Encyclopedia - Rahu: Encyclopedia - Rahu
In Hindu mythology, Rahu is a snake that swallows the sun or the moon causing eclipses. He is depicted in art as a dragon with no body ri...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Rahu: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Rahu
Rahu: (Sanskrit) "The seizer."   In Hindu astrology, Rahu is one of the nine important planets (graha), but is an invi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Rahu: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Rahu (raahu)
Rahu: Rahu (Raahu). A demon (a-sura), step-brother of Kethu. Both are also inauspicious planets; An eclipse is the phenomenon of Ra...   » Read the article

Article - Gemstones Crystals: Gemstones Crystals - Gems And The Planets
Gems and the Planets The 9 planets considered by Vedic astrologers are the Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu (Moon�...   » Read the article

Article - Gemstones Crystals: Gemstones Crystals - Gems And The Planets
Gems and the Planets The 9 planets considered by Vedic astrologers are the Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu (Moon�...   » Read the article

Article - Gemstones Crystals: Gemstones Crystals - Hessonite
Hessonite Hessonite is the gemstone for strengthening Rahu. It is a type of garnet. In best qualities it is of a reddish-orange-honey co...   » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Awakening: 2005 - The Year Of Spiritual Awakening  
The year 2005 comes under the banner of 'Spirituality' and is ruled by the strongest God Force represented by number 7.   In Wes...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Planetary Ailments: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Astrology And Ayurveda
Planetary Ailments The Planets and their Corresponding Ailments   Sun Circulatory deficiencies, Anaemia Indigestion   Moon ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Rahu: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Ii On Rahu
Rahu: north node of the Moon; dragon's head   (See also: Rahu , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Rahu: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Ii On Rahu
rahu: north node of the moon; dragon's head   (See also: rahu , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Rahu: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Rahu
Rahu (Sanskrit). A Daitya (demon) whose lower parts were like a dragon’s tail. He made himself immortal by robbing the gods of s...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Rahu: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Rahu
Rahu (Sanskrit) The seizer; a daitya supposed to seize the sun and moon and thus cause eclipses. "A giant, a Demi-god, the lower ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aja: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Aja
Aja: Aja. King of the Solar Dynasty; son of Rahu and father of Dasaratha.   (See also: Aja , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kethu: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Kethu
Kethu: Kethu. A demon. Along with Rahu, an inauspicious planet.   (See also: Kethu , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskri...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ahi: Theosophy Dictionary On Ahi
Ahi (Sanskrit) (from the verbal root anh to press together, strangle)   A serpent; in the Rig-Veda, the serpent of the sky, also ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vikartana: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Vikartana
Vikartana (Sanskrit) [from vi asunder + the verbal root krit to cut, divide]   The one cutting asunder or dividing; a title of th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Herbs: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Herbs For Planetary Influences
Herbs to the Rescue To counter negative planetary influences, Ayurveda suggests the use of multi-faceted herbs that not only provide ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Astrology And Ayurveda: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Astrology And Ayurveda
Astrology and Ayurveda Eternally fascinated by the uncertainty of the future, man has been equally engrossed in various studies that ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Node: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Node
Node [from Latin nodus knot]   Astronomically, the two points of intersection of the orbit of a planet with the ecliptic, or the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Eclipses: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Eclipses
Eclipses of the sun and moon take place when a new or full moon occurs near one of the lunar nodes.   These events were recogniz...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Typhoeus, Typhon: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Typhoeus, Typhon
Typhoeus, Typhon (Greek) Typhoeus in Hesiodic theogony is a son of Tartarus and Gaia, a fire-breathing titan with a hundred heads and ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Gemology: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Astrology And Ayurveda
Astrology and Ayurveda: Gemology In exactly the same manner precious gemstones such as rubies, diamonds, pearls, red corals, sapphires...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Python: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Python
Python (Greek) The serpent slain by Apollo, who was therefore called Pythius. At one time the world was covered with temples to the su...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dragon: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Dragon
Dragon (from Greek drakon, serpent, the watchful)   Known to scholarship as a mythical monster, a huge lizard, winged, scaly, fir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Churning Of The Ocean Of Milk: Encyclopedia - Churning Of The Ocean Of Milk
The Churning of the Ocean of Milk ia a Hindu story about a conflict between the Adityas and their enemies the Asuras. The most popular ve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kumbakonam: Encyclopedia - Kumbakonam
Kumbakonam is a town in the Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. Kumbakonam is sometimes called temple town because ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhrigu Samhita: Encyclopedia - Bhrigu Samhita
