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Kaula, also known as Kula, Kulamārga ("the Kula path") and Kaulācāra ("the Kaula tradition"), is a Tantric tradition which is characterised by distinctive rituals and symbolism connected with the worship of Shakti and Shiva [1] that is associated with cremation-ground or charnel ground sceticism, found in Shaktism and Shaivism. [2]
Yaga-shala (Sanskrit: यागशाल, romanized: Yāga-śālā; Hindustani pronunciation: [ˈjaːɡə ˈʃaːlə]) is a sacrificial hall in Hinduism where a fire sacrifice is conducted. It also refers to the site of the sacrifice during the kumbhabhishekam ceremony of a temple .
The word gurukula is a combination of the Sanskrit words guru ('teacher' or 'master') and kula ('family' or 'home'). [2] [3] The term is also used today to refer to residential monasteries or schools operated by modern gurus. [4] The proper plural of the term is gurukulam, though gurukuls is also used in English and some other European languages.
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Mata Mansa Devi is a Hindu temple dedicated to goddess Mansa Devi, a form of Shakti, in the Panchkula district of the Indian state of Haryana.The temple complex is spread of 100 acres (0.40 km 2) of the Shivalik foothills in the village of Bilaspur, near Sector 13 (earlier known as Mani Majra) of Chandigarh, and Panchkula, 10 km from Chandi Mandir, another noted Devi shrine in the region, both ...
Tirumalai Krishnamacharya (18 November 1888 – 28 February 1989) [1] [2] was an Indian yoga teacher, ayurvedic healer and scholar. He is seen as one of the most important gurus of modern yoga, [3] and is often called "Father of Modern Yoga" for his wide influence on the development of postural yoga.
A śālā (Shala) is a Sanskrit term that means any "house, space, covered pavilion or enclosure" in Indian architecture. [2] In other contexts śālā – also spelled calai or salai in South India – means a feeding house or a college of higher studies linked to a Hindu or Jain temple and supported by local population and wealthy patrons.
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