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Mago (agricultural writer) Mago was a Carthaginian writer, author of an agricultural manual in Punic which was a record of the farming knowledge of Carthage. The Punic text is lost, but some fragments of Greek and Latin translations survive.
Mago (Barcid) Mago, the son of Hamilcar Barca, (also spelled Magon) (243 BC - 203 BC), was a member of the Barcid family, and played a major role in the Second Punic War leading forces of Carthage against the Roman Republic. He is said to be the third son of Hamilcar Barca, although nothing is known about the fourth son.
Mago Island Mago Island (IPA:) lies in the northwest sector of Fiji's northern Lau Group of islands. One of the largest Freehold Islands in the southwestern pacific, the pristine island consists of 22 square kilometres (8.
Mago National Park Mago National Park is one of the National Parks of Ethiopia. Located in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region about 782 kilometers south of Addis Ababa, the 2162 square kilometers of this park are divided by the Mago River, a tributary of the Omo River, into two parts.
Magocracy A magocracy is a fictional form of government present in many works of fantasy in which society is ruled by mages, typically using their powers to either subtly or blatantly influence the population, maintaining stability. They have similarities to aristocracies, meritocracies, oligarchies, and theocracies.
Magodro (Open Constituency, Fiji) Magodro Open is an electoral division of Fiji, one of 25 open constituencies elected by universal suffrage (the remaining 46 seats, called communal constituencies, are allocated by ethnicity). Like the other open electorates, it came into being in 1999 and was used for the parliamentary elections of 1999, 2001, and 2006.
Magoffin County High School Magoffin County High School (MCHS) is a public education high school located in Salyersville, Kentucky in Magoffin County. MCHS is the only High School in the county and progressed from previous versions of Magoffin County's High Schools.
Magog (comics) Magog is an antihero in the DC Comics Kingdom Come Elseworlds Universe. Within this possible future, he represents the violent, modern-style heroes who come into conflict with the classic, moralistic heroes of the past.
Magog, Quebec Magog is a small city in southeastern Quebec, Canada at the confluence of Lac Memphrémagog, with the Rivière au Saumon and the Magog River in the Regional County Municipality of Memphrémagog. In 2002 the City of Magog was merged with the Township of Magog and the Village of Omerville as part of the municipal reorganization in Quebec.
Magoma The Magoma are an ethnic and linguistic group based in the Makete District of Iringa Region in southern Tanzania. In 2003 the Magoma population was estimated to number 9,000 Magoma are often considered to be a sub-group of the Kinga], but the languages have significant differences that support their claim to be a separate ethnic group.
Magome, Gifu Magome (馬籠) was the forty-third of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō (中山道), an ancient road that connected Kyoto and Edo. This well-preserved section of the Nakasendō is in the present-day city of Nakatsukawa, Gifu prefecture, Japan.
Magomed Aripgadjiev Magomed Aripgadjiev (born September 23, 1977 in Kaspiysk) is a Belarusian boxer, who competed in the Light Heavyweight (81 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal. The same he did one year earlier at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Bangkok, Thailand.
Magomed Omarov Magomed Omarov () (died February 2, 2005) was the deputy Interior Minister for the Russian republic of Dagestan. He was assassinated by armed gunmen a month after the government announced they prevented a terrorist attack reportedly similar to the Beslan school hostage crisis.
Magomed Tolboev Magomed Tolboev (Магомед Толбоев) was a test-pilot and a pilot for the Buran space shuttle and decorated with the title Hero of Russia. Tolboev was the focus of international attention due to an attack on him by individuals from the Moscow police department.
Magonia Magonia is a British magazine focused on the UFO phenomena. Its name comes from Passport to Magonia, a book by Ufologist Jacques Vallee -- Vallee in turn had borrowed the term from a magical land described in French folktales.
