The anthropomorphic representation of Vishnu’s gada or mace, held in one of his four hands, she is worshipped in some Hindu traditions. Gadadevi is often depicted in the form of a woman represented as holding the mace or emerging from it, with Vishnu’s hand placed on her head.
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A group of 275 shrines dedicated to the Hindu deity Shiva and concentrated in southern India. They are mentioned in…
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