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Mangala (Sanskrit: मङ्गल, IAST: Maṅgala) is the personification, as well as the name for the planet Mars, in Hindu literature. [4] Also known as Lohita ( lit. ' the red one ' ), [ 5 ] he is the deity of anger, aggression, as well as war. [ 4 ]
The concept of mangala sutra has evolved over centuries, and has become an integral part of marriages among several Indian communities. Historian of Indian jewellery, Usha Balakrishnan, explains that the mangala sutra had previously referred to a literal thread as opposed to an item of jewellery. [6] The sacred ceremony of tying the mangala sutra
The Maṅgala Sutta is a discourse (Pali: sutta) of Gautama Buddha on the subject of 'blessings' (mangala, also translated as 'good omen' or 'auspices' or 'good fortune'). [1] In this discourse, Gautama Buddha describes 'blessings' that are wholesome personal pursuits or attainments, identified in a progressive manner from the mundane to the ...
Maa Mangala is a Hindu goddess who is one of the manifestations of Shakti. In ancient times, Buddhist monks used to symbolize Mangala as goddess Tara . Now the deity worshiped as one of manifestations of Hindu deity Durga in the hymn of the goddess Vanadurga .
Mangala Dosha (IAST: Maṅgala-doṣa), also known as Mangal Dosh because of schwa deletion, is a Hindu superstition, [1] [2] prevalent in India. A person born under the influence of Mars ( Mangala ) as per Hindu astrology is said to have "mangala dosha" ("mars defect"); such a person is called a Mangalika (or Manglik).
Mangala is the name for Mars in Hindu astrology. Mangala may also refer to: Mangala (game), a traditional Turkish mancala game; Mangala, a weekly Kannada film magazine; Mangala, a Hindi-Telugu bilingual film; Mangala language (disambiguation) Mangala people, an Indigenous Australian people of Western Australia
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A mangalacharana (Sanskrit: मङ्गलाचरणम्, romanized: maṅgalācaraṇam) [1] or a mangalashloka [2] is a benedictory verse traditionally ...