The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (382 page)

 
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Bharata natya
.

S. Indian
dance
, performed originally by
Deva-D
s
s
. Although it fell into disuse, it has been reconstructed by following the dance poses as they are sculpted in Indian temples.

 
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Bharatya Janata Party
.

Indian political party committed to the preservation of Hindu identity. Committed to the Constitution, it has nevertheless run the risk of being taken over on the streets by far more extreme groups, e.g. Rashtriya Svayamsevak Sangh (RSS), founded as a self-defence militia in pre-Independence days; and Vi
va Hindu Para
ad (VHP), which has tried to give ‘Hinduism’ a more systematic ideology. These and other groups were involved in the destruction of the
Ayodhy
mosque.

 
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Bh
rhut
.

In Madhya Pradesh, this is the earliest surviving Buddhist
st
pa
. Based on a Mauryan relic mound, the st
pa was decorated in the
u
ga period, about 100 BCE.