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The Pashupati seal, showing a seated and possibly tricephalic figure, surrounded by animals; circa 2350–2000 BCE. The Pashupati seal (also Mahayogi seal, [1] Proto-Śiva seal [2] the adjective "so-called" sometimes applied to "Pashupati"), [3] is a steatite seal which was uncovered in Mohenjo-daro, now in modern day Pakistan, a major urban site of the Indus Valley civilisation ("IVC ...
The Vedanta Society built its first temple, called the Old Temple, in North America in San Francisco in 1905. [Note 1] [1] [2] [3] This temple has evolved into a bona fide Hindu temple. [Note 1] Through the 1930s and 1940s, Vedanta Societies were also established in Boston, Los Angeles, Portland, Providence, Chicago, St. Louis, and Seattle.
Another chronicle states that Pashupatinath Temple was in the form of Linga shaped Devalaya before Supuspa Deva constructed a five-storey temple of Pashupatinath in this place. As time passed, the temple needed to be repaired and renovated. It is known that this temple was reconstructed by a medieval king named Shivadeva (1099–1126 CE).
The Pashupati seal, showing a seated figure, surrounded by animals. The first known sculpture in the Indian subcontinent is from the Indus Valley Civilization (3300–1700 BCE). These include the famous small bronze Dancing Girl. However such figures in bronze and stone are rare and greatly outnumbered by pottery figurines and stone seals ...
The Hindu Temple Society of North America is a nonprofit organization that manages the Sri Maha Vallabha Ganapati Devasthanam temple in Flushing, Queens, in New York City. [1] It is known as the Ganesha Temple after its main deity, Ganesha , [ 1 ] and is the second-oldest Hindu temple in the United States built by Indian immigrants.
Dealey Plaza and all of the contributing buildings are part of the Westend Historic District (NRHP #78002918, [11] 1978; Dallas Landmark Historic District #H/2, [12] 1975 [13]) with the single exception of the U.S. Post Office Terminal Annex which is outside of the boundaries of that district. The Kennedy Memorial and Plaza is the only ...
Pashupati (Sanskrit: पशुपति, IAST: Paśupati) is a form of the Hindu deity Shiva, in his benign aspect as the five-faced herdsman of all creatures. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Pashupati is traditionally considered to be the guardian deity of Nepal , described in texts such as the Nepala Mahatmya , found in regional versions of the Skanda Purana .
1951 - Irving Theater in business. [7] 1952 - City of Irving incorporated. [8] 1955 - Plymouth Park Shopping Center in business. [1] 1956 - Catholic University of Dallas established in Irving. 1960 Irving Daily News Texan in publication.newspaper begins publication (approximate date). [4] Population: 45,985. [5] 1964 "Trucking terminal" built. [1]