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Kula devatas or family deities, like Khanderai and Muniandi; Ishta devatas or chosen deities; Vastu devatas or Gruha devatas, a class of deities that preside over the house. Following are some of the important types of Devatas in Sri Lankan Buddhism: Bandara Devathavo are devatas of trees, mountains, etc. Gambara Devathavo are devatas of the ...
'city of the immortals' IAST: Amarāvatī) [1] is the capital city of Svarga, the realm of Indra, the king of the devas, in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. [2] It is also called Devapura , ‘city of the devas’ and Pūṣābhāsā , ‘sun-splendour’ in the Puranas .
On the summit of Mount Meru, is the vast city of Brahma, known as Brahmapuri. Surrounding Brahmapuri are eight cities – the one of Indra and of seven other Devatas. Markandeya Purana and Brahmanda Purana divide Jambudvipa into four vast regions shaped like four petals of a lotus with Mount Meru being located at the center like a pericarp.
This list is about the area of largest cities in India. The cities are ranked by the area governed by local political bodies such as municipal corporations. For the list of largest metropolitan areas, see List of metropolitan areas in India. Greater Jaipur and Heritage Jaipur became two separate municipal corporations, so are not on the list.
Yāska, the earliest known language scholar of India (c. 500 BCE), notes Wilkins, mentions that there are three deities (Devas) according to the Vedas, "Agni (fire), whose place is on the earth; Vayu (wind), whose place is the air; and Surya (sun), whose place is in the sky". [102]
'village deity') is the tutelary deity of a given locality in Hinduism, [1] primarily worshipped in the villages of India. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Of diverse origins, gramadevatas are regarded to protect the inhabitants of their villages from bandits, epidemics, and natural disasters when propitiated, failing which they are believed to cause these afflictions.
Locator maps are used to show the location of a city, town, state or particular area within India. It is also used to show the location of a district, division or region in a map of a state General maps
The APCRDA has jurisdiction over the city and the conurbation covering Andhra Pradesh Capital Region. [11] The city is spread over an area of 217.23 km 2 (83.87 sq mi), [12] and comprises villages (including some hamlets) from three mandals viz., Mangalagiri, Thullur and Tadepalli. [13] The seed capital is spread over an area of 16.94 km 2 (6. ...