Magoo (rapper) Magoo (born Melvin Barcliff on July 12, 1973 in Norfolk, Virginia) is an African-American rapper who is best known as one-half of the hip-pop duo Timbaland & Magoo with record producer Tim "Timbaland" Mosley. Like Timbaland, Magoo got his start in the music industry as a member of DeVante Swing's Swing Mob when mutual friend Missy Elliott got DeVante to sign the both of them when he signed Elliott's group Sista.
Magor Rural District Magor Rural District was established under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1894 and comprised the parishes of Bishopston, Kemeys, Christchurch, Goldcliff, Langstone, Llandevenny, Llanwern, Llanvaches, Llanfarthin, Llangattock, Llanhennock, Magor, Nash, Penhow, Redwick, Tredunnock, Whitson and Wilcrick in the administrative county of Monmouthshire. The Rural District Council comprised a number of councillors and a chairman and initially replaced the local sanitary authorities.
Magosian The Magosian is the name given by archaeologists to an industry found in southern and eastern Africa. It dates to between 10,000 and 6,000 years BC and is distinguished from its predecessors by the use of microliths and small blades.
Magoula Magoula (Greek: Μαγούλα) is a district of modern Sparta city, capital of Mistras(Mystras) municipality. It is basically the evolution of a small village that has been attached to the growing Sparta city.
Magoula, Attica Magoula (Greek: Μαγούλα) is a community of the Greek prefecture of Attica. Magoula is linked with a road linking Elefsina and Agios Thomas in Boeotia, as well as NATO Avenue, the road to Mandra in the west and has interchanges with GR-8/E94 north of Elefsina 2 km south and with the Attiki Odos (number 6) near the hospital.
Magoun Square Magoun Square is a neighborhood of Somerville, Massachusetts located at the intersection of two major streets, Broadway and Medford Street, with the smaller Dexter Street. It is close to Tufts University in neighboring Medford, Massachusetts.
Magpakailanman Magpakailanman is a weekly anthology of inspiring stories of the GMA Network, Magpakailanman features the life experiences of famous personalities – and ordinary people – who loved and lost on their way to success. The show is an hour-long dose of hope for today’s problem-weary viewer.
Magpie The magpies are medium to large, often colorful and noisy passerine birds of the crow family, Corvidae. The names 'jay' and 'magpie' are to a certain extent interchangeable, and do not accurately reflect the evolutionary relationship between these birds.
Magpie (TV series) Magpie was a children's television programme shown on ITV from the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. It was a magazine format show intended to compete with the BBC's Blue Peter, but was deliberately much more "hip and trendy" compared to what the makers of Magpie considered to be rather old-fashioned "Auntie Beeb" approach of the BBC's show.
Magpie Lane, Oxford Magpie Lane is a very narrow historic lane in central Oxford, England. It leads south from the High Street where it is at its narrowest, now completely pedestrianised as a pavement, and north from the cobbled Merton Street.
Magpie perch The magpie perch or magpie morwong, Cheilodactylus nigripes, is a morwong of the genus Cheilodactylus, found off southern Australia, Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, and northern New Zealand including the Kermadec Islands, from shallow depths to 250 m, on rocky reef and coastal areas. Its length is between 30 and 50 cm.
Magpie River (Quebec) The Magpie River is a river in the CĂ´te-Nord region of Quebec which flows from the Labrador Plateau to empty into the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River east of Sept-ĂŽles, Quebec. The river is 200 km in length.
Magpie-lark The Magpie-lark (Grallina cyanoleuca) is a conspicuous Australian bird of small to medium size, also known as the Mudlark in Victoria and Western Australia, the Murray Magpie in South Australia, and as the Peewee in New South Wales and Queensland. It is currently thought to be related to fantails in the family Dicruridae.
Magpie-robin The magpie-robins or shamas are medium-sized insectivorous birds (some also eat berries and other fruit) in the genera Copsychus and Trichixos. They were formerly in the thrush family Turdidae, but are more often now treated as part of the Old World flycatcher Muscicapidae.
Magpyr family The Magpyr family are a family of vampires from Terry Pratchett's longrunning Discworld series of fantasy novels. They appeared in the novel Carpe Jugulum, in which they attempted to invade the kingdom of Lancre.
