Every mantra begins with the word à¥ (Aum/Om). (Ex. Aum Namho Bhagwate Vasudevaya Namah etc.) à¥ itself is considered a mantra in Ayurveda. My Questions: What is the meaning of à¥? Why is it given the first place in all (or most) mantras (at least to my knowledge)? What other significance does it have, if any, in Hinduism? Why this specific word?
Alabama is one of the few states that does not exempt groceries and food from the state sales tax. Cities and counties may enact their own sales tax on top of Alabama's - for example, Montgomery has a city sales tax of 3.5% and Birmingham has a local sales tax of 4%.
Alabama has state sales tax of 4.00%, and allows local governments to collect a local option sales tax of up to 7.00%. There are a total of 282 local tax jurisdictions across the state, collecting an average local tax of 3.814%. Click here for a larger sales tax map, or here for a sales tax table. Combined with the state sales tax, the highest sales tax rate in Alabama is 10.50% in the cities of York and Fort Deposit.