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The term is derived from nava (Sanskrit: नव "nine") and graha (Sanskrit: ग्रह "planet, seizing, laying hold of, holding"). The nine parts of the navagraha are the Sun, Moon, planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, and the two nodes of the Moon. [2]
There is a similar cluster of Navagraha temples in Chennai, erstwhile Thondai Nadu in and around Kundrathur.. Agatheeswarar Temple - Suryan - Kolapakkkam; Somanaadheeswarar Temple - Chandran - Somangalam
Rahu Stalam is located 6 km (3.7 mi) to the West of Kumbakonam on the Kumbakonam - Karaikal road and Saniswarar temple is located 46 km (29 mi) further on the same road. [3] Out of the nine temples, six are located on the northern bank of river Kaveri , while the remaining three in the southern bank. [ 5 ] *
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The monolithic statue of lord Parshwanth is not only very attractive but also larger than the statue of Gommateshwara statue in Shravanabelagola.The statues of the Tirthankaras in Navagraha Teertha can be seen even up to 4 km (2.5 mi) away on the national highway while exiting the tapovan flyover exit near Varur on the Pune-Bangalore Road.
Thailand's "Queen Sirikit Navaratna" necklace.. Navaratna (Sanskrit: नवरत्न) is a Sanskrit compound word meaning "nine gems" or "ratnas".Jewellery created in this style has important cultural significance in many southern, and south-eastern Asian cultures as a symbol of wealth, and status, and is claimed to yield talismanic benefits towards health and well-being.
Sarvartha Chintamani [1] [2] is one of the important books of astrology belonging to ancient India. Written in Sanskrit verse it deals with the effects of each house in the natal chart in far greater detail besides giving the description about the planets, their effects, lifespan and prosperity.
The title of the work, bījagaṇita, which literally translates to "mathematics (gaṇita) using seeds (bīja)", is one of the two main branches of mediaeval Indian mathematics, the other being pātīgaṇita, or "mathematics using algorithms".