Mags L Halliday Mags L Halliday (born Liz Halliday, 1971) is an author who lives in a small eighteenth century cottage in Exeter. She writes under this name to distinguish her from the writer Liz Holliday, who has also contributed to Doctor Who-related fiction.
Magshimey Herut [Herut (; "achievers of liberty]") is a [[Zionist movement founded in 1999 by a group of Jewish activists who felt the need for a young adult movement dedicated to the ideals of Revisionist Zionism, being aliyah, social justice and the territorial integrity of the land of Israel. In some countries the movement is known as ZFA (Zionist Freedom Alliance).
Magtymguly Pyragy Magtymguly Pyragy (Persian: مخدومقلی فراغی Makhdumqoli Faraghi; Turkmen: Magtymguly Pragy) (1733–1783) was a Turkmen spiritual leader and philosophical poet whose efforts to secure independence and autonomy for his people in the 18th century figured prominently in the Ruhnama.
Maguhu The maguhu (馬骨胡; simplified: 马骨胡; pinyin: mǎgǔhú) is a Chinese bowed string instrument in the huqin family of instruments. It has two strings and its sound box is made from the femur bone of a horse (or alternatively a cow or mule).
Maguindanao Maguindanao is a land-locked province of the Philippines located in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Its capital is Shariff Aguak and borders Lanao del Sur to the north, Cotabato to the east, Shariff Kabunsuan to the west and Sultan Kudarat to the south.
Maguindanao language Maguindanaon is an Austronesian language spoken by majority of the population of Maguindanao Province in the Philippines. It is also spoken by sizable minorities in different parts of Mindanao such as the cities of Zamboanga, Davao, and General Santos, and the provinces of North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, South Cotabato, Sarangani, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay, as well as metropolitan Manila in the National Capital Region.
Magulodon "Magulodon" is the name given to an as yet undescribed genus of dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous (Aptian to Albian stages, approximately 112 million years ago). It was a possible ornithischian, either an ornithopod or basal ceratopsian, which lived in what is now Maryland, in the United States.
Magura Glacier Magura Glacier (Lednik Magura 'led-nik ma-'gu-ra) is located to the North of M’Kean Point, Livingston Island and is bounded by Falsa Aguja Peak to the W, Helmet Peak and Plovdiv Peak to the N, and Ruse Peak to the NE. It flows southeastward into Bransfield Strait and is named after Magura Cave in Bulgaria.
Magurski National Park Magurski National Park (Magurski Park Narodowy) is located in the South-East of Poland, by the border with Slovakia, on the boundary of two Voivodships - Lesser Poland and Subcarpathian. It covers main part of the river-head of the Wisloka.
Magus (comics) The Magus is the name of two fictional characters in Marvel Comics' universe. The two characters are completely unrelated, except that they are both evil and both coincidentally associated with a good character named Warlock.
Magway Division Magway Division (also spelt Magwe) is a division located in central Myanmar between north latitude 18° 50' and 22° 47' and east longitude between 93° 47' and 95° 55'. It is bordered by Sagaing Division is to its north, Mandalay Division to its east, Bago Division to its south and Rakhine State and Chin State to its west.
Magyar Cserkészlány Szövetség Girl Guides in Hungary are served by the Association of Hungarian Girl Guides (), with 512 members as of 2003. Founded in 1919, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1928, and an associate member again in 1993.
Magyar Cserkészszövetség Magyar Cserkészszövetség, the primary national Scouting organization of Hungary, was founded in 1912, and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1990. The coeducational Magyar Cserkészszövetség has 7,198 members as of 2004.
Magyar TelevĂ­ziĂł Magyar TelevĂ­ziĂł (or Hungarian Television) is a Hungarian national public service television company, which operates two channels, called M1, M2. There is another public service channel, Duna TV, independent from MTV.
