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Prithwindra Mukherjee !Prithwindra Mukherjee-Zinal 2011 Prithwindra Mukherjee (পৃথ্বীন্দ্রনাথ মুখোপাধ্যায়; born 1936), who retired in 2003 from his career as a researcher in the Human and Social Sciences Department (Ethnomusicology) of the French National Centre of Scientific Research in Paris, is an author of a number of books and other publications on various subjects. He is the recipient of India’s highly prestigious award Padma Shri 2020 for his work in the field of literature and education....

Puja (Hinduism) Puja (पूजा) is a worship ritual performed by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains to offer devotional homage and prayer to one or more deities, to host and honor a guest, or to spiritually celebrate an event. It may honor or celebrate the presence of special guests, or their memories after they die. The word pūjā is Sanskrit, and means reverence, honor, homage, adoration, and worship. Puja, the loving offering of light, flowers, and water or food to the divine, is the essential ritual of Hinduism....

Puranic chronology !Krishna and Arjun on the chariot, Mahabharata, 18th-19th century, India The Puranic chronology is a timeline of Hindu history based on the Mahabharata, the Ramayana, and the Puranas. Two central dates are the Mahabharata War, and the start of the Kali Yuga. The Puranic chronology is referred to by proponents of Indigenous Aryans to propose an earlier dating of the Vedic period, and the spread of Indo-European languages out of India, arguing that “the Indian civilization must be viewed as an unbroken tradition that goes back to the earliest period of the Sindhu-Sarasvati (or Indus) tradition (7000 or 8000 BCE)....

Puri name Puri settlement_type City image_skyline Puri Montage1.png image_caption Montage of Puri City nickname Spiritual City, Sri Jagannath Dham pushpin_map India Odisha#India#Asia pushpin_label_position Right coordinates 19.81056°N, 85.83139°W subdivision_type Country subdivision_name 🇮🇳 India subdivision_type1 State subdivision_name1 Odisha subdivision_type2 District subdivision_name2 Puri established_date More than thousand years old government_type Municipality governing_body Puri Municipality leader_title Collector & District Magistrate leader_name Samarth Verma, IAS leader_title1 Superintendent of Police) leader_name1 Kanwar Vishal Singh, IPS leader_title2 Member of Parliament) leader_name2 Shri Pinaki Misra, (BJD) leader_title3 Member of Legislative Assembly) leader_name3 Jayanta Kumar Sarangi, (BJP) unit_pref Metric area_total_km2 16....

Rabana Chhaya !Rabana Chhaya, Odisha (Ravana Chhaya) 01_01.jpg?width=300) Rabana Chhaya is a form of shadow puppetry from the eastern Indian state of Odisha. History Rabana Chhaya literally means ’the shadow of Ravana’ and is named after the eponymous evil king of the South Asian epic Ramayana. The lyrics for the performance are taken from the Bichitra Ramayana by the Odia poet Biswanatha Khuntia. That it has been named after the villain of the Ramayana has been ascribed variously to the influence of the Jains and the Tamils, both of whom view Rabana with greater sympathy than other Hindus....

Radha type Hindu name Radha other_names Radhe, Radhika, Madhavi, Keshavi, Shreeji, Kishori, Shyama, Radharani deity_of Mūlaprakriti - Primordial Goddess, , Mother Goddess, , Hladini shakti - Blissful energy, , , Goddess of Love, Compassion and Devotion sanskrit_transliteration Rādhā devanagari राधा affiliation • Radha Krishna, , • Devi, , • Hladini shakti of Krishna, , • Avatar of Lakshmi abode Goloka, Vrindavan, Barsana texts Brahma Vaivarta Purana, Devi-Bhagavata Purana, Naradiya Purana, Padma Purana, Skanda Purana, Shiva Purana, Gita Govinda, Gopala Tapani Upanishad, Garga Samhita), Brahma Samhita, Chaitanya Charitamrita birth_place Barsana (Rawal), Uttar Pradesh, India parents Vrishabhanu (father), , Kirtida (mother) symbol Golden Lotus consort Krishna festivals Radhashtami, Holi, Sharad Purnima, Kartik Purnima, Gopashtami, Lathmar Holi, Jhulan Purnima mantra • Om hreem Radhikaye namah, , • Radhe Radhe gender Female dynasty Yaduvanshi member_of Panch Prakriti venerated_in Radha Vallabh Sampradaya, Nimbarka Sampradaya, Gaudiya Vaishnavism, Pushtimarg, Mahanam Sampraday, Swaminarayan Sampradaya, Vaishnava-Sahajiya, Haridasi Sampradaya temple Radha Rani Temple, Rangeeli Mahal, Radha Vallabh Temple, Radha Raman Temple Radha (राधा, ), also called Radhika, is a Hindu goddess and the chief consort of the god Krishna....

