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Friday 10 November 2017

Chart 425 - Yogasana 3

Yogasana Chart
Yogasana 3 Chart

Spectrum Chart - 425 : Yogasana 3

  1. Parsva Bakasana - This pose is an advanced variation of the arm balance. Practicing this pose can be a great way to build focus and concentration.
  2. Nirlamba Parsvakonasana - This asana is a standing yoga pose that stretches and strengthens your entire body. This pose opens up the shoulders and chest.
  3. Visvamitrasana - Visvamitrasana is a complex asana. It’s an arm balance, hip opener, shoulder opener, hamstring stretch and twist, all in one.
  4. Hanumanasana - This asana is commonly known as "the splits." This pose is an advanced leg stretch and hip-opener.
  5. Purvottanasana - This asana is an intermediate back-bending yoga pose that builds strength and flexibility. This pose simultaneously strengthens and stretches your shoulders.
  6. Halasana - This asana is an inverted yoga posture that stretches the spine and shoulders while rejuvenating the nervous system. This pose opens the neck, shoulders, and back.
  7. Parivrtta Parsvakonasana - This asana is a deep, standing twist that challenges your balance and strengthens your legs and core. This pose stretches, tones, and strengthens the entire body, inside and out.
  8. Pavanamuktasana - In this asana body is positioned in a supine position. This asana massages the organs of the abdomen and also eases tension that occurs in the area of the belly and lower back.
  9. Janusirsasana - This asana is a deep, forward bend that calms the mind and relieves stress.
  10. Virbhadrasana 3 - This asana is an intermediate balancing pose in yoga. This standing posture creates stability throughout your entire body by integrating all of the muscles throughout your core, arms and legs.
  11. Setu Bandha Sarvangasana - This asana is a beginning backbend pose that helps to open the chest and stretch the thighs. When you’re in the pose, your arms and legs create a “locked bridge” with your body.
  12. Kumbhakasana - This asana is basically aimed at strengthening the core of the individual as well as the arms, the abdominal muscles and the spine.
  13. Supta Padangusthasana - This asana is a hamstring stretch that helps to open the hips and reduce low back pain & develops patience. This pose tones abdominal muscles.
  14. Trianga Mukhaikapada Paschimottanasana - This asana is a seated pose with a forward bend. This pose stretches the hamstring muscle & also tones the digestive organs.
  15. Parivrtta Paschimottanasana - This asana is a seated forward bend with a twist that stretches the spine and back of the legs.
  16. Adho Mukha Svanasana - This asana is a variation of the popular inverted pose. It adds a deeper stretch to the hamstrings while enhancing detoxification, balance, and full-body coordination.