Magyarization Magyarization or Magyarisation (or "Hungarianization" or "Hungarianisation" etc.) is a common designator applied to a number of ethnic assimilation policies implemented by various Hungarian authorities at various times.
Mah Mah (Persian: ماہ ), or Mohor (middle Persian), or Maonghah (Avestan), is a divine entity of Zoroastrianism, a Yazata in the service of the supreme Creator Ahura Mazda, and an important figure in Persian mythology.
Mah Bow Tan Mah Bow Tan (Chinese: 马宝山, Pinyin: Mǎ Bǎoshān, born September 12, 1948) is the Minister for National Development of Singapore. He is also the elected Member of Parliament of Tampines Group Representation Constituency (GRC) for the People's Action Party.
Maha Ati Maha Ati is one sub-division of the nine yanas taught by the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. The highest three yanas, or vehicles, in this tradition are the three inner tantras, Maha Yoga, Anu Yoga, and Ati Yoga.
Maha Ati Tantra Maha Ati Tantra is a term coined by Trungpa Rinpoche, a realized master of the Kagyu and Nyingma lineages of Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism. Maha Ati means Great Ati, Ati yoga yana is the last and most supreme yana or vehicle of the Nyingma lineage.
Maha Bodhi Society Founded by Anagarika Dhammapala, the Maha Bodhi Society is a South Asian Buddhist society. The organization's initial efforts were for the purpose of resuscitation Buddhism in India and of restoring the ancient Buddhist shrines at Bodh Gaya, Sarnath and Kushinara.
Maha Ganapathi Mahammaya Temple The Shirali Maha Ganapathi Mahammaya Temple is the Kuladevata Temple (family temple) to Bhats, Kamaths, Puraniks, Mallyas, Kudvas, Nayaks of the Gowda Saraswat community. The temple is located at Shirali in North Kanara (Uttar Kannada) district of Karnataka state.
Maha Chakri Sirindhorn HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn (; Som det phra thep phra rat raat cha su daa Chao fa Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Ratha si ma ku na korn pi ya chat Siam ba rom ma raat cha ku maa ree) is an extremely popular and highly admired princess of Thailand, of the Chakri Dynasty.
Maha Sangh Akhil Fiji Krishak Maha Sangh (All Fiji Farmers’ Grand Union) was a sugar cane farmers' union formed on 15 June 1941 in opposition to the existing union, the Kisan Sangh. Supporters of Kisan Sangh tried to stop the formation of the Maha Sangh but were unsuccessful.
Maha Sarakham Maha Sarakham is a town in Thailand, capital of the Maha Sarakham Province in the region of Isan, Thailand's Northeast. Although lacking in many features of urban infrastructure - railways, shopping malls, cinemas - due to its proximity to Khon Kaen city, it is the home to Mahasarakham University.
Maha Sarakham Province Maha Sarakham (Thai มหาสารคาม; also spelled Mahasarakham) is one of the provinces (changwat) of Thailand, located in the northeastern (Isan) region of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Kalasin, Roi Et, Surin, Buriram and Khon Kaen.
Maha Shivaratri Maha Shivratri or Shivaratri (Night of Shiva) is a Hindu festival celebrated every year on the 14th day in the Krishna Paksha of the month Phalguna in the Hindu Calendar. The most significant practices on this day are offerings of Bael (Bilva) leaves to the Lord Shiva, fasting and all night long vigil.
Maha Vir Chakra The Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) is the second highest military decoration in India and is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air. It may be awarded posthumously.
Mahabad Mahabad (in Persian: مهاباد , in Kurdish: Mehabad or Mihabad, alternative name: سابلاخ, Sablax) is a city in northwestern Iran with an estimated population of 168,328 inhabitants in 2006.The city lies south of Lake Urmia] in a narrow valley 1,300 metres above sea level, in [[West Azarbaijan Province.
Mahabaleshwar Mahabaleshwar one of the few Evergreen Forests of the world, is a hill station located in the Satara District in the Western Ghats range of Maharashtra, India. Located about 120 km from Pune and 285 km from Mumbai, Mahabaleshwar is a vast plateau measuring 150 km², bound by valleys on all sides.