Radha Krishna type Hindu name Radha Krishna devanagari राधाकृष्ण mantra • Om Radha Krishnabhyam namah, , • Om kleem Radha Krishnaye namah, , • Radhe Radhe, , • Hare Krishna abode • Goloka, , • Vaikuntha, , • Vrindavan, , • Barsana festivals • Holi, , • Lathmar Holi, , • Sharad Purnima, , • Kartik Purnima, , • Janmashtami, , • Radhashtami, , • Gopashtami, , • Jhulan Purnima other_names • Madhavi Madhav, , • Keshavi Keshav, , • Shyama Shyam, , • Kishori Kishore, , • Gopi Gopinath affiliation • Vaishnavism, , • Krishnaism, , • Lakshmi Narayan texts • Brahmavaivarta Purana, , • Padma Purana, , • Shiva Purana, , • Skanda Purana, , • Devi-Bhagavata Purana, , • Naradiya Purana, , • Gopala Tapani Upanishad, , • Brahma Samhita, , • Chaitanya Charitamrita, , • Garga Samhita, , • Gita Govinda venerated_in • Nimbarka Sampradaya, , • Gaudiya Vaishnavism, , • Pushtimarg, , • Radha Vallabh Sampradaya, , • Mahanam Sampraday, , • Pranami, , • Swaminarayan Sampradaya, , • Vaishnava-Sahajiya, , • Warkari Sampradaya deity_of God and Goddess of Love, Purusha and Mūlaprakriti, Avatar of Lakshmi Narayan sa राधाकृष्ण bn রাধাকৃষ্ণ gu રાધાકૃષ્ણ hi राधाकृष्ण or ରାଧାକୃଷ୍ଣ mr राधाकृष्ण te రాధకృష్ణ Radha-Krishna (IAST, राधा कृष्ण) are collectively known within Hinduism as the combined forms of feminine as well as the masculine realities of God....

Radha Madan Mohan Temple, Vrindavan name Shri Radha Madan Mohan Temple festivals Janmashtami, Radhastami, Holi, Gopashtami, Sharad Purnima, Kartik Purnima location Vrindavan year_completed 1580 AD founded_by Sanatana Goswami, Kapur Ram Das (trader), Nand Kumar Bose deity Radha, Krishna architecture_style Nagara height_max 50 fts district Mathura materials Red stone map_type India Uttar Pradesh map_caption Location in Uttar Pradesh coordinates 27.57976°N, 77.69051°W Shri Radha Madan Mohan Temple, is a Hindu temple situated in Vrindavan of Indian state of Uttar Pradesh....

Radha Raman Temple name Radha Raman Temple native_name श्री राधारमण मन्दिर country India state Uttar Pradesh district Mathura locale Vrindavan elevation_m 169.77 deity Radha Ramana architecture Rajasthani year_completed c. 1542 CE creator Gopala Bhatta Goswami website http://www.radharamanmandir.com/ map_type India Uttar Pradesh map_caption Location in Uttar Pradesh, India coordinates 29.69526°N, 77.68064°W Sri Radha Raman Temple, is a Hindu temple situated in Vrindavan, India. It is dedicated to Krishna who is worshiped as Radha Ramana....

