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Gopi (Sanskrit: गोपी, IAST: Gopī) or Gopika in Hinduism are commonly referred to the group of milkmaids of Braj.They are regarded as the consorts and devotees of Krishna and are venerated for their unconditional love and devotion to him as described in Bhagavata Purana and other Puranic literature. [2]
Bengali religious print circa 1940 of Satyanarayana puja with devotees and priest around. The Satyanarayana Puja is a puja (religious ritual worship) dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu, who is also known as Satyanarayana. The puja is described in the Skanda Purana, [1] a medieval era Sanskrit text.
The basis for the formation of BAPS was Shastriji Maharaj's conviction that Swaminarayan remained present on earth through a lineage of Gunatit Gurus (perfect devotee), starting with Gunatitanand Swami, one of Swaminarayan's most prominent disciples, [4] [11] [12] [13] [5] [14] [note 1] and that Swaminarayan and his choicest devotee, Gunatitanand Swami, were ontologically, Purushottam and ...
When chanting this mantra, some devotees went into samadhi, [37] [note 1] and claimed that they could see their personal gods. [ 26 ] [ 38 ] [ 39 ] As early as 1804, Swaminarayan, who was reported to have performed miracles, was described as a manifestation of God in the first work written by a disciple and paramahamsa, Nishkulanand Swami .
The devotees of this tradition primarily worship Lakshmi-Narayana as the ultimate duality, though they also revere their incarnations in the Dashavatara, including Sita-Rama and Rukmini-Krishna. [16] The Urdhva Pundra , the sacred mark they wear on their bodies, is conceived to be a combination of the white feet of Vishnu, and the red streak in ...
In South Indian traditions, Kannappa is a devotee of the Hindu god Shiva. [1] His story is closely connected with the Srikalahasteeswara Temple in Andhra Pradesh. He is a saint in the Tamil Shaiva tradition. Originally a hunter, Kannappa began offering devotion to a Shiva Lingam, to which he offered his own eyes. Before he could sacrifice both ...
He always uttered "Allah Bhala Kare" and "Bhagwan Bhala Kare" to both Muslims and Hindus alike. He appeared in a multitude forms to his devotees (Lord Jesus, Guru Nanak Devji, Allah, Bhagwan Shri Ganesh) to cater to the various tastes of devotees. Sai was also fond of Nanavli, a mentally challenged devotee, who often challenged Sai.
Arti is not only limited to god. Arti can performed not only to all forms of life, but also inanimate objects which help in progress of the culture. This is exemplified by performer of the arti waving arti to all the devotees as the arti comes to the end – signifying that everyone has a part of god within that the performer respects and bows ...