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Thursday 9 November 2017

Chart 200 – India

India Chart
India Chart

Spectrum Chart - 200 : India

  1. Father of the Nation : Gandhiji - Mahatma Gandhi is known as the Father of the Nation. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. His birthday, 2 October, is commemorated as Gandhi Jayanti, a national holiday and world-wide as the International Day of Nonviolence.
  2. 1st Prime Minister of India : Jawaharlal Nehru - Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India and a central figure in Indian politics before and after independence. He emerged as the paramount leader of the Indian independence movement under the tutelage of Mahatma Gandhi and ruled India from its establishment as an independent nation in 1947 until his death in 1964.
  3. 1st President of India : Dr. Rajendra Prasad - Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the first President of the Republic of India. An Indian political leader, lawyer by training, Prasad joined the Indian National Congress during the Indian independence movement.
  4. National Emblem : Sarnath Lion Capital - The National Emblem of India has been taken from the Sarnath Lion capital erected by Ashoka. The national emblem of India was adapted by the Government of India on 26th January 1950. The National emblem of India is the official seal of the President of India and Central and State Governments. The National emblem is used only for official purposes and commands highest respect and loyalty. It is also a symbol of independent India's identity and sovereignty.
  5. National Flag : Tricolour - Flag of The Republic of India has three colours, which are placed horizontally. At the top is saffron, which signifies sacrifice and patriotism. In the middle is white, which stands for peach & truth. At the bottom is green, which stands for life and prosperity. In the middle of the white is a blue wheel, which is called the Ashoka Chakra. It has 24 spokes and it stands for progress. The flag was designed by Pingali Venkayya.
  6. Indian Currency : Rupee - Indian rupee is the official currency of the Republic of India. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the Reserve Bank of India. It is named after the silver coin, rupiya, first issued by Sultan Sher Shah Suri in the 16th century. The Indian rupee symbol is'₹'. Reserve Bank of India manages currency in India.
  7. National Bird : Peacock - Peacock, which is a symbol of grace, joy, beauty and love is the national bird of India. Peacock occupies a respectable position in Indian culture and is protected not only by religious sentiments but also by parliamentary statute. The Indian peacock is a colourful, swan-sized bird with a fan-shaped crest of feathers on its head, a white patch under the eye and a long-slender neck.
  8. National Flower : Lotus - Lotus is the National flower of India. The Lotus symbolizes spirituality, fruitfulness, wealth, knowledge and illumination. Lotus even after growing in murky water it is untouched by its impurity. The lotus symbolizes purity of heart and mind. The National Flower 'Lotus' or water lily is an aquatic plant of Nymphaea species with broad floating leaves and bright aromatic flowers that grow only in shallow waters.
  9. National Animal : Royal Bengal Tiger - Royal Bengal Tiger is the national animal of India. As the national animal of India, tiger symbolizes India's wildlife wealth. The rare combination of grace, strength, agility and enormous power has earned the tiger great respect and high esteem. India is home to nearly half of the total population of tigers.
  10. National River : Ganga – River Ganga is a trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through the nations of India and Bangladesh. It is the national river of India. Ganga originates in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and flows south and east through the Gangetic Plain of North India into Bangladesh, where it empties into the Bay of Bengal. Ganga is the most sacred river to Hindus.
  11. National Tree : Banyan Tree - The national tree of India, banyan is a very huge structure, long and deep roots and branches symbolize the country's unity. One can find banyan trees in throughout the nation. The huge sized tree acts as a shield, protects from hot sun. This is the reason why the tree is planted near homes, temples, villages and roadsides.
  12. National Aquatic Animals : Gangetic River Dolphin - Ganges river dolphin has been recognised by the government of India as its National Aquatic Animal. Ganges river dolphin is primarily found in the Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers and their tributaries in Bangladesh, India and Nepal.
  13. National Fruit : Mango - Mango is often termed as “The king of the fruits", is the national fruit of India. Langra, Dussheri, Chausa, Tota, Safadi, Alphonso are types of mangoes which are generally found in of India. Mango is seasonal fruit, available in the summer season.
  14. National Reptile : King Cobra - King Cobra is the longest venomous snake in the world is also the national reptile of India. An adult king cobra can grow up to 18 feet long. King cobra lives throughout India & in some parts of the south and the east of Asia. It is known around the world for its dangerous venom. The venom from a bite can be deadly. The snake can kill a man with a single bite.
  15. Indian Army - Indian Army is the land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Indian Army is to ensure national security and unity, defending the nation from external aggression and threats and maintaining peace and security within its borders. It conducts humanitarian rescue operations during natural calamities and other disturbances.
  16. Indian Air Force - Indian Air Force is the air arm of the Indian armed forces. It is the world's fourth largest air force. Its primary responsibility is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during a conflict. IAF provides close air support to the Indian Army troops in the battlefield and also provides strategic and tactical airlift capabilities. IAF also provides infantry and artillery transportation or secondary Airlift for the Indian Army.
  17. Indian Navy - Indian Navy is the naval branch of the Indian Armed Forces. Indian Navy is the fifth largest in the world. It played an important role in India's victory in the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War. The primary objective of the navy is to secure the nation's maritime borders, India also uses its navy to enhance its international relations through joint exercises, port visits and humanitarian missions, including disaster relief.

