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* The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram [[Krishna]] Math, Bangalore [[Category:Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism]]

...ed down by Lord [[Viṣṇu]] in his incarnation as [[Vāmana]]. He spends most of his time in worshiping the Lord [[Viṣṇu]]. He is guarding his palace wi * The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram [[Krishna]] Math, Bangalore

...pents all descendants of the sage [[Kaśyapa]] and his wife [[Kadru]]. Some of the chief ones among them are: ...f Garuḍa the great eagle-mount of Lord [[Viṣṇu]], an inveterate enemy of theirs.

# first of the seven worlds below the Earth ...s always filled with brilliant but soothing light of the gems on the hoods of the great serpents that live here.

In the 10,000+ [[History of Hinduism|history of Hindu societies]], there have been kingdoms throughout the Indian Subcontin :''See also: [[Chronology of Kings of Indraprastha|Chronology of Kings]]''

...hā[[bhārata]] and some of the [[purāṇas]] contain interesting descriptions of this universe. If there are six lokas or worlds above the earth ending in [ ...e Garudapurāṇa<ref>Garudapurāṇa 15.56,57</ref> lists Rasātala as the sixth of these nether worlds.

...he first of the twelve [[Jyotirliṅgas]]<ref>[[Jyotirliṅgas]] means ‘liṅgas of light’.</ref> mentioned in the [[purāṇas]]. ==Significance of Sparśaliṅga in Somnāth Temple==

The [[purāṇas]] describe fourteen worlds. Out of these, six are higher worlds above this earth<ref>Earth is called as [[Bhul ==Serpent Chiefs of Pātāla==

...her. For practicality’s sake, however, we must make do with the term place of pilgrimage for [[tīrtha]]. ...na L. Eck[https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/leisure/story/20120618-review-of-diana-leck-india-a-sacred-geography-758709-2012-06-09#] </blockquote>

...emselves as bhAratIya-s, belonging to the nation bhArata, the central part of which was also often referred to as [[Aryavarta|AryAvarta]] or or as madhya == Historic continuity ==

==List of Temples in Europe== Table of official [[Hindu Temples in Europe|Hindu temples in Europe]]:

...several sites of wonder which are revered even today. Many of these works of marvel have been recognized internationally as a splendid to humanity and c ..." of Indian culture credited to the [[Gupta period]]. Sculpted balustrades of the [[Ashoka]]n times (3rd century BC) are preserved in the Archaeological

...se those animals were official [[Hindu mythology explained|totemic symbols of the clans.]] ...centre, as depicted in ''The Cosmology of the Bhagavata Purana: Mysteries of the Sacred Universe'' by Richard Thompson.]]

...imes. Its glory returned, though in a diminished form, in the earlier part of the last millennium. Present-day Madurai is spread over 22 square kilometer ...Sundareshvarar, divine sports of [[Lord Shiva]], which are enacted as part of temple festival traditions even today.

==Inception of both the Religions== ...diversity and wanted to promote harmony between them. Even in Dunhang city of the ancient Tarim Basin one can see Zoroastrian and Hindu figures.<ref> P.

...reline before submersion from sea levels increasing, which began after end of last ice age in 10000 BCE, devastating the [[Indus Valley Civilization]] an ...India theory and [[History of ancient geography|Hindu myths]] of the sons of Emperor Priyavrata inheriting the eastern world island from their father.]]

...ooks/the-history-of-hindu-india/the-history-of-hindu-india.pdf The History of India - From Ancient to Modern Times]'', Himalayan Academy Publications (Ha ...e of ''Ahiṃsā''.<ref>Gandhi, M. (2002). The essential Gandhi: an anthology of his writings on his life, work, and ideas. Random [[House]] Digital, Inc.</