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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...

Barsana

Overview Barsana is a historical town and nagar panchayat in the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, India. Situated in the Braj region, it holds significant cultural and religious importance within the Hindu tradition...

Gokul

Overview Gokul is a town situated in the Mathura district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It lies approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) south-east of Mathura, within the wider Braj region of western Uttar Prad...

Yashoda

Overview Yashoda (Sanskrit: यशोदा, IAST: Yaśodā) is, in the Hindu tradition, the foster-mother of the deity Krishna and the wife of Nanda. She features prominently in Puranic literature, where she is associated with t...

Narayana

Overview Narayana (Sanskrit: नारायण, IAST: Nārāyaṇa) is one of the principal forms and epithets of the Hindu deity Vishnu. Within Vaishnava traditions, he is regarded as the Supreme Being, also addressed by the title ...

Keshava

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...

Madhava

Overview Mādhava is a Sanskrit name and epithet most commonly associated with Krishna. It is interpreted as a patronymic meaning "descendant of Madhu", a forebear of the Yadu tribe to which Krishna belonged. The term ...

Om Namah Shivaya

Overview Om Namah Shivaya (Devanagari: ॐ नमः शिवाय; IAST: Oṃ Namaḥ Śivāya) is among the most widely recited Hindu mantras and is regarded as the foremost mantra within the Shaivite tradition. The phrase Namah Shivaya ...

Har Har Mahadev

Overview Har Har Mahadev is a 2022 Indian Marathi-language epic historical action drama film written and directed by Abhijeet Deshpande. It is produced by Zee Studios along with Sunil Phadtare under the banner of Shre...

Jai Shri Ram

Overview Jai Shri Ram (IAST: Jaya Śrī Rāma) is an expression in Indic languages that translates to "Glory to Lord Rama" or "Victory to Lord Rama". It invokes Rama, a principal deity in Hinduism and the protagonist of ...

Radhe Radhe

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 ...

Lakshmi Puja

Overview Lakshmi Puja (Odia: ଲକ୍ଷ୍ମୀ ପୂଜା; Sanskrit: लक्ष्मीपूजा; Bengali/Assamese: লক্ষ্মী পূজা) is a Hindu occasion dedicated to the veneration of Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity and the Supreme Goddess of Vaishn...

Bhairavi

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 ...

Tripura Sundari

Overview Tripura Sundari (Sanskrit: त्रिपुरसुन्दरी; IAST: Tripura Sundarī), also known as Lalita, Shodashi, Kamakshi, and Rajarajeshvari, is a Hindu goddess revered primarily within the Shaktism tradition. She is reco...

Mahavidya

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 ...

Yantra

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...

Mandala

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...

Vastu Shastra

Overview Vastu Shastra (Sanskrit: वास्तु शास्त्र, vāstu śāstra, literally "science of architecture") is a traditional Hindu system of architecture originating in ancient India. It is based on ancient texts that descri...

Vasuki

Overview Vasuki (Sanskrit: वासुकि, Vāsuki) is regarded in Hindu tradition as the king of the nagas, the serpent beings of Indian mythology. He is described in scriptural and iconographic sources as bearing a gem calle...

Kinnara

Overview A kinnara (Sanskrit: किन्नर, Kiṃnara) is a mythological being featured in Hindu and Buddhist traditions. Described as part human and part bird, kinnaras are strongly associated with music and love, and are be...