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  2. Brahma - Wikipedia

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    Brahma is associated largely with the Vedic culture of yajna and knowledge. In some Vedic yajna, Brahma is summoned in the ritual to reside and supervise the ritual in the form of Prajapati. Brahma's wife is the goddess Sarasvati. [68] [69] She is the embodiment of his power, the instrument of creation and the energy that drives his actions.

  3. 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.

  4. Brahma marriage - Wikipedia

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    Brahma marriage holds the supreme position of the eight types of Hindu matrimony. When the parents of a boy seek a suitable bride, they consider her family background, and the girl's father would ensure that his daughter's prospective groom is a scholar, one who is well-versed in the Vedas. [ 2 ]

  5. Jambavan - Wikipedia

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    In the beginning, when Brahma was sitting on the lotus from the navel of Vishnu, he started meditating and yawned, from which a bear was born, which later became Jambavan. It is said he was called Jambavan either because he was born on Jambudvipa , or because he was born while yawning.

  6. Daksha - Wikipedia

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    Daksha was delegated by Brahma to inhabit the world; he went on to create Gods, Sages, Asuras, Yakshas and Rakhashas from the mind but failed to be further successful. [7] [b] Upon a successful penance at the Vindhyas, the god Vishnu granted Asikni as his wife and urged him to engage in sexual union. [7] [17] [18]

  7. Gayatri - Wikipedia

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    The Skanda Purana writes that Gayatri is married to Brahma, making her a form of Saraswati. [23] According to some texts, Brahma's first wife is Savitri, and Gayatri is the second. The story goes that Savitri became angry knowing the wedding of Gayatri with Brahma, and cursed all the gods and goddesses engaged in the event. [24] [10]

  8. Revati - Wikipedia

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    However, Brahma comforted him and added that Vishnu the Preserver was currently on Earth in the forms of Krishna and Balarama and he recommended Balarama as a worthy husband for Revati. Kakudmi and Revati then returned to earth, which they regarded as having left only just a short while ago. They were shocked by the changes that had taken place.

  9. Kheteswara - Wikipedia

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    Khetaramji pacified Mother Savitri ji with his divine yoga and sent orders to start the work of carving the idol from Makrana stone again. Sompura Bandhu followed the orders of Datashree and completed the work of making the idols of Lord Brahma and Savitriji. Marble is used to build Shri Brahma ji's idol. The carving job, on the other hand, is ...