In the Indian epic Ramayana, the father of Sita and father-in-law of Rama. In later Vedic texts, Janaka is stated to be a ruler of Videha, a region corresponding to parts of present-day Bihar and Nepal, and historians suggest a possibility of him having been a historical figure who may have lived and ruled between the ninth and seventh centuries BCE.
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Persian for ‘footstep site’, referring to a place rendered holy by the visit of a saint or a sacred object,…
Within the Mahayana tradition of the Buddhist faith, it refers to any figure who has renounced society and is on…
Queen of devas in Hinduism. Also known as Indrani, she is an important goddess of the Shakta sect and one…
A collection of Hindu literary and scriptural texts that establishes systems of ritual and worship, among other things such as…
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