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Yogini or Jogini are 64 in number. Yoginis, female supporting deities of Bhairavi. Bhairavi is the supreme leader of all 64 yoginis. Bhairav also has 52 supporting powers called 52 Bhairav. Bhairavi is the consort of Bhairava according to the Puranas and Tantras. In Tantra Shastra all 64 yogini, 52 Bhairav and 56 Kalve work together.
There are also the sacred twelve shrines dedicated to Shiva which can be found all across India including the Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi and the Kal Bhairava temple, Ujjain. The Patal Bhairava and Vikrant Bhairava shrines are located in Ujjain as well. [23] [24] Gorat Kashmiris are known to worship Bhairava during Shivratri. [25]
Khala bhirava Temple, which is there in Skanada Purana, Taranagara village, Sandur Taluk, Bellary. Mahakala Bhairava Temple, Near Gurupura Bridge, Karamogaru, Mangalore-Moodbedra Highway Kalabhairaveshvara Temple at Guthi village, Mudigere Taluk, Chikmagalur
The country of Mauritius, retaining a Hindu majority is found in Eastern Africa. About 6.7% of the population of Réunion follows Hinduism, making it the second largest religion in Réunion. [10] Hindus is the second largest religion in Seychelles forming 5.4% of the population [3] [11] There is also a small number of Hindus in Madagascar. [12]
Hinduism has existed in Africa mainly since the late 19th century. There are an estimated 2-2.5 million adherents of Hinduism in Africa. It is the largest religion in Mauritius, [42] and several other countries have Hindu temples. Hindus came to South Africa as indentured laborers in the 19th century.
There are significant numbers of Hindu enclaves around the world, with many in South Africa, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Hinduism is also practiced by the non-Indic people including the Balinese of Bali island , Tengger and Osing of Java (Indonesia), the Balamon Chams of Vietnam, Ghanaian Hindus in Ghana and Butuanon people in Philippines.
Bhairav (raga) Bhairon (tantrik), the tantrik associated with the story of Vaishno Devi, who was killed by her Bhairab Dutt Pande (born 1917), governor of Indian states of West Bengal (1981–1983) and Punjab (1983–1984)
Bhairav or Bhairavnath (alternatively Bhairon or Bhaironnath) was a disciple of Gorakhnath, whose guru was the Matsyendranath. He was considered to have control over all tantrik siddhis and had grown arrogant of his power.