Gods and goddesses exist not just as powerful, abstract entities but as characters with emotions, principles, and rules.

Hindu texts describe worship with flowers ... 81,000 verses – is dedicated to the deity Skandha, a son of god Shiva and goddess Parvati. The text provides a gradation of flowers that culminates ...

Lord Shiva is one of the supreme Gods of Hinduism. If you are a devotee of Lord Shiva and would like to name your baby after ...

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At the same time, the Bodh Gaya site has only been partially handed over to the Buddhists—with Brahmins still playing a key ...

Most of these temples were dedicated to the god Shiva. For the people of Orissa, Shiva - one of the three central deities of Hinduism, the god of paradoxes, the god who forever creates and ...

Kartik Purnima is also celebrated as Dev Diwali, the Diwali for Gods and Goddesses. As per the Hindu mythology, the Hindu Gods descended ... the day of Tripuri Poornima is considered very auspicious ...

In the vast pantheon, she is in the top tier, as powerful as the male gods Vishnu and Shiva ... Before exams, Hindu pupils pray to her, incarnated as Sarasvati, the goddess of music and learning.

Parikrama is done differently for different Gods and Goddesses. And for a Parikrama ... the mountain which is about 12 kilometers. For Lord Shiva, devotees traditionally perform only half a ...