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Sindoor or Kumkum has been a marker for women in Hinduism, since early times. [122] A married Hindu woman typically wears a red pigment (vermilion) in the parting of her hair, while a never married, divorced or a widowed woman does not. [122] [123] A Hindu woman may wear a Bindi (also called Tip, Bindiya, Tilaka or Bottu) on her forehead. [124]
Durga is seen as a motherly figure and often depicted as a beautiful woman, riding a lion or tiger, with many arms each carrying a weapon and often defeating demons. [ 2 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] She is widely worshipped by the followers of the goddess-centric sect, Shaktism , and has importance in other denominations like Shaivism and Vaishnavism .
Sita – Sita is the female protagonist of the Hindu epic Ramayana and the consort of Rama, Vishnu's 7th avatar. [137] She is the chief goddess of the Rama-centric Hindu traditions and is the goddess of beauty, devotion and ploughshare. [138] Radha – Radha is the goddess of love, tenderness, compassion and devotion. [139]
The other Gōjū-ryū kata, Sanseru (meaning "36") and Seipai ("18") are factors of the number 108. [7] The 108 moves of the Yang Taijiquan long form and 108 moves in the Wing Chun wooden dummy form, taught by Ip Man, are noted in this regard. [10] The Eagle Claw Kung Fu style has a form known as the 108 Locking Hand Techniques. [15]
Separating concepts in Hinduism from concepts specific to Indian culture, or from the language itself, can be difficult. Many Sanskrit concepts have an Indian secular meaning as well as a Hindu dharmic meaning. One example is the concept of Dharma. [4] Sanskrit, like all languages, contains words whose meanings differ across various contexts.
Apsaras on Hindu Temple at Banares, 1913. The origin of 'apsara' is the Sanskrit अप्सरस्, apsaras (in the stem form, which is the dictionary form). Note that the stem-form ends in 's' as distinct from, e.g. the nominative singular Rāmas / Rāmaḥ (the deity Ram in Hindi), whose stem form is Rāma.
In Hindu mythology, the God Ganesh has 108 names. The following is a list of the names. ... Sanskrit Name Name Mantra Name Meaning Name Name Mantra गजानन ...
Panchakanya, a pre-1945 lithograph from Ravi Varma Press.. The Panchakanya (Sanskrit: पञ्चकन्या, romanized: Pañcakanyā, lit. 'Five maidens') is a group of five iconic women of the Hindu epics, extolled in a hymn and whose names are believed to dispel sin when recited.