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He is regarded to have travelled to the holy forest known as the Naimisharanya and composed the Vaikhanasa Kalpasutra and taught the treatise known as the Sri Vaikhanasa Bhagavad Shastra to his four disciples, the sages Atri, Bhrigu, Kashyapa and Marichi, which contained the procedures of Samurtarcana, Amurtarchana, and devotional service to ...
Vaikuntha Chaturmurti or Vaikuntha Vishnu is a four-headed aspect of the Hindu god Vishnu, mostly found in Nepal and Kashmir (northern part of the Indian subcontinent). The icon represents Vishnu as the Supreme Being. He has a human head, a lion head, a boar head and a fierce head.
In the Hindu tradition, a murti (Sanskrit: मूर्ति, romanized: mūrti, lit. ' form, embodiment, or solid object ') [1] is a devotional image, such as a statue or icon, of a deity or saint [2] used during puja and/or in other customary forms of actively expressing devotion or reverence - whether at Hindu temples or shrines.
Vadhu Pravesha (Sanskrit: वधूप्रवेश, romanized: Vadhūpraveśa) is a Hindu ritual in India performed to welcome the bride to the house of her new husband. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Description
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The union of these principles is exalted as the root and womb of all creation. Another view is that Ardhanarishvara is a symbol of Shiva's all-pervasive nature. The right half is usually the male Shiva, illustrating his traditional attributes. The earliest Ardhanarishvara images are dated to the Kushan period, starting from the first century CE.
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In Vaishnava images, since she is associated with Vishnu, Varahi may be depicted holding all four attributes of Vishnu – Shankha (conch), chakra, Gada and Padma (lotus). [16] The Aparajitapriccha describes her holding a rosary, a khatvanga (a club with a skull), a bell, and a kamandalu (water-pot).