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Dyauṣ the "Sky" god, also called Dyeus and Prabhāsa or the "shining dawn", also called akasha or sky, Pṛthivī the "Earth" goddess/god, also called Dharā or "support" and Bhumi or Earth, Sūrya the "Sun" god, also called Pratyūsha , ("break of dawn", but often used to mean simply "light"), the Saura sect worships Sūrya as their chief ...
Khuda (Persian: خُدا, romanized: xodâ, Persian pronunciation:) or Khoda is the Persian word for God. Originally, it was used as a noun in reference to Ahura Mazda (the name of the God in Zoroastrianism). Iranian languages, Turkic languages, and many Indo-Aryan languages employ the word. [1]
* Number of human species [clarification needed] 400,000 [13] [14] [15] Number of Manus who manifest in one kalpa (one day of Brahmā) fourteen Manus [16] Duration of one day of Brahmā: 1,000 chatur-yugas (4.32 billion years) Number of Manus who manifest during one month of Brahmā: 420 Manus [17] Number of Manus who manifest during one year ...
The name India comes from the Ancient Greek word Ἰνδική (Indikē) or Ἰνδία (Indía), which was changed into Latin as India. In the past, the name meant the land of the Indus river. This river is now mostly in Pakistan and is the national river of the country. The name India originally comes from the Sanskrit word Sindhu.
Part of the Vyomamandala showing the rudras - circa 5th century CE, Katra Keshav Dev; currently at Mathura Museum.. The Thirty-three gods, or Tridasha (Sanskrit: त्रिदश, romanized: Tridaśa, lit.
Vayu (Sanskrit pronunciation:, Sanskrit: वायु, IAST: Vāyu), also known as Vāta and Pavana, [9] is the Hindu god of the winds as well as the divine messenger of the gods. In the Vedic scriptures , Vayu is an important deity and is closely associated with Indra , the king of gods.
The International Bible Society (now known as Biblica) published the New Testament of the New Urdu Bible Version (NUBV) in 2009. This is based on their 1983 revision of New International Version (NIV) in English. [19] It was published in India only, not in Pakistan. In 2011 the Urdu Geo Version was published by Geolink Resources LLC.
A Murti is itself not the god in Hinduism, but it is an image of god and represents emotional and religious value. [119] A literal translation of Murti as an idol is incorrect, states Jeaneane Fowler when the idol is understood as superstitious end in itself. [ 119 ]