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Patan

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Patan or Lalitpur , city (1991 pop. 115,865), central Nepal, in the Katmandu valley, c.4,000 ft (1,220 m) above sea level. Agriculture and grazing are important in the surrounding area. The city is the center of the Banra sect of goldsmiths and silversmiths. Founded in the 7th cent., Patan is the oldest of Nepal's chief cities. It was the capital of a Nepali kingdom from the 17th cent. until captured and plundered by the Gurkhas under Prithvi Narayan Shah in 1768. Its decline continued with the rise in importance of Katmandu. According to legend, the Indian Maurya emperor Asoka visited... Read more
Patanè, Giuseppe
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Patanè, Giuseppe ( b Naples, 1932; d Munich, 1989). It. conductor. Début Naples 1951 ( La traviata ). Ass. cond., Teatro S... Read more
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Newspaper article from: The Northern Echo; 2/2/2001; ; 294 words ; ...years after the conflict ended. Henryk Patan, 74, has had the documents he needed to...Medal, which he received after the war. Mr Patan joined his nation's resistance in 1942...war, in 1944. On his release in 1945, Mr Patan joined the Polish Second Corps in Italy... Read more
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Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 7/31/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...family are demonstrating the ancient art of Patan Patola. Their exquisite silk saris woven...are sold only through the family's store, Patan Patola Heritage in northern Gujarat, India...fine textiles. Patola, from the area of Patan in the state of Gujarat in western India... Read more
Smithsonian festival showcases unique form of handwoven silk.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service); 7/2/2002; 700+ words ; ...family are demonstrating the ancient art of Patan Patola. Their exquisite silk saris woven...are sold only through the family's store, Patan Patola Heritage in northern Gujarat, India...fine textiles. Patola, from the area of Patan in the state of Gujarat in western India... Read more
The broader picture: A tiny goddess
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 6/27/1999; ; 355 words ; ...She is the Royal Kumari ("Virgin") of Patan in the Kathmandu valley, where the worship...everyone in the country; the people of Patan, for example, will come to Chandra to be...unblemished and in perfect health. The Kumari of Patan was chosen at the age of two, when a tree... Read more
India: The Patola Resists Dying
Magazine article from: Women's Feature Service; 10/9/2006; ; 103 words ; Making a Patan Patola sari - six yards of exquisitely beautiful, incredibly expensive fabric...may be a dying art, but the three remaining traditional weaver families in Patan (Gujarat) will not let it go without a fight. The double ikat, resist dyeing... Read more
A world-spanning partnership: ; Rotarian reports on Nepal projects
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 12/28/2007; 700+ words ; ...home club and the Rotary Club of West Patan to bring relief to 28 schools and villages in rural areas in Nepal. The Patan group, located a few miles south of the...winding mountain tracks. Conner worked with Patan Rotarians to assemble first aid kits... Read more
Un ballo in maschera
Magazine article from: Fanfare; 9/1/2008; ; 678 words ; VERDI Un ballo in maschera & * Giuseppe Patan, cond; Luciano Pavarotti (Riccardo); Katia Ricciarelli (Amelia...Amelia is not passive, it is hard to see that on the stage, but Patan's conducting generates enough musical energy to underline the... Read more
Fayette native reports on Nepal projects
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 1/9/2008; 700+ words ; ...home club and the Rotary Club of West Patan to bring relief to 28 schools and villages in rural areas in Nepal. The Patan group, located a few miles south of the...winding mountain tracks. Conner worked with Patan Rotarians to assemble first aid kits... Read more
Environmental pride: Jain Shrine.(GalleryCard)
Magazine article from: School Arts; 4/1/2004; 478 words ; Jain Shrine, India (Gujarat, Patan). Early seventeenth century. Wood, painted and gilded. 85 3/8 x 66 1/8 x 33 (216.9 x 168 x 84.5 cm). The William T. and Louise... Read more
Dharma Kumari: Having reigned longest, she is said to hold the real
Newspaper article from: Hinduism Today; 6/30/1997; 495 words ; ...forty-five-year-old living Goddess lives in the town of Patan in a beautiful, traditional Newar home...seventy-one. Unlike the royal Kumari, the Patan Kumari is allowed to live at home and is...installed to formally replace her as the ruling Patan Kumari. "The priests summoned her to the... Read more

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