Despite being part of the Hindu holy trinity, Brahma has just one temple dedicated to himself in India. The story goes, that he was performing a yagya & he couldn’t wait for his wife Savitri, and married a new consort to complete the ritual.
Savitri, furious to see her husband take another wife, cursed him to be worshipped at only one temple. The location of the temple is now in a city surrounded by hills, has 100s of temples, and 3 lakes.
Identify the only location in India where Brahma has a temple.
Category: Mythology
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A juggernaut is a literal or metaphorical force regarded as merciless, destructive, and unstoppable. The word entered the English dictionary in 1600s, inspired by the procession of a Hindu God.
Name the God.
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According to Uttara Ramayanam, the last chapter of Ramayana, Lava & Kusha were the offspring of Rama & Sita. Both the brothers went on to found their own cities and became rulers.
Which modern day city is Lava is believed to have founded?
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According to the myth, when X became tired it migrated from Arabia to Heliopolis, Egypt, the “City of the Sun.” There, it gathered cinnamon twigs and resin to build a nest of spices atop the Temple of the Sun. Then it used to perform its signature move and then go back to Arabia.
This story was then picked up 2500 years later by Greek historian Herodotus and is now famous world over.
What is X?