Mahabalipuram Mahabalipuram(Tamil:மகாபலிபுரம்) (also known as Mamallapuram) is a town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a 7th century port city of the South Indian dynasty of the Pallavas around 60 km south from the city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu.
Mahabharat Lekh The Mahabharat Lekh or Range is a major mountain range in Nepal, also called the Lesser Himalaya and extending into India both east and west of Nepal under different names. The Mahabharat Range runs parallel to and south of the Himalayan range at a distance of about 100 kilometers and is generally 1,500 to 3,000 meters high.
Mahabharata Sword The legend of Mahabharata sword appears in the Shantiparva section of Mahabharata. Out of curiosity, Nakula, the fourth son of Pandu and the master of swordsmanship, had questioned the Kuru Grandsire Bhishma, on his arrowy death bed, as to which was the best weapon in all kinds of fighting.
Mahabodhi Temple, Bagan The Mahabodhi Temple is a Buddhist temple located in Bagan, Myanmar. It was built in the mid-1200s during the reign of King Htilominlo, and is modelled after the Mahabodhi Temple, which is located in Bihar, India.
Mahadeshwara Hills Male Mahadeshwara Hills is situated around 100 km from Mysore and is a sacred place, with its famous Shiva temple. Mahadeswara as lord Shiva is called in this place is a deity worshipped by one and all in the surrounding places.
Mahadev Satyanarayanan Mahadev Satyanarayanan is an experimental computer scientist who has pioneered research in mobile and pervasive computing. One outcome is the Coda file system, which supports mobility in low-bandwidth and intermittent wireless networks through disconnected and bandwidth-adaptive operation.
Mahadevan Sathasivam Mahadevan Sathasivam (18 October 1915, Ceylon - 9 July 1977 in Colombo, Sri Lanka), or Satha as he was known, was the Sri Lankan Tamil whom Garry Sobers called "the greatest batsman ever on earth," and Frank Worrell called him "the best batsman he had ever seen."Gunasekara, C.
Mahadevi In Hinduism, Mahadevi (Sanskrit: Mahādevī, Devanagari: महादेवी) or "Great Goddess" is a term used to denote the Goddess or Devi that is the sum of all other Devis - an all encompassing Female Deity as the consort or complement to an all encompassing Male Deity (Deva) or the Ultimate Reality (Brahman) in Shaktism.
Mahadharmaraksita Mahadhammarakkhita (Sanskrit: Mahadharmaraksita, litteraly "Great protector of the Dharma") was a Greek (in Pali:"Yona", lit. "Ionian") Buddhist master, who lived during the 2nd century BCE during the reign of the Indo-Greek king Menander.
Mahadiscom MAHADISCOM, also called MahaVitaran (महावितरण)or MSEDCL(Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd) controlled by Government of Maharashtra, is a public sector company which distributes electricity to all regions of the state; except Mumbai city and the most part of its suburban region, where BEST (Bombay Electric Suppler and Transport) and Reliance Energy, TATA Power, are the only distributors.
Mahaffie House The Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm Historic Site, locally known as the Mahaffie farmstead, is located in Olathe, Kansas. The house was originally a stop along the Oregon and California Trails, which originated in nearby Westport, Missouri.
Mahahual Mahahual is 145 km along the Chetumal- Carrillo Puerto Highway, northeast of Chetumal, Mexico, we turn off through Cafetal and head on to Mahahual (the Caribbean name for a tree belonging to the malvaceous family, with no English translation), a small fishing village that has become a vacation spot for many Chetumal families, and is now becoming a popular cruise ship port. The village has a hunting, shooting and fishing club equipped with its own dock, where a yearly fishing competition is held in June.
Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University or MCU (Thai: มหาจุฬาลงกรณราชวิทยาลัยวิทยาลัย) is one of the two Buddhist universities in Thailand. It is located at Wat Mahathat Yuwarajarangsarit Rajaworamahavihara in Bangkok.