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Chart 138 – Fishes

Fishes Chart
Fishes Chart

Spectrum Chart - 138 : Fishes

  1. Angelfish – Angelfish are found on shallow reefs in the tropical Atlantic, Indian and mostly western Pacific oceans. With their bright colours and deep, laterally compressed bodies, angelfishes are some of the more conspicuous residents of the reef.
  2. Guppy – Guppy is one of the most popular freshwater fish species. Guppies are popular aquarium kept fish because of their inexpensive needs and beautiful colour ranges.
  3. Unicorn Fish - Unicorn fish roam in groups feeding on algae. They can grow to around 51-61cm.
  4. Squirrel Fish - Squirrel fish is a large-eyed, colourful, tropical reef fish. Squirrel fish are carnivorous and nocturnal, hiding by day among the reefs.
  5. Piranha – Piranha are native to warm lowland streams and lakes in South America. Piranhas are opportunistic carnivores (flesh-eaters). They eat aquatic and land animals that are in the water. Most species of piranha never grow larger than 60 cm long.
  6. Parrot Fish – Parrot fishes are very colourful. They are found in coral reefs, rocky coasts and sea grass beds and play a significant role in bio erosion. Parrot fishes range to a length of about 4 feet and weight of about 20 kilograms.
  7. Loach - Loach are elongated freshwater fishes. Loaches are usually nocturnal fishes that inhabit in both still and flowing waters. Loaches are popular aquarium fishes.
  8. Siamese Fighting Fish - Siamese Fighting Fish is a freshwater tropical fish commonly kept in aquariums. The fish, elongated and slender, grows to a length of about 6.5 cm. Red and Blue are the most common colours in siamese fighting fish.
  9. Striped Surgeon fish - Striped Surgeon fish's head and body are covered with black-edged, blue and yellow stripes. Striped Surgeon fish is a popular aquarium species but a large tank is necessary because the species grows to 38 cm in length.
  10. Gold Fish - Goldfish are a most common species of domesticated fish. Goldfish is omnivorous, feeding on plants and small animals. Pet goldfish have been known to live 25 years, the average life span, however, is much shorter.
  11. Clown Fish – Clown fish are best known for its striking orange and white coloration. Clown fishes habitat usually is a coral reefs. clown fishes can grow up and reach 18 cm.
  12. Butterfly Fish - Butterfly fishes are found among tropical reefs around the world but are concentrated in the Indo-Pacific oceanic region. Butterfly fishes mostly range from 12 to 22 cm in length.
  13. Trout - Trouts are fresh water fish. They live in clear streams, rivers and lakes in America, Europe and Asia. Trout are an important food source for humans and wildlife including brown bears, eagles and other animals. They are classified as oily fish.
  14. Porcupinefish - Porcupinefish are medium- to large-sized fish. Porcupinefish have the ability to inflate their bodies by swallowing water or air. This increase in size & reduces the range of potential predators to those with much bigger mouths. A second defense mechanism is provided by the sharp spines, which radiate outwards when the fish is inflated.
  15. Tuna – Tuna is a saltwater finfish. Tuna's dorsal side is metallic dark blue, while the ventral side or underside, is silvery or whitish. Tuna is an important commercial fish.
  16. Sergeant Major - Sergeant major is a species of damselfish. It is found in the Atlantic Ocean. Normally they grow up to 15 cm. They are popular aquarium fish.
  17. Rainbow Fish – Rainbow fish are a family of small, colourful, freshwater fish found in northern and eastern Australia, New Guinea region. Rainbowfish are usually less than 12 cm in length, with some species are less than 6 cm. Rainbow fish are popular aquarium fish.
  18. Clown Triggerfish - Clown Triggerfish is a small sized fish. Its body has a stock appearance, oval shape and compressed laterally. The head is large and represents approximately one third of the body length. The mouth is small, terminal and has strong teeth.
  19. Mandarin Fish - Mandarin fish is species of temperate perch native to the Amur River basin and other rivers in China. Its back is yellow, green or brown, with many irregular black spots and patches. It has a big mouth and small round scales. Mandarin fish is very popular as food in China.
  20. Sockeye Salmon - Sockeye salmon is ananadromous species of salmon found in the Northern Pacific Ocean and rivers discharging into it. They can grow up to 84 cm in length and weigh 2.3 to 7 kg. Two distinguishing features are their long, serrated gill rakers that range from 30 to 40 in number, and their lack of a spot on their tail or back.
  21. Sunfish – Sunfish are a family of freshwater ray-finned fish. They are native only to North America. Sizes of most are in the 20 to 30 cm range. Sunfish are carnivorous fishes that feed on other fishes and aquatic invertebrates.
  22. Frogfish - Frogfishes are found in almost all tropical and subtropical oceans and seas around the world. Frogfishes have a stocky appearance, Ranging from 2.5–38 cm long, their plump, high-backed, unstreamlined body is scaleless and bare, often covered with bumpy, bifurcated spinules.
  23. Tang - Tang is one of the most popular fish families for saltwater hobbyists. There many colour varieties of tangs along with many different temperaments and eating habits.
  24. Sail Fish – Sailfish are predominantly blue to grey in colour and have a characteristic erectile dorsal fin known as a sail, which often stretches the entire length of the back. Another notable characteristic is the elongated bill.
  25. Shark - There are more than 350 different kinds of sharks. Sharks come in many different shapes and sizes, but most are long and thin, with powerful jaws. Their teeth are constantly replaced throughout their lives.

