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Bijli Mahadev temple is a located in Kashawri village, Kullu Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India. It is located at an altitude of about 2,460 meters. It is located at an altitude of about 2,460 meters. The temple is one of the ancient temples in India and is dedicated to a major deity in Hinduism , god Shiva .
[365] [366] In contrast to Hindu religious texts, whether Vedas or Puranas, in Javanese puppetry (wayang) books, Batara Guru is the king of the gods who regulates and creates the world system. In the classic book that is used as a reference for the puppeteers, it is said that Sanghyang Manikmaya or Batara Guru was created from a sparkling light ...
Mangal Mahadev is a 33 m (108 ft) tall sculpture of the Hindu god Shiva standing with his Trishula (trident) at the entrance of Ganga Talao (Grand Bassin), a crater lake situated in the district of Savanne district, Mauritius. [1] It is a replica of the Shiva statue in Sursagar lake in Vadodara, Gujarat in India and is the tallest statue in ...
Shiva consumed the poison Halahala that originated from the sea during the Samudramanthan (churning of the ocean) ca 1870.. According to Hindu sacred texts, the place where the Neelkanth Mahadev Temple [1] currently stands is the sacred location where Shiva consumed the poison that originated from the sea when Devas (Gods) and Asuras (Demons) churned the ocean in order to obtain Amrita.
An ancient local legend held that Hindu deity Shiva and other gods enjoyed visiting the dramatic hill formation in Kalinjar area. [13] The center of this region is Khajuraho, set midst local hills and rivers. The temple complex reflects the ancient Hindu tradition of building temples where gods love to pray. [13] [30]
Ardhanarishvara represents the synthesis of masculine and feminine energies of the universe (Purusha and Prakriti) and illustrates how Shakti, the female principle of God, is inseparable from (or the same as, according to some interpretations) Shiva, the male principle of God, and vice versa. The union of these principles is exalted as the root ...
Mahadeva Temple, Tambdi Surla is a 13th-century Hindu temple in the Kadamba style dedicated to Lord Shiva, one of the main deities in Hinduism, and is an active place of Hindu worship. It is an ASI protected Monument of National Importance in Goa .
Ugna or Ugna Mahadev (उगना महादेव) is believed to be an incarnation of Shiva as the servant of his devotee, the Maithili poet Vidyapati around the 14th century in Mithila. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] According to legend, the people of Mithila generally remember and worship Shiva by the name of Ugna, which is among the deity's thousand ...