Yamunotri
Overview Yamunotri, also spelt Jamnotri, is the source of the Yamuna River and the seat of the Goddess Yamuna in Hinduism. It lies at an altitude of 3,293 metres (10,804 ft) in the Garhwal Himalayas, approximately 150...
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Overview Yamunotri, also spelt Jamnotri, is the source of the Yamuna River and the seat of the Goddess Yamuna in Hinduism. It lies at an altitude of 3,293 metres (10,804 ft) in the Garhwal Himalayas, approximately 150...
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Overview Rameshwaram (also spelt Rameswaram) is an island town in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, known principally for the Ramanathaswamy Temple (Rāmanātasvāmi Kōyil), a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva. The s...
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Overview A Jyotirlinga (Sanskrit: jyotirliṅgam, literally "lingam of light") is a devotional representation of the Hindu deity Shiva. The term is a Sanskrit compound formed from jyotis, meaning "radiance" or "light", ...
Overview The Dashavatara (Sanskrit: दशावतार, IAST: daśāvatāra) refers to the ten principal avatars of Vishnu, one of the principal deities in Hindu traditions. The term derives from daśa, meaning "ten", and avatāra, r...
Overview Parashurama (Sanskrit: परशुराम, "Rama with an axe"), also known as Rama Jamadagnya, Bhargava Rama, and Virarama, is regarded in Hindu tradition as the sixth avatar of Vishnu, the preserver deity, among the Da...
Overview Narasimha (Sanskrit: नरसिंह, "man-lion"; also Nṛsiṃha) is a deity in Hinduism, revered as the fourth of the ten principal avatars (Dashavatara) of the god Vishnu. He is depicted with a human torso and the hea...
Overview Matsya (Sanskrit: मत्स्य, meaning 'fish') is the fish avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu. He is often described as the first among Vishnu's ten primary avatars (Dashavatara). According to tradition, Matsya rescue...
Overview Shesha (Sanskrit: शेष, Śeṣa, meaning 'Remainder') is a serpentine demigod (naga) revered in Hinduism as the king of serpents (Nagaraja) and a primordial being associated with creation. He is also known by the...
Overview Garuda (Sanskrit: गरुड, romanized: Garuḍa; Pali: गरुळ, romanized: Garuḷa) is a Hindu deity primarily depicted as the mount (vahana) of the god Vishnu. He is described as the king of the birds and a kite-like ...
Overview Annapurna (Nepali: अन्नपूर्ण) is a mountain located in the Annapurna mountain range of Gandaki Province in north-central Nepal. Rising to 8,091 metres (26,545 ft) above sea level, it is the tenth highest moun...
Overview Santoshi Mata (Hindi: संतोषी माता), also known as Santoshi Maa (संतोषी माँ), is a Hindu goddess venerated as "the Mother of Satisfaction", which is the meaning of her name. She is particularly worshipped by w...
Overview Mahalakshmi, also known as Lakshmi or Shri (Sanskrit: लक्ष्मी, IAST: Lakṣmī; श्री, IAST: Śrī), is one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism. She is revered as the goddess of fortune, wealth, prosperity, beau...
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