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Chart 133 - Sea Animals

Sea Animals Chart
Sea Animals Chart

Spectrum Chart - 133 : Sea Animals

  1. Whale Shark – The Whale Shark, is a large filter feeding shark, and is the largest shark in the world, reaching lengths of up to 12 metres long and weighing as much as 47,000 pounds. The Whale shark has a very wide distribution, found in all tropical and warm temperate seas. The life span of the whale shark ranges from 60 to 100 years.
  1. Shark - There are more than 350 different kinds of sharks. Sharks come in many different shapes and sizes, but most are long and thin, with powerful jaws. Their teeth are constantly replaced throughout their lives.
  1. Humpback Whale – Humpback Whale is a large baleen whale with long flippers and a knobbly head. They can be found in every ocean. They can grow to 15–16 m (49–52 ft) long and weigh up to 40 metric tons. The male humpback whale is known to sing for up to 22 hours at a time. Their lifespan ranges from 45 to 100 years.
  1. Blue Whale - Blue Whale is a marine mammal belonging to the baleen whales. At 30 metres (98 ft) in length and up to 173 tonnes in weight, it is the largest extant animal and is the heaviest known to have existed. Blue whale's body is long and slender. Blue whales feed almost exclusively on krill, an adult blue whale can eat up to 40 million krill in a day.
  1. Dugong - Dugong is a large mammal that lives its whole life in the sea. They are sometimes called "sea cows" as they eat large amounts of sea grass. Dugong can grow to about 3m (10ft) long and weigh as much as 400 kg. They only come to the surface to breathe and they never come up on the land. The dugong can live for up to 70 years of age.
  1. Killer Whale - Killer Whales are cetaceans. They are the largest dolphins in the world, called 'whales' because of their size. Orca's have mostly black skin with white patches.They are found in all the world's oceans, from the cold of the Arctic to the tropical seas.
  1. Seal - Seal is of web-footed aquatic mammals that live chiefly in cold seas. Seals are carnivores, eating mainly fish, though some also consume squid, other mollusks, and crustaceans. Seals have been hunted for their meat, hides, oil and fur.
  1. Dolphin – Dolphins are aquatic marine mammals part of the toothed whales. Dolphins are from 1.5 to 4 metres long. Although dolphins are widespread, most species prefer the warmer waters of the tropic zones. Dolphins feed largely on fish and squid. Dolphins are often regarded as one of Earth's most intelligent animals.
  1. Elephant Seal - Elephant Seal is a huge seal of the genus Mirounga. The elephant seal is the largest amphibious animal. There are two species, one in each hemisphere. The southern elephant seal, is found in Antarctic waters, while the northern elephant seal lives on islands of California and Mexico.
  1. Fin Whale - Fin whale is also called finback whale, razorback whale or common rorqual, a slender baleen whale, second in size to the blue whale. The fin whale is 18–27 metres (59–89 feet) long, with short baleen and has 56–100 grooves along its throat and chest. It is found worldwide in all the oceans.
  1. Walrus – A walrus is a marine mammal, the only species of the family Odobenidae. They live in the cold northern seas around North America & Europe. The most famous thing about walruses are their tusks. Even though they are called tusks, they are actually teeth growing out of their mouth. Walruses can change colour depending on how warm they are. They are usually different kinds of brown, but as they get warmer, their skin can turn pink.
  1. Sea Otter - Sea Otter is a marine mammal native to the coasts of the northern and eastern North Pacific Ocean. Adult sea otters typically weigh between 14 and 45 kg. Sea otters have about 26,000 to 165,000 hairs per square centimeters of skin. They have a rich fur for which humans hunted them almost to extinction.

