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Download as PDF; Printable version; Appearance. move to sidebar hide. Help. List of given names in Hinduism. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 ...
These boys were raised by handmaidens known as the Krittikas. Later, Parvati fused them into one, creating the six-headed Kartikeya. [7] [8] Kartikeya means "of the Krittikas" in Sanskrit. [6] [9] According to Hindu literature, he is known by 108 different names, though other names also exist in common usage. [10]
Naming ceremony. A mother and newborn take part in a heathenry baby naming ceremony in British Columbia in 2007. A naming ceremony is a stage at which a person or persons is officially assigned a name. The methods of the practice differ over cultures and religions. The timing at which a name is assigned can vary from some days after birth to ...
Enemy of Jesus, lies, temptation, the Dragon, the ruler of demons (Christianity), Symbol of the lower nature of men (Baháʼí Faith) Saureil: Ṣaureil Qmamir Ziwa Mandaeism: Uthra: Angel of Death Schemhampharae: Christianity, Judaism A list of 72 angels of the 9 choir orders, with esoteric meaning related to the names of God Selaphiel ...
Read on for Indian baby name inspiration and see if there’s a name that’s perfect for your child in the list below. Most popular Indian boy names (In order of popularity as of 2022, according ...
Tilaka. In Hinduism, the tilaka ( Sanskrit: तिलक ), colloquially known as a tika, is a mark worn usually on the forehead, at the point of the ajna chakra (third eye or spiritual eye) and sometimes other parts of the body such as the neck, hand, chest, or the arm. [ 1] The tilaka may be worn daily for decorative purposes, as a symbol for ...
The annaprashana ( Sanskrit: अन्नप्राशन, romanized : annaprāśana ), also known as annaprashana vidhi or annaprashanam, is a Hindu rite of passage ( Saṃskāra) that marks an infant's first intake of food other than milk. The term annaprashana means 'eating of cooked rice'. In Vedic Hindu culture, the child cannot eat rice ...
The Hindu epic Mahabharata describes two more elephants by the same name – a mythical elephant that was an incarnation of a sage, and the one that belonged to Bhagadatta, the king of Pragjyotisha. Vinayaki is an elephant-headed Hindu goddess, a Matrika. The goddess is generally associated with the elephant-headed god of wisdom, Ganesha.