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How is northern direction identified with the help of the Pole Star?

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According to Indian belief, since ancient times itself, the Pole Star has helped in identifying the northern direction. The location of the Pole Star is fixed. In order to identify its location, the first two stars of the ‘Saptarishi Mandal’ are joined by an imaginary line which, after its extenuation, joins the Pole Star on the North Pole. This can be understood with the help of the given diagram.

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