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  2. Shiva (Judaism) - Wikipedia

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    Shiva (Hebrew: שִׁבְעָה ‎, romanized: šīvʿā, lit. 'seven') is the week-long mourning period in Judaism for first-degree relatives. The ritual is referred to as " sitting shiva " in English.

  3. Bhikshatana - Wikipedia

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    Shiva is often described as wandering the universe as a homeless beggar-ascetic with his consort Parvati's raison d'être being to bring him back to his marital and home life. [37] Shiva is also depicted as asking for alms from the goddess Annapurna, a form of Parvati as the goddess of food. [38]

  4. Shiva - Wikipedia

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    [91] [92] The ancient Greek texts of the time of Alexander the Great call Shiva "Indian Dionysus", or alternatively call Dionysus "god of the Orient". [91] Similarly, the use of phallic symbol [ note 2 ] as an icon for Shiva is also found for Irish, Nordic, Greek (Dionysus [ 93 ] ) and Roman deities, as was the idea of this aniconic column ...

  5. Early life of Shivaji - Wikipedia

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    Shiva-Bharata, a poem by Shivaji's court poet Paramananda, presents Shivaji as a divine incarnation. The poem also claims that during her pregnancy, Jijabai had cravings indicative of a child with royal and martial characteristics, such as to sit on a golden throne and to lead men to battle victories.

  6. Pradosha - Wikipedia

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    The devas (celestial deities) approached Shiva in the most propitious moments of pradosha to get relief from the asuras - Danavas and Daityas. [6] They ran around Kailasha, Shiva's abode hitherto on a Thrayodashi evening and were aided by Nandi, Shiva's sacred bull.

  7. Kalpavriksha - Wikipedia

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    In some versions of Hindu mythology, Shiva and Parvati, after many painful discussions while parting with their daughter Aranyani, gave her away to the divine Kalpavriksha for safekeeping when the demon Andhakasura waged war. Parvati requested Kalpavriksha to bring up her daughter with "safety, wisdom, health and happiness," and to make her ...

  8. Kalantaka - Wikipedia

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    Appar narrates how Markandeya worshipped Shiva at Thirukkadavoor with devotion and the deity appeared to save him from Death. [8] The legend of Shiva's manifestation of Kalantaka is believed in local tradition to have happened at Triprangode, Tirur, Malappuram district, Kerala where the Kalasamharamurthy Temple is situated. [9] [10]

  9. Vibhuti - Wikipedia

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    Devotees of Shiva apply vibhuti traditionally as three horizontal lines across the forehead (also known as tripundra) and other parts of the body. [ 2 ] According to the Shiva Purana , the particles of ash which cling to the skin when Tripura is applied are to be considered to be individual lingams .