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Muthuswami Dikshita (IAST: Muttusvāmi Dīkṣita, 24 March 1775 – 21 October 1835) or Dikshitar was a South Indian poet and composer and is one of the musical trinity of Carnatic music. His compositions, of which around 500 are commonly known, are noted for their elaborate and poetic descriptions of Hindu gods and temples and for capturing ...
Ganesha (/gəɳeɕᵊ/ ,Sanskrit: गणेश, IAST: Gaṇeśa), also spelled Ganesh, and also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, Lambodara and Pillaiyar, is one of the best-known and most worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon [4] and is the Supreme God in the Ganapatya sect. His depictions are found throughout India. [5]
This is a list of religious people in Hinduism, including gurus, sants, monks, yogis and spiritual masters.. A guru is defined as a "teacher, spiritual guide, [or] godman," [1] by author David Smith.
Ṛc (ऋच्) is speech, states the text, and sāman (सामन्) is breath; they are pairs, and because they have love for each other, speech and breath find themselves together and mate to produce a song. [57] [58] The highest song is Om, asserts section 1.1 of Chandogya Upanishad.
Worship in Hinduism is an act of religious devotion usually directed to one or more Hindu deities, invoking a sense of Bhakti or devotional love. This term is probably a central one in Hinduism, but a direct translation from the Sanskrit to English is difficult.
Interested in acting, Tripathi's first role was in the film Jeevan Naiya (1936). He acted in Uttara Abhimanyu (1946) and then played the role of Hanuman along with Trilok Kapoor who played Ram in the Homi Wadia directed superhit movie Ram Bhakt Hanuman (1948) where he also composed the music, his first prominent role as an actor.
Ganesha was chosen as their leader by Shiva; the deity's title is gaṇeśa or gaṇapati, meaning, "lord or leader of the ganas ". [ 1 ] Ganesha, the leader of the ganas, surrounded by them
According to one non-mainstream tradition, Ganesha was a brahmacārin, that is, unmarried. [6] This pattern is primarily popular in parts of southern India. [7] This tradition was linked to the controversial concept of the relationship between celibacy and the commitment to spiritual growth. [8]