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Laat Bhairav
Laat Bhairava is a small Hindu temple of Bhairava in Varanasi, which is surrounded by Muslim graveyard and Masjid. It stands on a small platform and is open to sky covered by temporary shed. Ashokan Pillar Many sources mention that current structure of Laat Bhariva was earlier one of the Ashokan Pillars and it was 35 feet in height as per Tavernier and was destryoed by Auragzeb in 1669. The remaining height was further destroyed in 1809 by Muslims during Hindu Muslim Riots of 1809 and reduced to a size of a stump. This riot is known as Laat Bhairav Riots. According to some sources what remained of stupa is now worshiped by Hindus as Laat Bhairav's idol. Hindu Temple Laat Bhairava is considered as one of the eight Bhairavas by Hindus, which are said to be guardian deity of Mahadev - the Kashi Vishwanath. To the north-east of the temple there is a pond which is considered sacred by Hindus and is known as Kapalamochana Tirtha. The temple is a housed in a small cylindrical struct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindu
Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pp. 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for people living in the Indian subcontinent. It is assumed that the term ''"Hindu"'' traces back to Avestan scripture Vendidad which refers to land of seven rivers as Hapta Hendu which itself is a cognate to Sanskrit term ''Sapta Sindhuḥ''. (The term ''Sapta Sindhuḥ'' is mentioned in Rig Veda and refers to a North western Indian region of seven rivers and to India as a whole.) The Greek cognates of the same terms are "''Indus''" (for the river) and "''India''" (for the land of the river). Likewise the Hebrew cognate ''hōd-dū'' refers to India mentioned in Hebrew BibleEsther 1:1. The term "''Hindu''" also implied a geographic, ethnic or cultural identifier for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