Radha Rani Temple name Shri Radha Rani Temple native_name Shreeji Temple, Shri Laadli Lal Temple deity Radha Krishna festivals Radhashtami, Janmashtami, Lathmar Holi, Holi, Sharad Purnima, Kartik Purnima location Barsana district Mathura elevation_m 250 year_completed 1675 AD founded_by Raja Veer Singh, Narayan Bhatt, Raja Todarmal, King Vajranabh state Uttar Pradesh website radharanimandir.com coordinates 27.65028°N, 77.37361°W map_caption Location in Uttar Pradesh map_type India Uttar Pradesh Shri Radha Rani Temple, also called Shriji (Shreeji) Temple and Shri Laadli Lal Temple, is a Hindu temple, located in Barsana in Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh, India....

Radha Vallabh Sampradaya group Radha Vallabh Sampradaya image_caption Goddess Radha’s Vigraha founder Hith Harivansh Mahaprabhu regions Mathura, Uttar Pradesh religions Vaishnavism scriptures Hita-Caurāsī • other hymns languages Braj Bhasha • Sanskrit website radhavallabhmandir.com/ The Radha Vallabh Sampradaya is a Vaishnava Hindu denomination which began in 1535 at Vrindavan with the bhakti poet-sant) Hith Harivansh Mahaprabhu (1502–1552). Harivansh’s views are related to Krishnaism but emphasizes devotion to Radharani as the Supreme Being....

Radha Vallabh Temple, Vrindavan name Shri Radha Vallabh Temple native_name Shri Radha Vallabhlalji Temple deity Radha Krishna (Radha Vallabh) tradition Radha vallabh sampradaya festival Radhastami, Janmashtami, Holi, Sharad Purnima, Hitotsav district Mathura state Uttar Pradesh creator Sundardas Bhatnagar year_completed 1585 A.D location Vrindavan coordinates 27.5812°N, 77.692°W map_caption Location in Uttar Pradesh map_type India Uttar Pradesh website https://www.radhavallabhmandir.com/index.php country India Shri Radha Vallabh Temple, also called Shri Radha Vallabhlal ji Temple is a historic temple in the city of Vrindavan, Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh, India....

Radhe Radhe !Statues of Sri Radha Krishna Temple, Varanasi IRCTC 2017 (12).jpg?width=300) Radhe Radhe, also spelled Radhey Radhey, is a Hindi expression used as a greeting and salutation in the Braj region of India. The greeting is associated with the Hindu goddess Radha, who is the consort of Krishna. She is worshiped as the queen of the Braj region, which includes Vrindavan, Barsana, Gokul, Nandgaon, Mathura, Govardhan and Bhandirvan. Along with other common greetings like Jai Shri Krishna, Hare Krishna) and Radhe Krishna, Radhe Radhe is also one of the most used greetings among the Vaishnava community....

Raghunatha Siromani name Raghunatha Shiromani birth_place Nabadwip, Nadia, West Bengal, India death_place India institutions The school occupation Philosopher and logician Head of the Ancient Mithila University alma_mater Ancient Mithila University notable_works Navya Nyaya School of Indian Philosophy school_tradition Nyaya School of Indian Philosophy era 13th century - 14th century Raghunatha Shiromani (রঘুনাথ শিরোমণি, IAST: Raghunātha Śiromaṇi) (c. 1477–1547 ) was an Indian philosopher and logician. He was the head ( The Chancellor ) of the Ancient Mithila University also known as Mithila Vidyapeeth....

Raghuvarya Tirtha name Raghuvarya Tirtha honorific_prefix Sri religion Hinduism birth_name Ramachandra Shastri birth_place Mannur, Bijapur district, Karnataka, India birth_date 1462 CE death_date 1557 CE death_place Hampi resting_place Nava Brindavana order Vedanta (Uttaradi Math) guru Raghunatha Tirtha successor Raghuttama Tirtha disciples Raghuttama Tirtha philosophy Dvaita, Vaishnavism Raghuvarya Tirtha (c. undefined1462 - c. undefined1557) was a Hindu philosopher, scholar, theologian and saint. He served as the pontiff of Shri Uttaradi Math from 1502-1557....