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Parvati ( Sanskrit: पार्वती, IAST: Pārvatī ), also known as Uma ( Sanskrit: उमा, IAST: Umā) and Gauri ( Sanskrit: गौरी, IAST: Gaurī ), is the Hindu goddess of power, energy, nourishment, harmony, love, beauty, devotion, and motherhood. She is one of the central deities of the goddess-oriented sect called Shaktism ...
Uma–Maheshvara ( Sanskrit: उमामहेश्वर, romanized : Umāmaheśvara) is a form of the divine couple, Shiva (Maheshvara) and Parvati (Uma), in Hindu iconography. It features the two principle Hindu deities in a benign form. It is one of the panchavimshatimurti (twenty-five forms of Shiva in Hindu iconography), as has been ...
Hinduism portal. v. t. e. Kashi Vishwanath Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva. It is located in Vishwanath Gali, in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. The temple is a Hindu pilgrimage site and is one of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines. The presiding deity is known by the names Vishwanath and Vishweshwara ( IAST: Viśvanātha and ...
The Triyuginarayan Temple is located at an altitude of 1,980 metres (6,500 ft) about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) away from Sonprayag, the confluence of Mandakini and Songanga rivers. [ 6] The geographical belt is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) away from Sonprayag that extends to 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) between Triyugninarayan and Toshi villages with an average ...
Furthermore, it says "Shiva, the Supreme Lord, has no liūga", liuga (Sanskrit: लिऊग IAST: liūga) meaning Shiva is transcendent, beyond any characteristic and, specifically the sign of gender. [309] Apart from anthropomorphic images of Shiva, he is also represented in aniconic form of a lingam. [310] These are depicted in various designs.
Completed. 345 - 365 CE. The Mahabaleshwar Temple, Gokarna is a 4th-century CE Hindu temple located in Gokarna, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka state, India which is built in the classical Dravidian architectural style. It is a site of religious pilgrimage. The temple faces the Gokarna beach on the Arabian Sea.
There are at least eight different variations of the Shiva Sahasranama [1] while the one appearing in the Book 13 (Anushasana Parva) of the Mahabharata is considered as the main version. [2] One version is contained in the Linga Purana , while another version occurs in the Mahabharata .
Architecture. Type. Dravidian architecture. Vedapureeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located in Thiruverkadu, a Municipality in Tiruvallur district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Shiva is worshipped as Vedapureeswarar, and is represented by the lingam. His consort Parvati is depicted as Balambigai.