Govardhan
Overview Govardhan, also known as Giriraj, is a town and pilgrimage centre in the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It functions as a nagar panchayat and serves as the seat of a Tehsil within the district. The...
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Overview Govardhan, also known as Giriraj, is a town and pilgrimage centre in the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It functions as a nagar panchayat and serves as the seat of a Tehsil within the district. The...
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Overview Keshava (Sanskrit: केशव, IAST: Keśava) is an epithet of the Hindu deity Vishnu. The name is variously interpreted to mean "one who has beautiful long hair" or "the slayer of Keshi", linking the appellation to...
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Overview Radhe Radhe (Braj: राधे राधे, IAST: Rādhe Rādhe), also spelled Radhey Radhey, is a Braj Bhasha expression used as a greeting and salutation in the Braj region of India. It is exchanged in everyday encounters ...
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Overview Bhairavi (Sanskrit: भैरवी) is a Hindu goddess venerated within the Shakta tradition. She is described as one of the Mahavidyas, a group of ten goddess forms regarded in tradition as manifestations or aspects ...
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Overview The Mahavidyas (Sanskrit: महाविद्या, IAST: Mahāvidyā, literally "Great Wisdoms") are a group of ten Hindu Tantric goddesses venerated within the Shakta tradition. The group is most commonly enumerated in the ...
Overview A yantra (Sanskrit: यन्त्र, yantrá, literally 'machine' or 'contraption') is a geometrical diagram associated mainly with the Tantric traditions of the Indian religions. Yantras are used in the worship of dei...
Overview A mandala (Sanskrit: मण्डल, maṇḍala, literally 'circle') is a geometric configuration of symbols used across several spiritual traditions. The term denotes both the visual diagram and the conceptual framework...
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