Paria (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
Paria can refer to:
  • parias
    Parias
    In medieval Spain, parias were a form of tribute paid by the taifas of al-Andalus to the Christian kingdoms of the north...

    , a form of tribute in medieval Spain


Geography
  • Paria, Gujarat, village in Vapi, Valsad, Gujarat, India
  • Paros
    Paros
    Paros is an island of Greece in the central Aegean Sea. One of the Cyclades island group, it lies to the west of Naxos, from which it is separated by a channel about wide. It lies approximately south-east of Piraeus. The Municipality of Paros includes numerous uninhabited offshore islets...

    , Greek island
  • Gulf of Paria
    Gulf of Paria
    The Gulf of Paria is a shallow inland sea between the island of Trinidad and the east coast of Venezuela. This sheltered body of water is considered to be one of the best natural harbours on the Atlantic coast of the Americas...

    , gulf on west coast of Trinidad
  • Paria Peninsula
    Paria Peninsula
    Paria Peninsula is a large peninsula in Sucre State, northern Venezuela. It separates the Gulf of Paria and Caribbean Sea. Península de Paria National Park is located on the peninsula...

    , peninsula in Sucre, Venezuela
  • Paria River
    Paria River
    The Paria River is a tributary of the Colorado River, approximately long, in southern Utah and northern Arizona in the United States. It drains a rugged and arid region northwest of the Colorado, flowing through roadless slot canyons along part of its course....

    , tributary of the Colorado River, United States


Music
  • Paria (band)
    Paria (band)
    Paria was an American, experimental metal band formed in 2001 and based in Omaha, Nebraska. They have released one EP on Imagine It Records and two full length albums for Black Market Activities. They went on indefinite hiatus in May 2010....

    , an American
    United States
    The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

     experimental metal band active from 2001-2010
  • Paria (opera), opera by Stanisław Moniuszko
    Stanisław Moniuszko
    Stanisław Moniuszko was a Polish composer, conductor and teacher. His output includes many songs and operas, and his musical style is filled with patriotic folk themes of the peoples of the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth...



Other meaning

Paria or Paliya - in Gujarati language
Gujarati language
Gujarati is an Indo-Aryan language, and part of the greater Indo-European language family. It is derived from a language called Old Gujarati which is the ancestor language of the modern Gujarati and Rajasthani languages...

 is used to identify Hero Stones built in memory of persons who have died in battle, which can be found scattered in many place in Gujarat in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. The descendants, of such war hero once in a year go to worship such Hero stone
Hero stone
Hero stone is a memorial commemorating the honorable death of a hero in battle of Tamil People. A hero stone can display a variety of adornments, including bas relief panels, statues, and figures of carved stone...

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