Sarpa
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The term Sarpa may refer to any of the following:
  • Sarpa salpa
    Sarpa salpa
    Sarpa salpa, also known as the Salema porgy, is a species of bream, recognisable by the golden stripes that run down the length of its body, and which can cause hallucinations when eaten....

    —a species of bream (fish)
  • SARPA
    SARPA
    SARPA is a charter airline based at Olaya Herrera Airport in Medellín, Colombia. -Fleet:The airline operates the Jetstream 32 and helicopters....

    —a charter airline
  • sarpa—the Sanskrit term for snake
    Snake
    Snakes are elongate, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes that can be distinguished from legless lizards by their lack of eyelids and external ears. Like all squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales...

    /serpent, from which is derived:
    • Sarpa Kavu
      Sarpa Kavu
      Sarpa Kavu is a traditional natural sacred space seen near traditional homes in Kerala state of South India. The site is believed to be inhabited by snakes, and the area usually contains a representation of Naga Raja and other Naga Devatas , where offerings and rites are performed during special...

      —a Hindu sacred place in South India
    • Sarpa Samskara or Sarpa Dosha—a sacred Hindu rite (pooja) practiced in the Kukke Subramanya Temple
    • Sarpa Satra—an attempt by Janamejaya
      Janamejaya
      Janamejaya was a Kuru king. He was the son of Parikshit and Madravati. He was the grandson of Abhimanyu and the great-grandson of Arjuna, the valiant warrior hero of the Mahābhārata. He was ascended to the Kuru throne following the death of his father. His significance comes as the listener of the...

       to eliminate the Naga
      Naga Kingdom
      Naga Kingdom refers to the territory of a tribe called Nagas who were a group of hardy and warlike people spread throughout India during far ancient history. They were also considered as one of the supernatural races like Kinnaras and Yakshas...

       race
    • Sarpa Satra—an English language poem written by the Hindu poet Arun Kolatkar
      Arun Kolatkar
      Arun Balkrishna Kolatkar was a poet from Maharashtra, India. Writing in both Marathi and English, his poems found humor in many everyday matters. His poetry had an influence on modern Marathi poets...

  • Sarpa Lake
    Sarpa Lake
    Sarpa Lake is a lake of Kalmykia in south-western Russia. It covers an area of 42.6 square kilometres....

    —a lake in southwestern Russia
  • Sarpa River—a river which flows into the Volga River
    Volga River
    The Volga is the largest river in Europe in terms of length, discharge, and watershed. It flows through central Russia, and is widely viewed as the national river of Russia. Out of the twenty largest cities of Russia, eleven, including the capital Moscow, are situated in the Volga's drainage...

     and after which Old Sarepta
    Old Sarepta
    Old Sarepta now Krasnoarmeysky Rayon, is a district of Volgograd, in Russia.Sarepta was founded 28 kilometers south of Tsaritsyn by the Moravian Brethren in 1765 when Catherine II sought to attract German settlers to expand crop production in southern Russia and defend against the invasions of...

     is named
  • Sarpa de Tigre—Mexican luchador
    Lucha libre
    Lucha libre is a term used in Mexico, and other Spanish-speaking countries, for a form of professional wrestling that has developed within those countries...

    who was defeated by Rey Cometa
    Rey Cometa
    Rey Cometa is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre . Rey Cometa fist gained national exposure when he worked for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración from 2005 until 2008...

    in 2003
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