Search results for "Ganga in Hinduism" - New World Encyclopedia
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- The Ganges (also Ganga Devanāgarī: hi|गंगा ) is a major river in the Indian subcontinent flowing east through ...23 KB (3,460 words) - 04:25, 18 April 2024
- the most important Hindu pilgrimage circuit in the Indian Himalayas. Located ... All four pilgrimage sites sit in the Himalayas, previously difficult ...11 KB (1,617 words) - 01:45, 4 December 2023
- Ilāhābād) is the English name of a city in the north Indian state of Uttar ... , with ilāh being Arabic for "(a) god" (in this context ...16 KB (2,500 words) - 13:37, 17 May 2021
- In the Hindu religion, Sarasvati (Sanskrit sa|सरस्वती ... to her flowing thoughts, words, and music. In ancient India, Sarasvati was ...16 KB (2,489 words) - 03:27, 23 December 2022
- Indian philosophy. He is said to have lived in the Indian subcontinent, around ... numerous myths and legends, but does appear in Hindu literature in connection ...11 KB (1,609 words) - 02:49, 5 October 2022
- Lingayatism, also known as Veerashaivism, began as a reform movement ... The term derives from Lingavantha in Kannada. Legend relates that ...20 KB (2,822 words) - 04:17, 29 October 2022
- of Karnataka that ruled from Banavasi in present day Uttara Kannada ... Mayurasharma founded the dynasty in 345 C.E., showing at times the ...21 KB (3,156 words) - 21:31, 7 September 2023
- The Western Ganga Dynasty (350 – 1000 C.E.) (Kannada:ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ... of Manyakheta replaced the Chalukyas in 753 C.E. as the dominant power ...47 KB (6,741 words) - 17:20, 4 May 2023
- of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in India, but throughout the world ... heritage of the city. As a cultural nexus in northern India, Varanasi has ...18 KB (2,802 words) - 14:36, 3 May 2023
- one") is a principal deity of Hinduism who is especially revered ... In images and sculpture, Shiva is often represented as immersed in ...43 KB (6,555 words) - 20:31, 21 April 2021
- ) are a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent ... major river systems: the Indus Basin, the Ganga-Brahmaputra Basin and the ...37 KB (5,509 words) - 23:27, 18 December 2020
- "great countries"), or regions, in ancient India. The core of ... During that time Siddhartha Gautama was born in Kosala around 563 B.C.E. Magadha ...20 KB (3,019 words) - 04:57, 5 November 2022
- Avantikapuri), an ancient city of Malwa in central India on the eastern ... Ujjain has served as a center of science and culture in northern India ...17 KB (2,475 words) - 01:27, 3 May 2023
- this school as well as of bhakti and Islam. In his life and teachings, he ... In contemporary India, the famous Hindu guru Sathya Sai Baba is often ...29 KB (4,491 words) - 20:40, 17 April 2023
- Hinduism, known as Sanātana Dharma, (सनातन धर्म ... Some Hindus dislike the name “Hinduism,” although many now use ...61 KB (9,460 words) - 19:05, 17 March 2022
- River and the Ghaggar River-Hakra River in what is now Pakistan and western ... The Indus civilization peaked around 2500 B.C.E. in the western part ...32 KB (5,016 words) - 21:11, 22 March 2024
- Shaktism is a denomination of Hinduism that worships Shakti (or Devi ... necessity of a female image of the divine in religious experience. ...40 KB (6,102 words) - 10:18, 26 January 2023
- as for his promotion of religious harmony. In particular, he was known for ... service (called seva), and teach Education in Human Values. His followers ...33 KB (4,966 words) - 15:00, 23 October 2023
- grant that mentions their rule from Manpur in the Malwa region of modern ... impressive empire with the Gulbarga region in modern Karnataka as its base ...53 KB (7,699 words) - 00:10, 14 November 2023
- under the rule of the Hoysala Empire in the region known today as Karnataka ... to surpass their Western Chalukya overlords in artistic achievement. Temples ...30 KB (4,528 words) - 17:15, 18 March 2023