Mahaica-Berbice Mahaica-Berbice (Region 5) is a region of Guyana, bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the north, the region of East Berbice-Corentyne to the east, the region of Upper Demerara-Berbice to the south and the region of Demerara-Mahaica to the west.
Mahakali Mahakali (Sanskrit: Mahākālī, Devanagari: महाकाली), literally translated as Great Kali, is a Hindu Goddess, considered by some to be the consort of Shiva, and by others as the basis of Reality (see below). Mahakali in Sanskrit is etymologically the feminized variant of Mahakala or Great Time (which is interpreted also as Death), an epithet of the God Shiva in Hinduism but also the name of a Dharmapala or wrathful deity in Vajrayana Buddhism.
Mahakam River The Mahakam River flows 980 km from the highlands of Borneo, district Long Apari to its mouth in Makassar Strait. The city of Samarinda, the provincial capital of East Kalimantan, lies along the river 48 km (30 mi) from the river mouth.
Mahakasyapa Mahākāśyapa (摩訶迦葉, Mohe Jiashe) or Kāśyapa was a brahman of Magadha, who became one of the principal disciples of Śākyamuni Buddha and who convened and directed the first council. Mahākāśyapa is one of the most revered of the Buddha's early disciples.
Mahakuta Pillar Mahakuta Pillar (Kannada: ಮಹಾಕೂಟ ಸ್ತಂಭ) in the town of Mahakuta in present day Bagalkot district of Karnataka state is the source of an important Badami Chalukya inscription called Mahakuta pillar inscription ascribed to king Mangalesa, second son of Pulakesi I. It is made of fine grained sandstone.
Mahalakshmi Temple The Shri Mahalakshmi Temple of Kolhapur in Maharashtra, India, is among the 108 of the shakti peetha, listed in various puranas of Hinduism. According to these writings, a shakti peetha is a place associated with Shakti, the goddess of power.
Mahalakshmi Vrata MahaLakshmi vratha is a sacred day in Hinduism. More commonly known as "Varalaksmi Vratha" is performed by Married Hindu ladies on the Friday just before the full moon day in the month of "Sravana" - July/August- according to Hindu calendar.
Mahalaleel Mahalaleel (Biblical name) - "praise of God" is or "glory of God" ~ from 'Mahalal' from 'halal' which speaks of "shining forth" and thus refers to praise/boasting or glory and 'el' which the Hebrew word for God.
Mahalangur Himal The Mahalangur Himal is a subrange of the Himalaya spanning part of the border between Tibet and Nepal. It contains four eight-thousanders: Mount Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, and Cho Oyu, as well as numerous other major peaks.
Mahalasa Mahalasa is the Mohini avatar of Lord Vishnu. When the Amrut,obtained by churning of the ocean by the Devas and Danavas was being divided amongst them, to prevent the evil danavas from becoming immortal after consuming the Amrut, the lord took the form of Mohini.
Mahale Mountains The Mahale Mountains lie in western Tanzania, on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika. They rise to 2,462 m at Mount Nkungwe and are protected by the Mahale Mountains National Park, being known for wildlife including chimpanzees and lions.
Mahalia Barnes Mahalia Barnes is an Australian singer/songwriter. She performs regular live gigs around australia and also backs other artists including R&B singer Jade MacRae, live Sydney band The Hands and father Jimmy Barnes.
Mahalo Air Mahalo Air was an airline that provided inter-island service within the state of Hawaii between 1993 and 1997. The airline started service on October 4, 1993, using Fokker F27 turboprop aircraft operated by Empire Airlines while awaiting its own certification.
Mahamaham Mahamaham is a Hindu Kumb Mela festival celebrated every 12 years in a small temple-town called Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu, India. Hindus consider taking a holy dip at the Mahamaham tank on the day of Mahamaham as sacred.
