Dev Murti
Overview In the Hindu tradition, a murti (Sanskrit: मूर्ति, mūrti, meaning 'form, embodiment, or solid object') is a devotional image, such as a statue or icon, of a deity or saint, used during puja and other customar...
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Overview In the Hindu tradition, a murti (Sanskrit: मूर्ति, mūrti, meaning 'form, embodiment, or solid object') is a devotional image, such as a statue or icon, of a deity or saint, used during puja and other customar...
Overview Prana Pratishtha (IAST: prāṇa pratiṣṭhā) is the rite or ceremony by which a murti, the devotional image of a deity, is consecrated in a Hindu temple. The Sanskrit term prana means "life", while pratishtha mea...
Overview Temple consecration in the Hindu tradition refers to the rite known as prana pratishtha (IAST: prāṇa pratiṣṭhā), the ceremony by which a murti, or devotional image of a deity, is formally installed and sancti...
Overview Kanyā Pūjā, also known as Kumārī Pūjā, is a Hindu ritual observed especially on Ashtami (the eighth day) and Navami (the ninth day) of the Navaratri festival. The ceremony centres on the veneration of nine yo...
Overview The cosmic ocean, also called the cosmic sea, primordial waters or celestial river, is a mythological motif depicting the world or cosmos as being enveloped by a vast primordial ocean. The motif appears acros...
Overview In Indian religions, a devaloka (literally, the realm of the devas) refers to a plane of existence inhabited by gods. Across Hindu traditions, devalokas are generally described as luminous abodes associated w...
Overview Goloka (Sanskrit: गोलोक), also known as Goloka Vrindavan (IAST: Goloka Vṛndāvana), is described in several Hindu traditions as the celestial abode of the god Krishna and his chief consort Radha. The name lite...
Overview Vaikuntha (Sanskrit: वैकुण्ठ, Vaikuṇṭha, meaning 'without anxiety' or 'without imperfections'), also known as Vishnuloka, is described in the Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism as the abode of Vishnu, the suprem...
Overview Naraka (Sanskrit: नरक) is the realm of hell as conceived in Indian religions, including Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism. Across these traditions, it is described as a place of torment where beings undergo suf...
Overview The Tridevi is a trinity of supreme goddesses in Hinduism, comprising three eminent female deities who together represent the highest feminine divine principle. The grouping is variously understood as a femin...
Overview The Trimurti is a concept in Hinduism in which the cosmic functions of creation, preservation, and destruction are personified as a triad of supreme deities. The three principal forms are typically identified...
Overview Kal Bhairav, also written as Kāla Bhairava (Sanskrit: भैरव, meaning 'frightful'), is a deity revered in both Hindu and Buddhist traditions. Within Shaivism, he is regarded as a powerful manifestation or avata...
Overview The Nagara Style is a Hindu style of temple architecture prevalent in Northern, Central, Western and Eastern India, especially in regions around Malwa, Rajputana and Kalinga. Temples in this style are found a...
Overview Alpana, also spelt alpona (Bengali: আলপনা), is a Bengali folk art style comprising coloured motifs, patterns and symbols painted on floors and walls. Traditionally, the designs are made using paints prepared ...
Overview Rangoli is an art form originating from the Indian subcontinent in which decorative patterns are created on the floor or a tabletop using materials such as powdered limestone, red ochre, dry rice flour, colou...
Overview The Akhand Path (Punjabi: ਅਖੰਡ ਪਾਠ) is the continuous and uninterrupted recitation of the Guru Granth Sahib, the principal scripture revered in the Sikh tradition. The practice is also referred to as Akhand P...
Overview Sunderkand Path refers to the recitation of the Sundara Kanda (Sanskrit: सुन्दरकाण्ड, "beautiful chapter"), the fifth book of the Hindu epic Ramayana. The original Sundara Kanda was composed in Sanskrit and i...
Overview Katyayani (Sanskrit: कात्यायनी, Kātyāyanī, meaning 'she who is of Katya') is a form of the Hindu goddess Mahadevi. In tradition, she is venerated as the slayer of the tyrannical asura Mahisha, and is regarded...
Overview Chamunda (Sanskrit: चामुण्डा, IAST: Cāmuṇḍā), also known as Chamundeshwari or Chamundi, is a fierce form of the Hindu mother goddess. She is regarded within the tradition as a manifestation of Chandi and Maha...
Overview Ahir, also spelt Aheer, is a community in India traditionally associated with pastoralism. The name is generally traced to the Sanskrit term abhira. Ahirs have been variously described as a caste, clan, race ...