The Bhrigu Samhita is an astrological (jyotish) classic attributed to Maharishi Bhrigu during the Vedic period, although the available ev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aryabhata: Encyclopedia - Aryabhata
Aryabhata (आर्यभट) Āryabhaṭa) is the first of the great astronomers of the classical age of India. He was born in 476 AD i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mohini: Encyclopedia - Mohini
Mohini is one of the 25 avatar of Vishnu found in the Puranas. The main story, or lila, concerning Mohini is the Sagar or Samudra manthan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kurma: Encyclopedia - Kurma
In Hinduism, Kurma was the second avatar of Vishnu. He took the form of a tortoise and sat on the bottom of the ocean after the Great Flo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vahana: Encyclopedia - Vahana
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - History
The earliest swastika-like symbols preserved appear on pottery dated from around 4000 BC, as part of the "Vinca script". The Swastika sym...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - History
The earliest swastika-like symbols preserved appear on pottery dated from around 4000 BC, as part of the "Vinca script". The Swastika sym...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kumbakonam: Encyclopedia Ii - Kumbakonam - Temples
Of the many temples in Kumbakonam, the most striking is the Lord Sarangapani Temple, a Vaishnavite temple. This twelve storied 147 feet h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aryabhata: Encyclopedia Ii - Aryabhata - Overview
-Accurately computed pi -Explained solar eclipses -Expounded a heliocentric model of the solar system and accurately computed the length...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vahana: Encyclopedia Ii - Vahana - Symbolism
In iconography, the vahana is both the symbol and the emblem of the deity that it carries. Nandi the bull, vahana of Shiva, represents st...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kurma: Encyclopedia Ii - Kurma - Churning The Mountain
The Ocean was churned by using the mountain Mandara and the snake Vasuki wrapped around it. Each side would hold an end of the snake and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Geometry And Symbolism
Geometrically, the swastika can be regarded as an irregular icosagon or 20-sided polygon. The arms are of varying width and are often rec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Etymology And Alternative Names
The word swastika is derived from the Sanskrit svastika (in Devanagari, स्वस्तिक), meaning any lucky or auspicious object...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Popular Culture And Media
In 2004, Microsoft released a "critical update"[39] to remove two swastikas and a Star of David from the font Bookshelf Symbol 7. The fon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Art And Architecture
The swastika is common as a design motif in current Hindu architecture and Indian artwork as well as in ancient Western architecture, fre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Religion And Mythology
The swastika is found all over Hindu temples, signs, altars, pictures and iconography where it is sacred. It is used in all Hindu wedding...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Nazi Germany
The National Socialist German Workers Party (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP) formally adopted the swastika or Ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Overview
The swastika is a holy symbol in Hinduism, Jainism, Heathenry and Buddhism. In the West, it is more widely known as symbol of Nazism. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Early 20th Century
The British author Rudyard Kipling, who was strongly influenced by Indian culture, had a swastika on the dust jackets of all his books un...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Taboo In Western Countries
Because of its use by Hitler and the Nazis and, in modern times, by neo-Nazis and other hate groups, for many people in the West, the swa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Taboo In Western Countries
Because of its use by Hitler and the Nazis and, in modern times, by neo-Nazis and other hate groups, for many people in the West, the swa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Geometry And Symbolism
Geometrically, the swastika can be regarded as an irregular icosagon or 20-sided polygon. The arms are of varying width and are often rec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Etymology And Alternative Names
The word swastika is derived from the Sanskrit svastika (in Devanagari, स्वस्तिक), meaning any lucky or auspicious object...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Overview
The swastika is a holy symbol in Hinduism, Jainism, Heathenry and Buddhism. In the West, it is more widely known as symbol of Nazism. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vahana: Encyclopedia Ii - Vahana - Origins
The vahana of a deity can vary according to the source, the time, and the place. In popular tradition, the origin of each vahana is told ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Art And Architecture
The swastika is common as a design motif in current Hindu architecture and Indian artwork as well as in ancient Western architecture, fre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Religion And Mythology
The swastika is found all over Hindu temples, signs, altars, pictures and iconography where it is sacred. It is used in all Hindu wedding...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Nazi Germany
The National Socialist German Workers Party (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP) formally adopted the swastika or Ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Early 20th Century
The British author Rudyard Kipling, who was strongly influenced by Indian culture, had a swastika on the dust jackets of all his books un...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Popular Culture And Media
In 2004, Microsoft released a "critical update"[39] to remove two swastikas and a Star of David from the font Bookshelf Symbol 7. The fon...   » Read the article

Article - Hindu Hinduism Sitemap I - R
This is a sitemap for topic pages related to Hinduism. Click on a link and you will find multiple articles related to the topic:  ...   » Read the article