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  2. Chhaya - Wikipedia

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    'shadow' or 'shade'), also known as Savarna, is the Hindu personification and goddess of shadow, and a consort of Surya, the Hindu sun god. [1] She is the shadow-image or reflection of Saranyu (Sanjna), the first wife of Surya. Chhaya was born from the shadow of Sanjna and replaced Sanjna in her house, after the latter temporarily left her husband.

  3. Devasena - Wikipedia

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    Devasena, the celestial wife, is married in a traditional arranged marriage while the earthy Valli is won by Murugan, resulting in a love marriage. The consorts also represent a syncretism between the Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions, dedicated to Shiva and Vishnu, respectively.

  4. Vishvakarma - Wikipedia

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    The name Visvakarman occurs five times in the tenth book of the Rigveda. The two hymns of the Rigveda identify Visvakarman as all-seeing, and having eyes, faces, arms and feet on every side and also has wings. Brahma, the god of creation, who is four-faced and four-armed resembles him in these aspects. He is represented as being the source of ...

  5. Glossary of Hinduism terms - Wikipedia

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    A Rigvedic god of the storm, the hunt, death, nature and the wind. Rudra is an early form of Shiva and a name of Shiva in the Shiva sahasranama. Rukmini The Hindu goddess of fortune. The chief wife of the Hindu deity Krishna, an avatar of Lakshmi. Ruru The son of Pramati and grandson of Chyavana. He married Pramadvara, granddaughter of ...

  6. Marriage in Hinduism - Wikipedia

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    The three goals of marriage include allowing a husband and a wife to fulfil their dharma, bearing progeny (praja), and experiencing pleasure (rati). Sexual intercourse between a husband and wife is regarded to be important in order to produce children, but is the least desirable purpose of marriage in traditional Hindu schools of thought. [4]

  7. Ahalya - Wikipedia

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    In Hinduism, Ahalya (Sanskrit: अहल्या, IAST: Ahalyā) also spelt as Ahilya, is the wife of the sage Gautama Maharishi.Many Hindu scriptures describe her legend of seduction by the king of the gods Indra, her husband's curse for her infidelity, and her liberation from the curse by the god Rama.

  8. Sanjna - Wikipedia

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    Samjñā is derived from the Sanskrit roots sam (together, complete) and jñā (to know), meaning "knowledge," "awareness," "sign," or "name." [5] The shift in name signifies a deeper focus on the character's symbolic role. Samjñā represents more than just a fleeing or transforming figure—she embodies the concept of representation or identity.

  9. Shakti - Wikipedia

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    The God and his Shakti together represent the Absolute, the god being nonactivated Eternity, the goddess being activated Time." [ 27 ] Shakti is generally personified as the wife of a specific Hindu god, particularly Shiva , for whom she took forms as Durga , Kali , and Parvati , [ 28 ] [ 29 ] forming complementary principles. [ 30 ] "