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Pashupatinagar (other)
Pashupatinagar () may refer to: *Varanasi Varanasi (, also Benares, Banaras ) or Kashi, is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world.* * * * The city has a syncretic tradition of I ... or Kashi, an ancient holy city in India, the abode of the Hindu deity Shiva * Pashupatinagar, Janakpur, Nepal * Pashupatinagar, Mechi, Nepal See also * Pashupatinath (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pashupati
Paśupati (, ) is a form of the Hindu deity Śiva, in his benign aspect as the five-faced herdsman of all creatures. Paśupati is traditionally considered to be the guardian deity of Nepal, described in texts such as the ''Nepāla Māhātmya'', found in regional versions of the '' Skanda Purāṇa''. Etymology ''Paśupati'' means "lord of the animals". ''Paśu'' indicates animal as well as a follower of Shiva. It was an epithet of Rudra in the Vedic period and is one of the epithets of Shiva. History The earliest claimed evidence of Pashupati comes from the Indus Valley civilization (3300 BCE to 1300 BCE), where the Pashupati seal has been said to represent a proto-Shiva figure. Literature Vedas Pashupati was generally applied as an epithet of Rudra in the '' Samhitas'' and the ''Brahmanas''. In the ''Atharvaveda'', Rudra is described to be the lord of the bipeds and the quadrupeds, including creatures that inhabited the earth, woods, the waters, and the skies. His l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiva
Shiva (; , ), also known as Mahadeva (; , , Help:IPA/Sanskrit, [mɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐh]) and Hara, is one of the Hindu deities, principal deities of Hinduism. He is the God in Hinduism, Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hinduism. Shiva is known as ''The Destroyer'' within the Trimurti, the Hinduism, Hindu trinity which also includes Brahma and Vishnu. In the Shaivite tradition, Shiva is the Supreme Lord who creates, protects and transforms the universe. In the goddess-oriented Shaktism, Shakta tradition, the Supreme Goddess (Devi) is regarded as the energy and creative power (Shakti) and the equal complementary partner of Shiva. Shiva is one of the five equivalent deities in Panchayatana puja of the Smarta Tradition, Smarta tradition of Hinduism. Shiva has many aspects, benevolent as well as fearsome. In benevolent aspects, he is depicted as an Omniscience, omniscient yogi who lives an Asceticism#Hinduism, ascetic life on Kailasa as well as a house ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varanasi
Varanasi (, also Benares, Banaras ) or Kashi, is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world.* * * * The city has a syncretic tradition of Islamic artisanship that underpins its religious tourism.* * * * * Located in the middle-Ganges valley in the southeastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi lies on the left bank of the river. It is to the southeast of India's capital New Delhi and to the southeast of the state capital, Lucknow. It lies downstream of Prayagraj, where the confluence with the Yamuna river is another major Hindu pilgrimage site. Varanasi is one of the world's oldest continually inhabited cities. Kashi, its ancient name, was associated with a kingdom of the same name of 2,500 years ago. The Lion capital of Ashoka at nearby Sarnath has been interpreted to be a commemoration of the Buddha's first sermon there in the fifth century BCE. In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pashupatinagar, Janakpur
Pashupatinagar ( Nepali:पशुपतिनगर) is a settlement in Bardibas Municipality, Ward No.9 in Mahottari District in the Madhesh Province of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3,241 people living in 561 individual households. Pashupatinagar is situated 10 kilometers south of Bardibas. Pashupatinagar produces maize consistent with agricultural production in the rest of the Terai Region. In pashupatinagar less than100 years ago there was hardle any human homes and lot of forest, so this village was called jhakhuletol and many monkeys are in Pashupatinagar forest so this village was called Bandra. There is one government school, shree rastriya higher secondary school Banarjhulla-2. There is one police post which is in ward no.2. In pashupatinagar there are residents of various castes, including Yadav, Mahato, Sah, Chamar, Magar, etc. There is one market in Pathalaiya Bazar which is situated in ward number 9. There is only on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pashupatinagar, Mechi
Pashupatinagar is a neighborhood in Suryodaya Municipality of Ilam District of Province No. 1 in Nepal. Previously it was a separate Village Development Committee in Ilam District in the Province No. 1 of Nepal. Pashupatinagar was Incorporated with Suryodaya municipality in 2017 and divided into two wards. The ward no. 2 and 3. Demographics At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 29,0082 persons living in 1980 individual households. Transport Pashupatinagar is near Nepal's eastern border at Darjeeling District, West Bengal State, India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since .... There is a border crossing to Sukhiapokhri town with a customs checkpoint. Indian and Nepalese nationals cross without restriction. References External linksUN map of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
