#Deities

Islamic resurgence in Rarh Bengal can be traced from various liturgical sources & scriptures. Most important & popular among them are Shunya Puran and Dharma Puja Bidhan, authored by Ramai
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I'm become very interested in yakshas, yakshis and nagas- classes of sacred beings which seem to be relatively peripheral to modern Indian religion and spirituality, but which dominated much of the art
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5/19By 1500 BC, the first Veda had been written. This was the first written record of a civilization's practices, both religious and otherwise. Here we find references to plenty of
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I'm going to try and expand this since people are attempting to hex and disrespect the moon and the deities associated with it. Also today is Monday (moonday) so it
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South Delhi's famous Shri Aadya Katyayani Shakti Peetham, more popularly known as Chhatarpur Mandir, off the Mehrauli-Gurgaon road, is, for me, an absolute must each time I'm in the Indian
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In Japanese mythology, Izanagi and Izanami are primordial deities said to have created the islands of Japan. They undertook a sacred wedding but soon after, Izanami died giving birth to the
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Divided in Aryan-DravidianRadha Soami cult which has huge following amongst punjab Haryana Himachal and JK hindus too makes you hate your own deities and after one or two generations they
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Seems like the women who were having doubts about this man's motives were right after all. GO AWAY AND KEEP YOUR WORDS TO YOURSELVES, WOMEN, AN IMPORTANT MAN IS TRYING
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Short thread on mantras and why their translation into other languages will not work (especially into English and other European languages)The question is asked “We can’t understand Sanskrit mantras, why
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I was listening to this episode of @nosuchthing. They talk about taboo words / taboo languages & it’s so interesting that we have some very similar things here. I’m very
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The Macellum Magnum or "Great Market" of Nero, constructed on the Caelian Hill in 59 AD. Shown here in remarkable detail on dupondii coins of Nero, the two-storey colonnaded market
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After watching a live session on 'What is God Really Like: Tawhid or Trinity?' on youtube; came to know about Nabeel Qureshi. So i continued watching his other videos found
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Visayan MythologyPatron deity of HomosexualsSidapa and Bulan lovestory- a thread - Long ago, Sidapa, the god of death resided alone on top his mountain. From his domain he saw the
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Do you think Kundalas (Earrings) worn by our Gods are just ornaments?Let us understand what they mean...There are 5 Kinds of Kundalas (Earrings)@ReclaimTemples @punarutthana @LostTemple7 1.Patra Kundala – made of
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In an earlier thread, we discussed how the language of music, including the mythic symbolism related to the musical instruments (more specifically the aulos), was closely associate to the concept
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Norse Paganism is, in my view, has the worst possible gods for fascists to worship. Other pantheons likely have similar deities, so this is not meant to invalidate them, but
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