Atri or Attri is a Vedic sage, who is credited with composing numerous hymns to Agni, Indra, and other Vedic deities of Hinduism. Atri is one of the Saptarishi (seven great Vedic sages) in the Hindu tradition, and the one most mentioned in its scripture Rigveda. The fifth Mandala (Book 5) of the Rigveda is called the Atri Mandala in his honour, and the eighty seven
Bahadrabad is an intermediate Village Panchayat in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, India. It is one of the six development blocks in Haridwar district under which many developed villages come, including Atmalpur Bongla, Rohalki-Kishanpur, Alipur, Garhmeerpur, Khedli, Sitapur. It was also a Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly constituency in Haridwar district before 2012. Bahadrabad is situated at a distance of 11 km from Haridwar, between the towns of Haridwar and Roorkee on the National Highway 58,
The Yakshas (Sanskrit: यक्ष, IAST: Yakṣa, Pali: Yakkha) are a broad class of nature spirits, usually benevolent, but sometimes mischievous or capricious, connected with water, fertility, trees, the forest, treasure and wilderness. They appear in Hindu, Jain and Buddhist texts, as well as ancient and medieval era temples of South Asia and Southeast Asia as guardian deities. The feminine form of the word is IAST: Yakṣī or Yakshini (Sanskrit: यक्षिणी, IAST: Yakṣiṇī; Pali: Yakkhini). In Hindu, Jain and Buddhist texts, the yakṣas have a
Sagara (Sanskrit: सगर, romanized: Sagara, lit. ‘one who is born with poison’) is a mythological king of the Suryavamsha dynasty in Hinduism. The son of Bahuka, he ruled the city of Ayodhya, with two wives, and 60,001 sons. Sagara Artistic depiction of Sagara Texts Ramayana, Mahabharata, Puranas Region Ayodhya Personal information Parents Bahuka (father) Yadavi (mother) Spouse Keshini and Sumati Children Asamañjasa (Keshini), 60,000 sons (Sumati) Dynasty Suryavamsha
The Kumaras are four sages (rishis) from the Puranic texts of Hinduism who roam the universe as children, generally named Sanaka, Sanandana, Sanatana, and Sanatkumara. They are described as the first mind-born creations and sons of the creator-god Brahma. Born from Brahma’s mind, the four Kumaras undertook lifelong vows of celibacy (brahmacharya) against the wishes of their father. They are said to wander throughout the
The Saptarshi (Sanskrit: सप्तर्षि, lit. ‘Seven sages’ IAST: Saptarṣi) are the seven seers of ancient India who are extolled in the Vedas, and other Hindu literature such as the “Skanda Purana”. The Vedic Samhitas never enumerate these rishis by name, although later Vedic texts such as the Brahmanas and Upanisads do so. Saptarshi: Vishvamitra (top left), Jamadagni (top middle), Gautama (top right), Vasishtha (in the middle, beardless), Kashyapa (down left), Bharadvaja (down middle, in a yogic asana, upside down), Atri (down right). Pahari, from a Bandralta-Mankot workshop; c. 1700. Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh In
Shivalik Nagar is a city in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, India, at the edge of Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited, Ranipur township and the SIDCUL industrial estate of state government, and 10 km away from the Hindu pilgrimage city of Haridwar. History Shivalik Nagar was developed in the 1980s by Awas Vikas or State Housing Development Board, as a private residential colony for BHEL employees. Gradually it
The State Infrastructure and Industrial Development Corporation of Uttarakhand Limited (SIIDCUL) is a government of Uttarakhand enterprise which promotes industries and develops industrial infrastructure in the State. It also provides tax incentives for companies establishing plants on its industrial estates presently at Haridwar, Pantnagar, Kotdwar, Kashipur, and Sitarganj. History SIIDCUL was incorporated as a Limited Company in the year 2002 with an authorised share capital
Shumbha (शुम्भ) and Nishumbha (निशुम्भ) are two asuras in Hindu theology, featured in the Devi Mahatmya. In their legend, they were slain by the goddess Kaushiki. Legend The story of Shumbha and Nishumbha begins in the fifth chapter of the Devi Mahatmya. Durga retells how two asura brothers sought to conquer the three worlds by subjecting themselves to severe penance and purification rituals so that no man or asura
Piran Kaliyar Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the seventy electoral Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand state in India. It includes Piran Kaliyar area of Haridwar District. Piran Kaliyar Legislative Assembly constituency is a part of Haridwar (Lok Sabha constituency). Members of the Legislative Assembly Election Member Party 2012 Furqan Ahmad Indian National Congress 2017 2022 Election results Assembly Election 2022 2022 Uttarakhand Legislative