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• Bakasura (बकासुरः)
  ...o delivered the supplies too, alive. Everyone was afraid of him and wanted to get rid of him as the town was getting depopulated. ...about Bakasura. Apparently, it was their family’s turn to deliver supplies to Bakasura and get eaten by him.
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• Temples of India
  With a vision of developing a platform for devotees across the globe to gain and share knowledge about ''Bharatiya Sanskriti'' and Temples, student ...ccess the information of any temple, known or unknown to you. Their aim is to provide the information in a wholesome way, which makes you feel like exper
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• Prabhavati Devi Mandir
  ...n, it was shifted to Mahim creek and subsequently, put in a well that used to exist opposite the present temple. Perhaps the people of Mumbai were fortun ...e Goddesses Prabhāvatī Devī, Chanḍikā Devi (right) and Kālikā Devi (left). To the right of Chanḍikā Devi, there is an ancient Śiva lingam. The Goddes
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• Donate
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• Pulaha (पुलहः)
  ...tti, i.e., the religious life in the world, which, superfluous to add, had to be lived strictly in the light of scriptural injunctions. This exciting lif ...he knowledge of the highest Reality. He in turn transmitted this knowledge to Maharshi Gautama. Pulaha worshipped Brahma, his own father, and performed i
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• Introduction to Hindu Sahitya (हिन्दु/राष्ट्रीय साहित्य परिचय)
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• Introduction to Hindu Sahitya (हिन्दू /राष्ट्रीय साहित्य परिचय) - अध्याय ५
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• Anugita (अनुगीता)
  ...Anugita Upaparva. It begins with Arjuna's enquiry about the Bhagavad Gita to Shri Krishna.<ref name=":0">Pandit Ramnarayanadatta Shastri Pandey, Mahabha ...his curiosity about the topics of Bhagavad Gita that Krishna had explained to him with affection. He says,
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• Archana (अर्चना)
  ...cited to invoke individual guidance and [[blessings]]. Archana also refers to chanting the names of the Deity, which is a central part of every puja. The
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• Ambarisha (अम्बरीषः)
  ...sacrificial cow at Hariscandra's yaga, and moreover, Ajigarta is referred to as the father of Sunassepha. (Brahmanda Parana, Chapter 58 gives the same s
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• Gajakacchapa Akhyana (गजकच्छप-आख्यानम्)
  ...Puranic encyclopaedia : A comprehensive dictionary with special reference to the epic and Puranic literature.]'' Delhi:Motilal Banasidass. (Page 613 and ..., do Snaana-sandhyaavandana aadi Kaaryams and then with Niyama-vratam used to do Parabrahma aaraadhana.
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• Chitrasena (चित्रसेनः)
  ...a]], was a Gandharva king who taught song and dance to [[Arjuna]]. He used to reside in [[Indra (इन्द्रः)|Indra]]'s palace along with his f ...hich time he would need the knowledge of music and dance. He wanted Arjuna to be trained by the king of the Gandharvas, Chitrasena. Chitrasena began his
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• Godana (गोदानम्)
  ...n to Varadāna, i.e. donation of a cow to Brahmā / priest by father). It is to be performed during the sixteenth year (counted from the date of conception ...erformed after the completion of Vedavratas and Snātakam. This Saṃskāra is to be performed by Ācārya. Vivāha samskara follows after Godānam. Keśānt
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• Urmila (ऊर्मिला)
  ...dy to accompany him but he hesitated and asked her to stay back in Ayodhya to take care of his aging parents. ...overlooked by Valmiki. Too many, have accused the writer, doing injustice to Urmila and other ladies.
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• Mumbadevi Mandir
  ...t is advisable to visit in early morning or on Sunday. Also you might want to visit the temple during special aarti at ~7:30am, ~7:30pm. ...he rākṣhasa. The Lord then created the eight-armed Mumbādevī from His body to slay the daemon. Mumbādevī then vanquished the rākṣhasa and saved the
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• Udgata (उद्गाता)
  ...dgata and Adhvaryu. The Hota initiated the rituals by inviting the deities to the ritual place with the chanting of the Rgvedic hymns. ...veda and with his knowledge ensured that the offerings were made correctly to the deities.
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• Acknowledgments
  ...ions of various persons and organizations as given below and we would like to thank each and every one of them for supporting this great cause. * '''Finance''' : We are ever grateful to the [https://www.hua.edu/ Hindu University of America], and the Vaibbhav As
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• Chandika Devi Mandir
  ...Mardini'' and ''Kālikā Devi''. After being pacified here, the Goddess went to ''Nāśik'' and appeared as ''Saptaśṛuṅgi devi''. ...ock of a hill inside a cave. One needs to ascend around 200 steps in order to reach this cave temple. It is very interesting that the honey bees here, ma
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• Tungareshvara Mahadeva Mandir
  '''Timings''': Not advisable to visit after sunset as the temple is inside a forest. ...sed by the tapas, Parameśvara appeared before him and gave His ātma lingam to Vimalāsura. This is the lingam that we now can have darshan of in this div
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• Mahalakshmi Temple
  ...'' of the three ''swayambhū'' murti or vigrahas of the Goddesses. Needless to say, the sea-wall never collapsed subsequently. ...'sindhūr'', as is common in Maharashtra. One has to ascend around 25 steps to reach the temple. The temple is located on the banks of the Arabian sea. On
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