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Who is the god of craft?
As stated in my comment above Vishvakarma or Vishvakarman (विश्वकर्मा) is a craftsman deity and the divine architect of the devas in contemporary Hinduism. In the early texts, the craftsman deity was ...
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How many types of Pralayas are there?
According to the Vishnu Purana there are 4 types of Pralayas:
naimittikah prakrtikastathaivatyantiko dvijah |
nityasca sarvabhutanam pralayo’yam caturvidhah ||
Vishnu Purana 1.7.38
1. Nitya Pralaya: ...
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While eating among devotees
Responding per my understanding.
In general, it is preferred that we wait for the elders to complete the meal and get up after they do. It is just good manners and makes the elders feel good.
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Meaning of words in a marriage/baby shower invitation
Dhouhitran is more commonly spelled as Douhitra (दौहित्र), and it just means the son of one's daughter. (Source)
Naazhigai is a Tamil word for 'twenty-four minutes (Source). It is one unit in a more ...
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Meaning of words in a marriage/baby shower invitation
Dhouhitran is daughter's son. Poutran is son's son. Both are grandsons. Also heard that Dhouhitran has full authority to do funeral rites for the grandfather/grandmother. Poutran has rights only to ...
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Why Lord Shiva is considered as the destroyer of world?
Śiva is often translated as the destroyer, this is a linguistic error during translation. Destruction and dissolution are separate concepts, where destruction means to damage the composition of an ...
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