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#''Manju'' (from Sanskrit ) is an Indian name, often female. The name means pleasing. #''Manju'' refers to (. HINDU MEANINGS The name Manju is a fairly common name in India for females. The name translates to mean "pleasing." In Southern part of India(especially in Karnataka) Manju is very common name for both male and females. Manju is a nick name (shorter version) of Manjunatha (male) or Manjula (female) and hence can not say whether Manju is a male or female name unless you know the person or the fullname. Manju literally means "mist" or "fog" and Manjula means "pleasing" or "melodious" where Manjunatha means "lord of mist" or "pleasing lord". Both the male and female version of the names Manju are originated by the deity Sri Manjunatha Swamy residing at the temple of Dharmasthala. The place Dharmasthala and the temple are very popular in Karnataka and is one of the sacred places in South India very well known to all pious people. Millions of people visit this temple every year and the pilgrims are provided with free food and shelter as charilty is a synonym to Dharmasthala. Hence the name Manju (Manjunatha or Manjula) is very common among the people in South India. It seems the mountains covered by mist or fog most time of the year where this temple is located and hence the name of this deity is "Manju natha" meaning "Lord of Mist". In Kerala Manju is a female name referes to 'beautiful' or 'pleasing'. It means "Manasil santhosham janippikkunnaval" (who creates happiness in some one's mind or heart). 'Manas' means Mind/heart, 'santhosham' means happiness. The word in equivalent to Fog/Mist in malayalam is also Manju, but pronounsed differently. There is no relation between these two words. The name Manju is pronoused as 'Manjju' and other word is pronoused as 'Manjhu' (Fog). See Malayalam actress Manju Warrier at http://members.tripod.com/~manju_V/ JAPANESE MEANINGS There are many varieties of manju, but most have an outside made from flour, rice powder and buckwheat and an inside filled with ''an'' ( Red Bean Paste ). The bean paste is made from boiled Azuki Bean s and sugar. They are boiled together again and kneaded. There are several varieties of bean paste including ''koshian'', ''tsubuan'', and ''tsubushian''. Bean paste is used in most parts of Japanese-style confectionery. Varieties There are a myriad of varieties of ''manju'', some more common than others. For example, '' Matcha '' (green tea) ''manju'' is one of the most common. In this case, the outside of the ''manju'' has a green tea flavor and is colored green. There are also manju that have different flavors in the inside, such as orange-flavored cream. Also, as is the case with many Japanese foods, in some parts of Japan one can find ''manju'' unique to that region. ''Dougo manju'' is an example for this. The town of Dougo is famed for its hot springs; the ''manju'' here has an ordinary taste but it has a different name because it is a peculiarity. History ''Manju'' was derived from a type of '' Mochi '' (蒸餅), or pounded rice paste, that existed in China for a long time. It was originally called ''mantou'' but became known as ''manju'' when it came to Japan. In 1341 , a Japanese envoy that came back from China brought back ''manju'' with him and started to sell it as ''Nara-manju''. It is said that this was the origin of Japanese ''manju''. Since then, it has been eaten for over 700 years by all kinds of Japanese citizens. Now you can find it in any Japanese sweet shop. Being able to buy it cheaply is another reason why ''manju'' have been famous and loved by Japanese people for a long time. |
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