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  2. Perumal (deity) - Wikipedia

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    However, in some regions of Kerala, Perumal continued to be employed as its original usage as an honorific for a ruler. [10] Perumal is also considered to be formed by two words Perum and al. Perum means great and al means person (used for god here). Therefore Perumal means the "great god" who

  3. Venkateswara - Wikipedia

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    Venkateswara is known by many names such as Srinivasa (in whom Lakshmi dwells), Narayana (The Primordial One), Perumal (the great lord), Malayappa (the lord of the Hill) and Govinda (Protector of Cows). [8] In Tamil, he is commonly called "Elumalayan", meaning Lord of Seven Hills.

  4. Vaishnavism in Ancient Tamilakam - Wikipedia

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    The Thirivikrama Perumal Temple, Sirkazhi is said to be mentioned by Valluvar in his 610th Thirukural. Thirukural is a classic Tamil language text consisting of 1,330 short couplets, or kurals, of seven words each. In the introductory chapters of the Kural, Valluvar cites Indra, the king of heaven, to exemplify the virtue of conquest over one's ...

  5. Deities in Tirumala Venkateswara Temple - Wikipedia

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    The left leg is folded and goes beneath the right leg. The arms of the god is in the exact replica of Dhruva Bera (main deity)- the upper two holding a sankha and chakra, the right lower in Avgana hastam (blessing posture), and the left lower hand is in Gada hastam (palm resting on the hip). [8]

  6. Tamil mythology - Wikipedia

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    Perumal (Tamil: பெருமாள்), also Tirumal (Tamil: திருமால்), is the Hindu deity venerated in the Sri Vaishnavism sect of Hinduism. [15] Perumal is considered to be another name of Vishnu , and was traditionally the deity associated with the forests.

  7. Tengri - Wikipedia

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    In Christian Turkish usage Tengri is used for the father of Jesus, who is referred to as "Tengri Oghli" (Son of God) and "Mshikha Tengri" (Messiah God). Tengri is also compared to Allah and Khuda. Apart from foreign religious influences, as far as known today, the original Turkish concept of Tengri was that of "heaven" or a spirit ruling in heaven.

  8. Shiva - Wikipedia

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    The name Kāla appears in the Shiva Sahasranama, where it is translated by Ram Karan Sharma as "(the Supreme Lord of) Time". [256] Bhairava "terrible" or "frightful" [257] is a fierce form associated with annihilation. In contrast, the name Śaṇkara, "beneficent" [36] or "conferring happiness" [258] reflects his benign form.

  9. Lakshmana - Wikipedia

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    Thirumoozhikkulam Lakshmana Perumal Temple, where Lakshmana is the main deity In Bharatpur district of Rajasthan , there is a temple dedicated to Lakshmana and Urmila. The temple was built in 1870 AD by the then ruler Balwant Singh of Bharatpur and is considered as a Royal temple by the royal family of Bharatpur State .