Azareksh (Zend) A place celebrated for a fire-temple of the Zoroastrians and Magi during the time of Alexander the Great.

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Vasishta (Sanskrit). One of the primitive seven great Rishis, and a most celebrated Vedic sage.

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Radhashtami

the festival celebrating Radharani’s birth.

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rasa (-lila)

Krishna’s divine dance with the gopis, the grand celebration of their conjugal love.

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FESTIVALS: times for Pagan and Witch celebrations; high holidays and cross-quarter days.

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Wheel of the Year - One full cycle of the seasonal year,beginning with the Samhain celebration.

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Earth Magick - Magick where power and forces of the Earth Mother are used to conduct magickal workings or celebrations.

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Esbat - Any Wiccan religious celebration held which is not a sabbat, commonly held on full moons in honor of the goddess.

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SKYCLAD: The act of celebrating or performing magickal works in the nude. Considered deeply spiritual, NOT sexual.

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a group, less formal than a coven, of witches who practice,
worship, celebrate, or study together

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A practical form of magick wherein the powers and forces of
Earth Mother are used to conduct magickal workings or
celebrations.

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Mitakshara mitaksara (Sanskrit) Various concise commentaries, especially the celebrated commentary by Vijnanesvara on Yajnavalkya's Dharmasastra.

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SABBAT:

1) A Wiccan festival which celebrates the changing of the seasons.. A time of rejoicing and celebration, when no work is done, except in an emergency.

2) One of 8 holy celebrations of the Wiccan religeon.

3) Wiccan celebration of an aspect of the Sun (God) as opposed to Esbat, the celebrations of the Moon (Goddess). There are 4 Greater Sabbats: Imbolc, Beltane, Lughnasadh, and Samhain. These are associated with agriculture and animal husbandry (domestic like cow, sheep). The 4 Lesser Sabbats are: Mabon, Midsummer, Ostara and Yule. These are connected to astronomical occurences of Sun and related daylight hours.

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Corybantes Korybantes (Greek) Celebrants in the Mysteries of Rhea Cybele in Phrygia. The outer rites, celebrating the death and rebirth of Atys, began with lamentations and ended with rejoicings.

On account of the boisterous character of these public celebrations, the word Corybantic has become a modern synonym for roistering. Also, the name for the eunuch priests of Cybele.

The death and rebirth of Atys represent initiation and subsequent adeptship. His impotency points directly to the perfect chastity required for the higher degrees of initiation.

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Dasara:

Dasara (Dhashara). Festival that celebrates the victory of forces of good over forces that resist man's progress toward light.

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Bharadwaja:

Bharadwaja (Bharadhvaaja). Celebrated sage who taught the science of medicine; seer of Vedic hymns.

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Prabhasa-kshetra:

Prabhasa-kshetra (Prabhaasa-kshethra). Celebrated place of pilgrimage on the west coast near Dwaraka.

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Sankara:

Sankara (Shankara). Celebrated philosopher, preceptor of non-dualistic Vedanta. Defeated all religious opponents in debates throughout India.

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Krishna Janmashtami:

Krishna Janmashtami (or Krishna Jayanti): Celebration of the Birthday of (Janmashtami) Krishna (August-Sept.) (SSS-II) (SSS-III)

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Sri:

Sri (Shree). Honorific prefix to the name of deities; respectful title of venerated persons and celebrated works.

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dussehra:

hindu festival that celebrates the defeat of the demon king Ravan at the hands of lord ram (found in the epic ramayana ). It is also the worship of goddess durga.

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