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  2. Astra (weapon) - Wikipedia

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    The Antardhanastra would make things, people, or entire places disappear. This astra was given to Arjuna by Kubera. Prajnastra: This weapon was used to restore a person's senses and thoughts. It was a good counter to the Sammohana Astra. Warriors like Arjuna and Drona used this astra in war. Sailastra: Vayu

  3. Salpinx - Wikipedia

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    Due to the complexity of this process, the ASTRA project uses grid computing on hundreds of computers throughout Europe to model the sounds. [19] The Salpinx is part of the Lost Sounds Orchestra, alongside other ancient instruments whose sounds have been recreated by ASTRA, including the epigonion, the aulos, the barbiton and the syrinx.

  4. Asherah pole - Wikipedia

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    An Asherah pole is a sacred tree or pole that stood near Canaanite religious locations to honor the goddess Asherah. [1] The relation of the literary references to an asherah and archaeological finds of Judaean pillar-figurines has engendered a literature of debate.

  5. Seven trumpets - Wikipedia

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    The trumpets are referred to in Koine Greek as σάλπιγξ (sálpinx, salpinx); this was a straight, narrow bronze tube with a mouthpiece of bone and a bell; they do not closely resemble modern valve trumpets. The final three trumpets are sometimes called the "woe trumpets". [2]

  6. Asherah - Wikipedia

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    However, particularly in the Hebrew Bible, the term asherah and sometimes asherot, came to be identified with cultic wooden objects, sometimes referred to as asherah poles. In this context, in regard to certain attestations of Asherah, there is controversy about whether the inscriptions referring to Asherah indicate the deity, a cultic object ...

  7. Religious images in Christian theology - Wikipedia

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    Catholics use images, such as the crucifix, the cross, in religious life and pray using depictions of saints. They also venerate images and liturgical objects by kissing, bowing, and making the sign of the cross. They point to the Old Testament patterns of worship followed by the Hebrew people as examples of how certain places and things used ...

  8. Brahmastra - Wikipedia

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    The Brahmashirā Astra or Brahmashirsha astra (Brahma's 4 head weapon), [3] manifests with four heads of Brahma at the front and is four times stronger than the normal Brahmastra. Arjuna , Drona , Karna , Ashwatthama , and Bhishma were among who possessed this knowledge in Mahabharata . [ 4 ]

  9. Brahmashirastra - Wikipedia

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    The Brahmashirastra (Sanskrit: ब्रह्मशिरास्त्र, romanized: Brahmaśirāstra) or Brahmashira Namaka Astra is the most destructive weapon ...