Goud Saraswat Brahmin — ethnic group group = Goud Saraswat गौड़ सारस्वत ಗೌಡ ಸಾರಸ್ವತ್ ഗൌഡ് സാരസ്വത് poptime = 300,000 (approx) popplace = Primary populations in: *Goa *Maharashtra *Karnataka *KeralaPopulations in: *United Kingdom *United States *Arab States langs =… … Wikipedia
Mangueshi Temple — Shri Mangueshi temple (Devanagari:श्री मंगेशी मंदीर) is located at Mangeshim in Priol, Ponda taluk, 1 kilometer from Mardol close to Nagueshi, 22 km from Panaji the capital of Goa and 26 km from Margao. View of Shri Mangeshi Devasthan … Wikipedia
Tutelary deity — A tutelary (also tutelar) is a deity or spirit who is a guardian, patron or protector of a particular place, geographic feature, person, lineage, nation, culture or occupation. Both tutelary and tutelar can be used as either a noun or an… … Wikipedia
Mithila — Ancient Indian (Bharata) cities and places (titles and location names are in English.) Mithila (Sanskrit: मिथिला, mithilā) was a city in Ancient India, the capital of the Videha Kingdom. The name Mithila is also commonly used to refer to the… … Wikipedia
Ishta-deva — Within Hinduism, an Ishta deva or Ishta devata (Sanskrit IAST|iṣṭa deva(tā) , literally cherished divinity from iṣṭa desired, liked, cheriched and devatā godhead, divinity, tutelary deity or deva deity ) is a term denoting a worshipper s… … Wikipedia
Murugan — Subramanian redirects here. For other uses, see Subramanian (disambiguation). Murugan Murugan by Raja Ravi Varma s impression God of war and victory Tamil script … Wikipedia
Rajput — constitute one of the major Hindu Kshatriya groups from India. They claim descent from ancient royal warrior dynasties of Kshatriyas. They are identified with the word Rajanya found in ancient Indian literature and trace their roots to Rajputana … Wikipedia
Dogra — Dogras Total population 5,500,000 Languages Dogri Religion Hinduism, Sikhism and Islam Related ethnic groups Brahmins Rajputs Punjabis Seraikis … Wikipedia
Chari, South India — Chari (‘च्यारी’) is a community of artist in Goa. They are the traditional Hindu carpenter in Goa. The Chari is corrupt form of the word Acharya (Sanskrit: आचार्य) which means the teacher of religion. Surname Acharya is still present in Chari in… … Wikipedia
Khandoba — Hdeity infobox| Caption = Khandoba (center) in his four armed form, the two metal images depict him with his wives. The sanctum of the Jejuri temple. Name = Khandoba Devanagari = Sanskrit Transliteration = Khaṇḍoba Pali Transliteration = Tamil… … Wikipedia
