Articles related to "Varanasi"



Varanasi Jyotirlinga
Shiva created Kashi, the eternal city, and took permanent residence there. Kashi, or Varanasi, is destroyed only at the end of 100 kalpas.
• varanasi • jyotirlinga • kashi vishvanath • dwadasa jyotirlingas • varana

Rameshwaram Jyotirlinga
Rameshwaram is the southern most Jyotirlinga established from where Rama's bridge to Lanka commences. It has two lingams.
• rameshwaram • dwadasa jyotirlingas • tamil nadu • rama’s bridge • lanka

The Dwadasa Jyotirlingas
Twelve temples dedicated to Shiva, the Jyotirlingas, are specially revered because it is believed that the spiritually enlightened can see the lingas as columns of fire.
• dwadasa • jyotirlingas • shiva • shiva purana • shatarudra samhita

Glossary T to Z
Writing on Hinduism necessitates the use of non-English words that occur often need to be explained. This glossary explains words beginning with T to Z.
• upanishads • vedas • vedanta • usha • urvashi

The Kurma Purana
The highlight of the Kurma Purana is the Ishvar Gita, which describes the essentials of Yoga. A lesser-known romance of the Apsara Urvashi is also described.
• kurma purana • brahmi samhita • bhagavati samhita • souri samhita • vaishnavi samhita


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