irrespective of the crown's appearance.

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Dance

Dance is an art form, often classified as a sport, consisting of sequences of body movements with aesthetic and often symbolic value, either improvised or purposefully selected.

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Devi

Devī (Sanskrit: देवी) is the Sanskrit word for 'goddess'; the masculine form is ''deva''.

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Dialect

Dialect (from Latin,, from the Ancient Greek word, 'discourse', from, 'through' and, 'I speak') refers to two distinctly different types of linguistic relationships.

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Drink

A drink or beverage is a liquid intended for human consumption.

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Flower

A flower, also known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae).

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Food

Food is any substance consumed by an organism for nutritional support.

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Gambling

Gambling (also known as betting or gaming) is the wagering of something of value ("the stakes") on a random event with the intent of winning something else of value, where instances of strategy are discounted.

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Gemstone

A gemstone (also called a fine gem, jewel, precious stone, semiprecious stone, or simply gem) is a piece of mineral crystal which, when cut or polished, is used to make jewelry or other adornments.

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Hindu art

Hindu art encompasses the artistic traditions and styles culturally connected to Hinduism and have a long history of religious association with Hindu scriptures, rituals and worship.

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Hindu texts

Hindu texts or Hindu scriptures are manuscripts and voluminous historical literature which are related to any of the diverse traditions within Hinduism.

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Juggling

Juggling is a physical skill, performed by a juggler, involving the manipulation of objects for recreation, entertainment, art or sport.

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Kama Sutra

The Kama Sutra (कामसूत्र) is an ancient Indian Hindu Sanskrit text on sexuality, eroticism and emotional fulfillment.

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Lalita Sahasranama

Lalita Sahasranama (translit-std) is a Hindu religious text from the Brahmanda Purana which lists the thousand names of the Hindu mother goddess Lalita Devi.

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Lexicography

Lexicography is the study of lexicons, and is divided into two separate academic disciplines.

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Mechanics

Mechanics (from Ancient Greek: μηχανική, mēkhanikḗ, "of machines") is the area of physics concerned with the relationships between force, matter, and motion among physical objects.

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Medicine

Medicine is the science and practice of caring for patients, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health.

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Metallurgy

Metallurgy is a domain of materials science and engineering that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their inter-metallic compounds, and their mixtures, which are known as alloys.

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Mineralogy

Mineralogy is a subject of geology specializing in the scientific study of the chemistry, crystal structure, and physical (including optical) properties of minerals and mineralized artifacts.

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Music

Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise expressive content.

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Musical instrument

A musical instrument is a device created or adapted to make musical sounds.

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Needlework

Needlework is decorative sewing and textile arts handicrafts.

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Ornament (art)

In architecture and decorative art, ornament is decoration used to embellish parts of a building or object.

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Painting

Painting is a visual art, which is characterized by the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support").

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Performing arts

The performing arts are arts such as music, dance, and drama which are performed for an audience.

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Perfume

Perfume (parfum) is a mixture of fragrant essential oils or aroma compounds (fragrances), fixatives and solvents, usually in liquid form, used to give the human body, animals, food, objects, and living-spaces an agreeable scent.

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Prediction

A prediction (Latin præ-, "before," and dictum, "something said") or '''forecast''' is a statement about a future event or about future data.

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Rice

Rice is a cereal grain and in its domesticated form is the staple food of over half of the world's population, particularly in Asia and Africa.

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Riddle

A riddle is a statement, question or phrase having a double or veiled meaning, put forth as a puzzle to be solved.

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Sanskrit

Sanskrit (attributively संस्कृत-,; nominally संस्कृतम्) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Saraswati

Saraswati (सरस्वती), also spelled as Sarasvati, is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, flowing water, abundance and wealth, art, speech, wisdom, and learning.

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Shiva

Shiva (lit), also known as Mahadeva (Category:Trimurti Category:Wisdom gods Category:Time and fate gods Category:Indian yogis.

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Singing

Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice.

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Sleight of hand

Sleight of hand (also known as prestidigitation or legerdemain refers to fine motor skills when used by performing artists in different art forms to entertain or manipulate. It is closely associated with close-up magic, card magic, card flourishing and stealing. Because of its heavy use and practice by magicians, sleight of hand is often confused as a branch of magic; however, it is a separate genre of entertainment and many artists practice sleight of hand as an independent skill.

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Sophist

A sophist (sophistēs) was a teacher in ancient Greece in the fifth and fourth centuries BCE.

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Spindle (textiles)

A spindle is a straight spike, usually made from wood, used for spinning, twisting fibers such as wool, flax, hemp, cotton into yarn.

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Therapy

A therapy or medical treatment is the attempted remediation of a health problem, usually following a medical diagnosis.

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Tragus (ear)

The tragus is a small pointed eminence of the external ear, situated in front of the concha, and projecting backward over the meatus.

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Udaka vadya

Udaka Vadya is an Indian musical instrument.

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Victory

The term victory (from victoria) originally applied to warfare, and denotes success achieved in personal combat, after military operations in general or, by extension, in any competition.

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Weaving

Weaving is a method of textile production in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric or cloth.

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Wreath

A wreath is an assortment of flowers, leaves, fruits, twigs, or various materials that is constructed to form a ring shape.

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Yarn

Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibres, used in sewing, crocheting, knitting, weaving, embroidery, ropemaking, and the production of textiles.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalā

Also known as Chatushashti Kala, Kala (Hindu).

, Yarn.