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  2. Mount Meru - Wikipedia

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    Bhutanese thangka of Mt. Meru and the Buddhist universe (19th cent., Trongsa Dzong, Trongsa, Bhutan).. Mount Meru (Sanskrit/Pali: मेरु)—also known as Sumeru, Sineru or Mahāmeru—is a sacred, five-peaked mountain present within Hindu, Jain and Buddhist cosmologies, revered as the centre of all physical, metaphysical and spiritual universes. [1]

  3. Mount Meru (Tanzania) - Wikipedia

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    Mount Meru is a dormant stratovolcano located 70 kilometres (43 mi) west of Kilimanjaro in southeast Arusha Region, Tanzania. At a height of 4,562.13 metres (14,968 ft), [ 1 ] [ 4 ] it is visible from Mount Kilimanjaro on a clear day, [ 5 ] and is the fifth-highest of the highest mountain peaks of Africa , dependent on definition.

  4. Sacred mountains - Wikipedia

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    Mount Meru is a cosmic mountain which is described to be one of the highest points on Earth and is the centre of all creation in Indian religions. In the Hindu religion, it is believed that Meru is home to the deities Shiva and Parvati. In Indian classical mythology, it is believed that the sun, moon, and stars all revolve around Mount Meru ...

  5. Category:Ancient Indian mountains - Wikipedia

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    Mount Meru (mythology) (2 P) Pages in category "Ancient Indian mountains" ... Mahendragiri (Tamil Nadu) Malaya Mountains; Malyavat Mountains; Mount Meru; P.

  6. Jambudvīpa - Wikipedia

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    On the summit of Mount Meru, is the vast city of Brahma, known as Brahmapuri. Surrounding Brahmapuri are eight cities – the one of Indra and of seven other Devatas. Markandeya Purana and Brahmanda Purana divide Jambudvipa into four vast regions shaped like four petals of a lotus with Mount Meru being located at the center like a pericarp.

  7. Piranmalai Kodunkundreeswar Temple - Wikipedia

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    Piranmalai Kodunkundreeswar Temple is a Hindu temple situated at Piranmalai, a hilly village located in Singampunari Taluk in Sivagangai District, Tamil Nadu State, India. Kodunkundreeswar and Bhairavar temples are located in this village. Piranmalai is a fortified hill at an elevation of over 2,000 feet.

  8. Category:Mountains in Hinduism - Wikipedia

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    Mount Kailash; Mount Meru; N. Nag Pahad; Nanda Devi; T. Tirumalai (Tamil Nadu) V. Velliangiri Mountains This page was last edited on 26 March 2024, at 20:38 ...

  9. Kalpavriksha - Wikipedia

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    Kalpavriksha, in particular, is said to be planted at Mt. Meru peak in the middle of Indra's five paradise gardens. It is on account of these wish-granting trees that the asuras waged a perpetual war with the devas as the heavenly gods who exclusively benefited freely from the "divine flowers and fruits" from the Kalpavriksha, whereas the ...