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  2. List of Nakshatras - Wikipedia

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    Each Nakshatra is also divided into quarters or padas of 3°20’, and the below table lists the appropriate starting sound to name the child. The 27 nakshatras, each with 4 padas, give 108, which is the number of beads in a Japa mala, indicating all the elements (ansh) of Vishnu: #

  3. Nakshatra - Wikipedia

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    Each Nakshatra is also divided into quarters or padas of 3° 20’, and the below table lists the appropriate starting sound to name the child. The 27 nakshatras, each with 4 padas, give 108, which is the number of beads in a japa mala, representing all the elements (ansh) of Vishnu:

  4. Alvars - Wikipedia

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    Vishnu decides that his amshas (parts of his identity) would be incarnated as humans on earth, and teach them the path of righteousness and devotion to him. These amshas happily accepted their birth as the twelve Alvars, aligning with the boon given to Agastya, and also became a role model for the human beings who came later in the Kali Yuga.

  5. Dhruva - Wikipedia

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    Vishnu was pleased and appeared before Dhruva. Dhruva sang a poem praising Vishnu in 12 powerful verses, also known as Dhruva-stuti. [7] Vishnu Purana gives a slightly different account here. When Vishnu was pleased with Dhruva's tapasya (penance) and asked him for a varadāna (grant of wishes), he asked for the varadāna of knowledge of a ...

  6. Astronomical basis of the Hindu calendar - Wikipedia

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    A pakṣa (Sanskrit: पक्ष) is the time taken by the Moon to move from a new moon to a full moon and vice versa. The waxing phase of the moon is known as the bright side (Sanskrit: शुक्ल पक्ष, romanized: śukla pakṣa) and the waning phase is known as the dark side (Sanskrit: कृष्ण पक्ष, romanized: kṛṣṇa pakṣa).

  7. List of Natchathara temples - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of Natchathara (Nakshathra, Stars) Temples of Hindus. These temples are also called Nakshathiram Temples or Birth Star Temples. [1] No Natchathara Name

  8. Kartika Purnima - Wikipedia

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    Also called: Kartika Pournami, Tripuri Purnima, Tripurari Purnima, Deva-Diwali, Deva-Deepawali: Observed by: Hindus, Sikhs, and Jains: Type: Religious: Observances: Prayers and religious rituals honoring Brahma at Pushkar Lake, puja to Vishnu and Harihara, Bathing at Pushkar Lake and puja to Brahma

  9. List of Hindu festivals - Wikipedia

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    Rama Navami is the day on which Lord Rama, the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu, incarnated in human form in Ayodhya. He is the ardha ansh (partial incarnation) of Lord Vishnu, embodying half of Vishnu's definitive qualities. The name "Rama" translates to "one who is divinely blissful and brings joy to others" and "one in whom sages find ...