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Aditi (given name) Aishwarya. Akhila. Ambika (given name) Ami (given name) Amita. Amrita. Ananya. Anasuya (given name)
A Hindu girl after her Karnavedha rite of passage (ear piercing) Karnavedha ( IAST : Karṇavedha, Sanskrit: कर्णवेध) literally means "ear-piercing". [ 59 ] This is a minor rite of passage that is not mentioned in most Gryha-sutras.
Maha Shivaratri is the main Hindu festival among the Shaiva Hindu diaspora from Nepal and India. In Indo-Caribbean communities, thousands of Hindus spend the beautiful night in over four hundred temples across multiple countries, offering special jhalls (an offering of milk and curd, flowers, sugarcane and sweets) to Shiva. [37]
If Indian baby names are new to you, here are a few famous ones to consider: Deepak [Chopra, best-selling author]; Priyanka [Chopra-Jonas, actor, model], Padma [Lakshmi, writer, model and long ...
Lakshmi is a member of the Tridevi, the triad of great goddesses. She represents the Rajas guna, and the Iccha-shakti. [ 46][ 47] The image, icons, and sculptures of Lakshmi are represented with symbolism. Her name is derived from Sanskrit root words for knowing the goal and understanding the objective. [ 36]
Champa Sashti festival is a six-day festival observed from the first to the sixth of the Hindu month of Margashirsha (November – early December). It is one of the most important festivals dedicated to Lord Khandoba .This festival celebrates the victory of Khandoba against the demons Mani-Malla. Prathamastami.
Maya is a female name in various languages with various meanings. Originally from Sanskrit, the ancient Indian language, Māyā means "illusion or magic", and is an alternate name of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi. [ 1] In the Tupi language, of southern Brazil, it means "mother", while Mayara means "grandmother". [ 2]
14th-century fresco of Radha (right) and Krishna (left, playing flute) in Udaipur, Rajasthan. The Sanskrit term Rādhā ( Sanskrit: राधा) means "prosperity, success, perfection and wealth". [ 32 ][ 33 ][ 34 ] It is a common word and name found in various contexts in the ancient and medieval texts of India. The word appears in the Vedic ...