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Lord Surya's items symbolism
In Surya's iconography, he usually appears in two forms, having 4 hands:
in one form, he holds two lotus flowers and the other hands perform the varadamudra and the abhayamudra (boon and refuge mudras)...
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Where can I find the details about the weapons that kshatriyas had at olden times?
Are there any Vedas, Puranas, or holy scripts that contain their descriptions?
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The other bow of Shiva - Ajagava
Lord Shiva had 2 bows - Pinaka and Ajagava. There are few stories associated with the first bow Pinaka like Sita swayamvar.
Are there any distinct stories/incidents associated with Ajagava that have ...
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Are Itihasas and Puranas the only classes of scripture in which celestial weapons are used?
Ramayana, Mahabharata and many Puranas relate conflicts in which Divyastras like Brahmastra get used.
Do these weapons occur in earlier scriptures like Vedas and Brahmanas or any scriptures written ...
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Sequence of weapons in Vishnu's hands [duplicate]
I have seen idols of Lord Vishnu having the Shankh, Chakra, Gada,Padma(Lotus) at different locations of 4 hands. Are there any logic,myth behind it ? Which position is true and original?
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Story of Lord Vishnu's sword Nandaka?
According to Annamayya Telugu Movie, Lord Venkateswara sends his sword NANDAKA to take birth as Tallapaka Annamacharya to compose Telugu songs for Him, at request of Padmavathi Devi. I know Sudarshana ...
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