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  2. Toranam - Wikipedia

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    Neem is considered to be a very good disinfectant for various diseases such as smallpox and mysterious fevers, especially during the summer season. In Tamil nadu the Amman festivals [ 7 ] [ 8 ] were celebrated during summer and neem leaves are very prominently hung in temples, houses, and streets.

  3. Siddhashrama - Wikipedia

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    Siddhashrama (Siddhāśrama; Devanagari:सिद्धाश्रम), popularly called Gyangunj, is considered as a mystical hermitage, which according to a tradition, is located in a secret land deep in the Himalayas, where great yogis, sadhus, and sages who are siddhas live.

  4. Glossary of Hinduism terms - Wikipedia

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    A word for female Hindu deities. Bhajan A Hindu devotional song as a spiritual practice. Bhakti A Hindu word for faith, devotion or love to god. Bharat India, and also used as a male name. Bharata Brother of Rama. Bhargava The descendants of the great rishi, Bhrigu. Bhasmasura Ancient legendary character in Hinduism. Bhavana Sense for calling ...

  5. List of legendary creatures in Hindu mythology - Wikipedia

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    The Amarakosha, a thesaurus of Sanskrit, mentions the names of eight male elephants, and their respective consorts, that bear the world together. Airavata is a mythological white elephant who carries the Hindu God Indra. He also represents the Eastern direction, the quarter of Indra. Abhramu is the consort of Airavata.

  6. List of reportedly haunted locations in India - Wikipedia

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    Agrasen Ki Baoli step well. Agrasen Ki Baoli, New Delhi: A 60-meter long and 15-meter wide historical step well, it is believed to be haunted. [1]Bhuli Bhatiyari Ka Mahal, Karol Bagh: Ruins of a 14th-century hunting lodge that is believed by some to be haunted.

  7. Mysticism - Wikipedia

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    Its figurative meaning is to be initiated into the "mystery revelation". The meaning derives from the initiatory rites of the pagan mysteries. [web 2] Also appearing in the New Testament is the related noun μυστήριον (mustérion or mystḗrion), the root word of the English term "mystery". The term means "anything hidden", a mystery or ...

  8. Will-o'-the-wisp - Wikipedia

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    The Will o' the Wisp and the Snake by Hermann Hendrich (1854–1931). In folklore, a will-o'-the-wisp, will-o'-wisp, or ignis fatuus (Latin for 'foolish flame'; [1] pl. ignes fatui), is an atmospheric ghost light seen by travellers at night, especially over bogs, swamps or marshes.

  9. Avatar - Wikipedia

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    The Rigveda describes Indra as endowed with a mysterious power of assuming any form at will. [7] [8] The Bhagavad Gita expounds the doctrine of Avatara but with terms other than avatar. [6] [4] Theologically, the term is most often associated with the Hindu god Vishnu, though the idea has been applied to other deities. [9]