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  2. Superstition in India - Wikipedia

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    Hindu persons prefer arranged marriage as it allows them to find a bride or groom with a matching horoscope. [citation needed] A person born under the influence of Mars is said to have Mangala Dosha ("mars defect"); such a person is called a manglik. According to the superstition, the marriage between a Manglik and a non-Manglik is disastrous.

  3. Vayu - Wikipedia

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    Vayu (Sanskrit pronunciation:, Sanskrit: वायु, IAST: Vāyu), also known as Vata and Pavana, [9] is the Hindu god of the winds as well as the divine messenger of the gods. In the Vedic scriptures , Vayu is an important deity and is closely associated with Indra , the king of gods.

  4. Glossary of Hinduism terms - Wikipedia

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    Hindu ascetic/monastic (monk or nun) such as a Sanyasi, Sadhvine or Sadhu, Swami. Satyabhama is the Hindu Goddess and third queen of Krishna she is the personification of the goddess Bhumi and one of the incarnations of Lakshmi. Saraswati The goddess of education and knowledge, and consort of Brahma. Shakta

  5. Category:Superstitions of India - Wikipedia

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  6. Hinduism in India - Wikipedia

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    This article is about The Hinduism in the Indian Republic. For Hinduism in the Indian subcontinent, see Hinduism in South Asia. Hinduism in India Venkateswara Temple in Srivari Brahmotsavam Total population c. 1.15 billion Regions with significant populations Uttar Pradesh 192,000,000 Bihar 107,000,000 Maharashtra 101,000,000 Madhya Pradesh 78,000,000 Rajasthan 71,500,000 West Bengal ...

  7. Hindu mythology - Wikipedia

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    Hindu mythology is the body of myths [a] attributed to, and espoused by, the adherents of the Hindu religion, found in Hindu texts such as the Vedas, [1] the itihasa (the epics of the Mahabharata and Ramayana, [2]) the Puranas, [3] and mythological stories specific to a particular ethnolinguistic group like the Tamil Periya Puranam and Divya ...

  8. Folklore of India - Wikipedia

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    Although India is a Hindu-majority country, with more than three-fourths of the population identifying themselves as Hindus, there is no single, unified, and all-pervading concept of identity present in it. Various heterogeneous traditions, numerous regional cultures and different religions to grow and flourish here.

  9. Mysticism - Wikipedia

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    Hinduism has a number of interlinked ascetic traditions and philosophical schools which aim at moksha [84] and the acquisition of higher powers. [85] With the onset of the British colonisation of India, those traditions came to be interpreted in Western terms such as "mysticism", resulting in comparisons with Western terms and practices. [86]