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  2. Surya Shataka - Wikipedia

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    The composition of the Surya Shataka is commonly regarded to have cured the poet of leprosy due to the grace of Surya. [6] In other accounts, the illness cured is stated to be blindness. [7] According to temple tradition, Mayura undertook a penance to propitate Surya at the Deo Surya Mandir located at Deo in present-day Aurangabad district, Bihar.

  3. Sun Salutation - Wikipedia

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    The name Surya Namaskar is from the Sanskrit सूर्य Sūrya, "Sun" and नमस्कार Namaskāra, "Greeting" or "Salute". [7] Surya is the Hindu god of the sun. [8] This identifies the Sun as the soul and source of all life. [9] Chandra Namaskara is similarly from Sanskrit चन्द्र Chandra, "Moon". [10]

  4. Madhurāṣṭakam - Wikipedia

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    Vallabha was a Telugu Brahmin who propagated Pushtimarg, which emphasizes on the unconditional bhakti and seva of Krishna. According to legend, when Krishna himself appeared in front of Vallabha, on the midnight of Shravana Shukla Ekadashi, the philosopher composed the Madhurashtakam in praise of the deity.

  5. Surya - Wikipedia

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    In the Puranas in Bali, Batara Surya is the most intelligent student of Shiva, so that Surya was given the title Surya Raditya and used as an example to find out the intelligence or supernatural power of Shiva, and as a thank you from Batara Surya, Shiva was given an honorary title by the name of Batara Guru, because he is the teacher of the Gods.

  6. Ratha Saptami - Wikipedia

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    Ratha Saptami also marks the birth of Surya to sage Kashyapa and his wife Aditi and hence celebrated as Surya Jayanti (the Sun-god’s birthday). A legend is narrated by the Kamboja empire’s King Yashovarma, a noble king who had no heir to rule his kingdom. On his special prayers to God, he was blessed with a son.

  7. Chhath - Wikipedia

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    Chhath is an ancient Hindu festival, native to eastern India and southern Nepal. [2] It is celebrated [3] especially in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, and Eastern Uttar Pradesh; [4] [5] and the Nepalese Autonomous provinces of Koshi, Lumbini, and Madhesh.

  8. Shri Rudram - Wikipedia

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    Shri Rudram consists of two chapters (praśna) from the fourth kāṇda (book) of Taittiriya Samhita which is a part of Krishna Yajurveda. [9] The names of the chapters are Namakam (chapter five) and Chamakam (chapter seven) respectively. [10]

  9. Telugu wedding ceremony - Wikipedia

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    The Telugu Hindu wedding ceremony (Telugu: తెలుగు వివాహ వేడుక, Telugu Vivāha Vēḍuka) [1] is the traditional wedding ceremony of the Telugu people in India. In the 19th century, the ceremony could last up to sixteen days (Padahaaru Rojula Panduga). In modern times, it can last two or more days, depending on ...