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Chart 131 - Sea Creatures

Sea Creatures Charts contains images of water creatures
Sea Creatures Chart

Spectrum Chart - 131 : Sea Creatures

  1. Lobster – Lobsters are large crustaceans that live in the sea. They form the family of Nephropidae, which is sometimes also called Homaridae. Lobsters are an economically important type of seafood. Lobsters usually move slowly by walking on the bottom of the sea floor.
  1. Puffer Fish – Pufferfish is a family of Tetraodontidae , with about 100 species. They are called the pufferfish because when they are threatened, they puffs up to about twice their normal size by gulping water. Pufferfish are generally believed to be the second-most poisonous vertebrates in the world, after the golden poison frog.
  1. Octopus – Octopus is a genus of cephalopod mollusc in the order Octopoda. They have two eyes and four pairs of arms with suckers. They have a hard beak, with the mouth at the center point of the arms.Octopus have no internal or external skeleton.
  1. Hermit Crab - Hermit crab is a type of crab that does not have a hard shell.The hermit crab is a crustacean, but it is very different from other crustaceans. While most crustaceans are covered from head to tail with a hard exoskeleton, the hermit crab is missing part of its exoskeleton. Hermit crabs are omnivores and scavengers. They eatworms, plankton and organic debris.
  1. Crab – Crabs are in the phylum Crustacea. They are decapods (having ten legs). Their short body is covered by a thick exoskeleton. Crabs have short tails. Crabs are omnivores, they eat almost anything they find. They will eat molluscs, other crustaceans, worms, fungi and bacteria. Crabs are prepared and eaten all over the world as food.
  1. Sea Horse – Seahorse is the name given to 54 species of small marine fishes in the genus Hippocampus. They are called 'seahorses' because their head looks like that of a horse. They live in tropical oceans. Seahorses rely on camouflage to avoid detection. Seahorses range in size from 1.5 to 35.5 cm.
  1. Thorny Oyster - Thorny Oyster is a member of the clam family. Thorny Oyster's shell is shaped much like a scallop's shell. In the wild Thorny Oysters are commonly found on rocks, coral reefs, submerged wrecks and sea walls.
  1. Sea Squirt - Sea squirts are a subphylum of the Chordates. They are filter feeders, living mainly from plankton. Sea squirts are rounded or cylindrical animals ranging from about 0.5 to 10 cm in size. One end of the body is always firmly fixed to rock, coral or some similar solid surface.
  1. Sea Cucumber - Sea cucumbers are echinoderms from the class Holothuroidea. They are marine animals with a leathery skin and an elongated body containing a single, branched gonad. Sea cucumbers are found on the sea floor worldwide. The sea cucumbers are named after their resemblance to the fruit of the cucumber plant.
  1. Jelly Fish – Jellyfish are animals of the phylum Cnidaria. They have soft bell-shaped body and long, stinging, venomous tentacles that they use to catch their prey, usually small plankton animals or small crustaceans or tiny fish. Some jellyfish hunt other jellyfish. A jellyfish is 97% water.
  1. Crown Conch - Crown conch, is a species of sea snail. The shell of this species is extremely variable in terms of the degree of spiny ornamentation. Some shells are much smoother than others. These snails cane as large as about 5 in (12 cm) long.
  1. Star Fish - Starfish are marine invertebrates. They typically have a central disc and five arms, though some species have a larger number of arms. There are over 1500 different species of starfish. Starfish, like many sea creatures, are able to regenerate (grow back) parts of their bodies.
  1. Sea Anemone - Sea anemones are a group of water-dwelling, predatory animals of the order Actiniaria. A sea anemone is a sessile polyp attached at the bottom to the surface beneath it by an adhesive foot, called a basal disc, with a column-shaped body ending in an oral disc. They can have from a few tens to a few hundred tentacles.
  1. Prawn – Prawn is a common name, used for large swimming crustaceans or shrimp. Prawns are found in calmer waters were the prawns can nest in the water plants to lay their eggs. Prawns does tend to prefer the warmer waters in the tropics but some species of prawn are found in the Northern Hemisphere also.
  1. Nudibranch – Nudibranchs are a widespread and successful group of marine Gastropod molluscs. The name means 'naked gills'. They are shelless and uncoiled Gastropods, famous for their brilliant colours. There are more than 3000 known species. Most nudibranchs are carnivorous.
  1. Snail – A snail is a common name for a kind of mollusc. Snails are invertebrates, means animals with no backbones. The shell on the snail helps protect it and also reduces the loss of water by evaporation. Shells have many different shapes, sizes, and colours. Snails do not breathe through their mouths, instead they have a breathing hole under their shells.
  1. Cowrie - Cowrie, are marine snails of the family Cypraeidae. They are found chiefly in tropical regions. There are about 200 different species of cowrie. Cowries were used as a currency in Africa. Cowry shells are sometimes used in a way similar to dice for board games.
  1. Shrimp - Shrimp are widespread and abundant. They can be found feeding near the seafloor on most coasts, as well as in rivers and lakes. Many shrimp species are caught to be eaten as food. They play important roles in the food chain and are important food sources for larger animals from fish to whales.
  1. Eel – An eel is any fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes. They have long and narrow bodies like snake. Adult eels can be as short as 10 cm or as long as 3 m. It depends on their species. The large eels can weigh up to 65 kg. Eels have fewer fins than other fish. They do not have all the belly and chest fins.
  1. Squid – Squid are cephalopods of the order Teuthida, which comprises around 304 species. Squid have eight arms arranged in pairs and two, usually longer, tentacles with suckers. Squid are strong swimmers and certain species can "fly" for short distances out of the water. Most squid are no more than 60 centimetres long, although the giant squid may reach 13 metres (43 ft).

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