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Parietaria

Parietaria (pellitory, pellitory-of-the-wall) is a genus of about 26 Urticaceae herbs in Rosales that grows in old walls and cracks; its long-season, wind-dispersed pollen is a leading cause of allergic rhinitis and asthma in the Mediterranean.

Parietin

Parietin (physcion) is an orange anthraquinone lichen pigment, the cortical sunscreen of Xanthoria parietina, absorbing UV-B and blue light, induced by UV-B, and studied for astrobiology and antifungal photodynamic uses.

Parijata Harana

Parijata Harana is the episode in which the god Krishna carries the celestial Parijata tree from Indra's heaven, and the title of plays based on it.

Parijatapaharanam

Parijatapaharanam, a sixteenth-century Telugu court poem by Nandi Timmana, recounts Krishna's theft of the celestial pārijāta tree to please Satyabhama, composed at Krishnadevaraya's Vijayanagara court.

Parijatapaharanamu

Parijatapaharanamu (Telugu: పారిజాతాపహరణము) is a sixteenth-century Telugu epic poem by the court poet Nandi Timmana, retelling Krishna's theft of the wish-granting pārijāta tree from Indra and counted among the most celebrated Telugu prabandhas.

Parijatham (பாரிஜாதம்) (2025 TV series)

Parijatham (பாரிஜாதம்) is a 2025 Tamil romantic melodrama serial on Zee Tamil, streaming on ZEE5, starring Alya Manasa as the deaf heroine Isai, Akshay Kamal (replacing Rakshit) as singer Vishal, and Swathi as Subadra, about a manipulated horoscope forcing a marriage.

Pariksha Guru

Pariksha Guru (परीक्षा गुरु, "The Testing Master") is an 1882 novel by Lala Srinivas Das, generally considered the first novel in Hindi, telling of a wealthy Delhi man's fall and reform.

Parikshit

Parikshit (Parikṣit, परीक्षित्) is the Kuru king of the Mahabharata and Puranas, son of Abhimanyu, father of Janamejaya, who succeeded Yudhishthira at Hastinapura and died of Takshaka's snakebite; a same-named king is praised in Atharvaveda XX.127.

Sep 23, 2026

Parikshit Narayan

Parikshit Narayan, son and successor of Raghudeva Narayan, ruled Koch Hajo from 1603 until the Mughals conquered the kingdom in 1612–1613, ending eastern Koch independence.

Parikshit Sahni

Parikshit Sahni (परीक्षित साहनी, born 1944, Murree) is an Indian actor, writer, and producer, son of actor Balraj Sahni; known for Gul Gulshan Gulfaam, 3 Idiots, PK, and his 2019 memoir The Non-Conformist.

Parilia Dorsa

Parilia Dorsa is an IAU-approved ridge (dorsa) system on asteroid Vesta, 79.65 km across, centered at 56.71 degrees south, 123.84 degrees east, named for the Roman festival of Pales and approved in 2014 from Dawn mission mapping.

Sep 27, 2026

Parimal Nathwani

Parimal Nathwani is an Indian politician and independent member of the Rajya Sabha from Jharkhand, serving his fourth term from 2026 to 2032, and a Reliance Industries executive.

Sep 27, 2026

Parimal Suklabaidya

Parimal Suklabaidya, born in 1958, is an Indian Bharatiya Janata Party politician who has represented Silchar in the Lok Sabha since 2024, after five terms as Dholai's Assam legislator and ministerial posts from 2016.

Parimala and Co

Parimala and Co (பரிமளா & கோ) is a 2026 Tamil comedy crime thriller by Pandiraaj starring Jayaram and Urvashi as a family suspected in a gangster's murder; released 5 June 2026, streaming on ZEE5 from 10 July 2026.

Parimatch

Parimatch is an international sports betting and online gambling brand founded in Kyiv, Ukraine, in 1994, now headquartered in Limassol, Cyprus, and known for major sports sponsorships.

Parimelalakar's commentary on the Tirukkural

Parimelalakar's commentary on the Tirukkural (பரிமேலழகர் உரை) is a gloss composed around 1271 by the Tamil scholar Parimelalakar on Tiruvalluvar's 1,330-couplet ethical classic, the most influential of ten medieval commentaries.

Parimutuel betting

Parimutuel betting (pari mutuel) is pool betting for horse and greyhound racing: all wagers are pooled, a takeout is deducted, and winners share pro rata; odds are set by the pool, not a bookmaker, unlike fixed-odds betting.

Parinacota

Parinacota (Payachata I, Payachata Sur) is a 6,336-m symmetrical stratovolcano on the Chile-Bolivia border, twin of Pomerape in the Nevados de Payachata; it collapsed about 8,000 years ago forming Lake Chungará and last erupted around 290 CE.

Oct 20, 2026

Parinari

Parinari is a pantropical genus of about 40 accepted species of trees and shrubs in Chrysobalanaceae, described by Aublet in 1775, marked by bilocular ovaries and hair-filled stomatal crypts, and known for the African mobola plum (P. curatellifolia).

Parinatakeriksiradi taila

Parinatakeriksiradi taila (Pariṇatakerīkṣīrādi taila) is a classical Ayurvedic medicated oil from the Sahasrayoga, made with coconut milk, citrus juice, sesame oil, turmeric, and resin, used mainly for frozen shoulder (Avabahuka).

Parinaud's syndrome

Parinaud's syndrome, also called dorsal midbrain or Sylvian aqueduct syndrome, is a neuro-ophthalmologic disorder caused by dorsal midbrain lesions, classically pineal tumors, producing upward gaze palsy and convergence-retraction nystagmus.

Oct 3, 2026

Parinayam (പരിണയം)

Parinayam (പരിണയം) is a 1994 Malayalam drama directed by T. Hariharan, written by M.T. Vasudevan Nair, starring Mohini and Vineeth; it depicts a Namboodiri widow's Smarthavicharam trial and won four National Film Awards.

Parinda (परिंदा)

Parinda (परिंदा) is Vidhu Vinod Chopra's 1989 Hindi crime drama starring Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, and Nana Patekar; a gritty Mumbai underworld film that won five Filmfare and two National Film Awards and was remade as Broken Horses.

Parineeta (2005 film)

Parineeta (পরিণীতা), 2005 Hindi romantic musical drama directed by Pradeep Sarkar, produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, adapting Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's 1914 novel; Vidya Balan's debut with Saif Ali Khan and Sanjay Dutt, set in 1962 Kolkata.

Parineeti Chopra (परिणीति चोपड़ा)

Parineeti Chopra (परिणीति चोपड़ा), born 1988 in Ambala, is a Hindi film actress and singer. YRF debut in Ladies vs. Ricky Bahl (2011), Filmfare Best Female Debut, National Award Special Mention for Ishaqzaade, acclaimed as Amarjot Kaur in Amar Singh Chamkila (2024).

Parineetii (परिणीती) (TV series)

Parineetii (परिणीती), an Indian Hindi TV drama on Colors TV (2022–2025) from Balaji Telefilms, created by Ekta Kapoor. Stars Anchal Sahu, Tanvi Dogra, and Ankur Verma in a love triangle where two best friends unknowingly marry the same man, Rajeev; a 20-year leap reset the cast in 2025.