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  • ...ge [[Badarīnātha]] and [[Kedāranātha]] in the [[Himalayas]] and both these places are sacred to Hari ([[Viṣṇu]]) and Hara ([[Śiva]]), hence christened a ...the foot of the Śiwalik range of the Himalayas in the Saharanpur district of Uttaranchal.
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  • Bhadrācalam literally means ‘mountain of [[Bhadra]]’. ==Geographical Parameters of Bhadrācalam==
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  • ...apurāṇa is the second. There seems to be two recensions of this purāṇa out of which the second has been printed. These recensions are: ==Contents of Padmapurāṇa==
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  • Godāvari literally means ‘the best of the givers of water’. ...nd during the ritualistic [[worship]] of the family deity. Godāvarī is one of these seven rivers. Gautamī and Vṛddhagañgā are the two other names fo
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  • ...look at this event with awe and wonder. They took it to be the reflection of God’s power and glory. Consequently eclipses became the occasions for per ...tter has been considered to be more holy and rewarding from the standpoint of religious observances. The observances generally prescribed are:
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  • # [[a]] name for [[Śiva]], Lord of the immortals ...a (Kashmir) and its presiding deity [[Śiva]], who is worshiped as an lińga of ice that naturally forms in the cave temple.
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  • Āhāraśuddhi literally means ‘purity of food’. ...ody since it survives the death of the physical bodies till the attainment of mokṣ[[a]] (liberation). Hence the body and the mind act and react to each
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  • ...e acquired importance due to the location of famous [[temples]] while some places are famous due to it's association with great saints. ==Religious Significance of Melkoṭe==
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  • ...of moods as he has been successful in saving mankind from the ill effects of the Poison 'hala'. His [[Ananda]] Thandava blesses all the three worlds and ...fast, performing [[puja]], chanting of [[Rudram]], visiting sacred places of interest, He brings prosperity and happiness in life.
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  • ...androgynous form. Similarly, Mohanur temple has the idol of composite form of [[Viṣṇu]] represented as Kṛṣṇa and Rukmini. The idol is known as ==Significance of Mohanur Temple==
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  • ...dāsa tradition of Karnataka believes that Vijayadāsa was the reincarnation of Madhvapati. Vijayadāsa lived in A. D. 1682-1755. ==Overview of Life of Vijayadāsa==
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  • ==Significance of Skāndapurāṇa== ...the various editions varies from 81,000 up to 100,000. The printed edition of the former contains 81,000 verses spread over 1671 chapters. Since it is a
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  • The most famous mathematicians of the classical era were [[Aryabhata]] I (500 CE), [[Brahmagupta]] (700 CE), ...I was the dominant figure at Kusumapura and may even have been the founder of the local school. His fundamental work, the ''Aryabhatiya'', set the agenda
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  • Tirthayātrā literally means ‘going to holy places,’ ‘pilgrimage’. ...ir founders, those of religion have the primary aim of elevating the minds of pilgrims to higher spiritual levels.
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  • ==Classification of Purāṇas== ...s]] are encyclopedic in nature. They practically deal with all the aspects of religion, philosophy and culture. They are generally divided into two group
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  • ...the completion of his studies, the spirit of revelation or of inspiration of the truth descends into the student. Due to this initiation procedure, the ...ime of the sacred-thread ceremony and the third birth is at the conclusion of the medical study and when he has acquired a comprehensive insight into the
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  • ...mangalam village is located about 10 kms from Tambaram on the western side of Mudichur Road leading towards Padappai. This village has [[a]] very high historic importance because of the huge battle fought here between Narasimhavarma Pallava and the Chalukya
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  • ...or can have more than one interpretation. This has resulted in the growth of a voluminous post. [[Śaṅkara]]'s [[Advaita]] literature lead to different prasthānas or schools of thought.
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  • ...uṇya]].<ref>[[Puṇya]] means religious merit.</ref> Rāmeśvaram has been one of the four most important pilgrim centers. The other three significant pilgri It is one of the twelve [[jyotirliṅgas]] which every devotee aspire to visit at least
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  • Sutasamhitā literally means ‘teaching of [[Suta]]’. ...ślokas.<ref>Ślokas means verses.</ref> The following table gives an idea of the work:
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