Mahamakut Buddhist University Mahamakut Buddhist University or MBU (Thai: มหาวิทยาลัยมหามกุฏราชวิทยาลัย) is one of the two Buddhist universities in Thailand. Founded in 1893 as an educational institute for buddhist monks, by King Chulalongkorn in remembrance of his late father King Mongkut.
Mahamane Ousmane Mahamane Ousmane (born 20 January 1950)"President of the National Assembly of Niger Mahamane Ousmane Elected President of the IPU Committee on Human Rights of Parliamentarians", Inter-Parliamentary Union, press release no. 179, 15 January 2004.
Mahamastakabhisheka The Mahamasthakabhisheka (or Mahamasthak Abhishek) is an important Jain festival held once every twelve years in the town of Shravanabelagola in Karnataka state, India. The festival is held in veneration of an immense 18 meter high statue of the Bhagwan (or Saint) Gomateshwara Bahubali.
Mahamed Muumin Mahamad Muumin (1500-1582), father of the large Reer Mahamad Muumin subclan of the Somali Leelkase tribe, lived approximately five hundred years ago in the present day Mudug region of Central Somalia. Mahamad Muumin was a prominent scholar whose grave in southern Mudug Region is visited by many Somalis.
Mahamegha Bahan Aira Kharbela Swain Mahamegha Bahan Aira Kharbela Swain (born 25 October, 1953) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Balasore constituency of Orissa and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political party.
Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery Mahamevnawa is an organization of monasteries established for the sake of spiritual development of human beings through the teachings of the Sakyamuni Buddha. It has 18 more monastries for meditation through out the Sri Lanka's rural and some in urban areas.
Mahammatkodir Abdoollayev Mahammatkodir Abdoollayev (born November 15, 1973) is an Uzbek boxer, who won a Light Welterweight Gold Medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He won the world title at the 1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Houston, Texas.
Mahamrityunjaya Mahamrityunjaya Mantra (maha-mrityun-jaya) is one of the more potent of the ancient Sanskrit mantras. Maha mrityunjaya is a call for enlightenment and is a practice of purifying the karmas of the soul at a deep level.
Mahamudra Mahāmudrā (Sanskrit: great seal or great symbol), (Tibetan: Chagchen, Wylie: phyag chen, contraction of Chagya Chenpo, Wylie: phyag rgya chen po), is a Buddhist method of direct introduction to the nature of Mind (or Buddha-nature) and the practice of stabilizing the accompanying transcendental realization. It draws upon instructions from all levels of Buddhism, from sutra through to tantra, to provide a range of approaches to enlightenment suited to various people's needs.
Mahamuni Buddha The Mahamuni Buddha, also known as the Maha Myat Muni Buddha, is a major Buddhist pilgrimage site in Mandalay, Myanmar (formerly Burma). The Buddha statue was brought from Rakhine State in 1784 by King Bodawpaya as spoils of war.
Mahan Air Mahan Air is an airline based in Tehran, Iran. It operates scheduled domestic services and international flights to Europe, India, Pakistan and the Far East, as well as cargo and passenger charters to Russia and the Middle East and pilgrim services from Kerman to Syria.
Mahan confederacy Mahan was a loose confederacy of chiefdoms that existed from around the 1st century BC to the 3rd century CE in the southern Korean peninsula in the Chungcheong Province. Arising out of the confluence of Gojoseon migration and Jin (Korean history) federation, Mahan was one of the Samhan (or "Three Hans"), along with Byeonhan and Jinhan. Baekje began as a member statelet, but later overtook all of Mahan and became one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.
Mahan Esfahani Mahan Esfahani (1983-present) is an Iranian-born harpsichordist and organist living in the United States. He is active across the United States as a solo recitalist on the harpsichord as well as a collaborative perfomer in music ranging from the Middle Ages through the Classical period.
Mahanadi River Delta Mahanadi River Delta in India is a basin of deposit that drains a large land mass of the Indian subcontinent into the Bay of Bengal. The alluvial valley is wide and relatively flat with a meandering river channel that changes its course.

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