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Ganga (Sanskrit: गङ्गा, IAST: Gaṅgā) is the personification of the river Ganges, who is worshipped by Hindus as the goddess of purification and forgiveness. Known by many names, Ganga is often depicted as a fair, beautiful woman, riding a divine crocodile-like creature called the makara. Some of the earliest mentions of Ganga are ...
Ricky Kej was born in North Carolina on 5 August 1981. [25] Half Punjabi and Marwari by birth, [26] Kej grew up in North Carolina and moved to Bangalore, India when he was eight years old and has lived there since.
The Ganges is the distilled lifeblood of the Hindu tradition, of its divinities, holy books, and enlightenment. [81] As such, her worship does not require the usual rites of invocation (avahana) at the beginning and dismissal (visarjana) at the end, required in the worship of other gods. [81]
Śruta (son), Haṃsī (daughter) Dynasty. Suryavamsha. Bhagiratha (Sanskrit: भगीरथ, IAST: Bhagīratha) is a legendary king of the Ikshvaku dynasty in Hindu literature. He is best known for his legend of bringing the sacred river Ganges, personified as the Hindu river goddess Ganga, from heaven upon the earth, by performing a penance.
Makara (Sanskrit: मकर, romanized:Makara) is a legendary sea-creature in Hindu mythology. [ 1 ] In Hindu astrology, Makara is equivalent to the Zodiac sign Capricorn. Makara appears as the vahana (vehicle) of the river goddess Ganga, Narmada, and of the god of the ocean, Varuna. [ 2 ] Makara are considered guardians of gateways and ...
Kali Yuga, in Hinduism, is the fourth, longest, and worst of the four yugas (world ages) in a Yuga Cycle, preceded by Dvapara Yuga and followed by the next cycle's Krita (Satya) Yuga. It is believed to be the present age, which is full of conflict and sin. [1][2][3] Near the end of Kali Yuga, when virtues are at their worst, a cataclysm and a ...
Signature. Lata Mangeshkar(Hindi pronunciation:[ləˈtaːməŋˈɡeːʃkər]ⓘ; born Hema Mangeshkar; 28 September 1929 – 6 February 2022)[8]was an Indian playback singerand occasional music composer. She is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. [9][10][11][12]Her voice was one of the ...
Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry (born Chembolu Seetharama Sastry; 20 May 1955 – 30 November 2021) was an Indian poet and lyricist known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre.