The principal object of worship at this temple is a Jūichimen Kannon, or the Goddess of Mercy with eleven heads. It is believed the Kannon has her power to give babies and its easy delivery. Adapted from the Wikipedia article Nakayama-dera, under the G. N. U. Free Documentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
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Hearth is also a term for a kindred, or local worship group, in the neopaganism religion Ásatrú. In Greek Mythology, Hestia is the goddess of the hearth. In Roman Religion, Vesta is the Goddess of the hearth. In Ancient Persia, according to Zoroastrian traditions, every house was expected to have a hearth for offering sacrifices [...]
Matriarchal religions are characterized by a feminine world view paradigm. Common traits are female oriented worship/celebration, the worship of a Goddess, fertility rites, positive meanings attributed to sex and body, sacred traits attributed to feminine sexuality and laughter, polytheism. Adapted from the Wikipedia article Matriarchal religion, under the G. N. U. Free Documentation License. Please [...]
Most community worship the goddess of wealth, Lakshmi, by performing puja. Material wealth in the form of gold jewelry & money (or old coins/Diamonds) often represent wealth in these worship ceremonies. Gujaratis believe money spent on this day will bring prosperity to their family and home during the coming year. Adapted from the Wikipedia article [...]
Wicca Wicca first emerged publicly around the 1950s, when it was popularised by Englishman Gerald Gardner. At the time, he called the religion “Witchcraft,” and he called its followers “the Wica.” He initially claimed that it was an ancient Pagan religion that had been persecuted during the Witch-hunts in Europe, commonly called “”The Burning Times”” [...]
Bhandarkar says that Chamunda was originally an indigenous goddess, worshipped by the wild tribes of the Vindhya mountains in central India. These tribes were known to offer goddesses animal as well as human sacrifices along with ritual offerings of liquor. These methods of worship were retained in Tantric worship of Chamunda, after assimilation in Hinduism. [...]
Isakki or Isakkai is a Hindu Goddess of South India. She is generically considered one of the Village Goddesses, like Māri, the goddess of epidemics. She is commonly referred as Isakki Amman (Tamil for “Mother”). She is related to goddess Nīli and to certain bloodthirsty female tree spirits known as Yakshi, in fact, the name [...]
There are many tales regarding the origin of the Gaura but mainly this day, the women worship goddess Gauri, the wife of Lord Shiva for their husbands health and long age. Adapted from the Wikipedia article Gaura Festival, under the G. N. U. Free Documentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
The Kolis who worship the Souls of their warrior ancestors were known as “Veerkars”. The Mudiraj also worship the Souls of their ancestors and the call the function as “Veerla Kolupu”. The Kolis who worship the God / Goddess were known as “Devkars”. The Mudiraj people also worship the God/ Goddess and the function is [...]
”Homo sapiens” first arose on the Earth between 400,000 and 250,000 years ago during the Palaeolithic period. This occurred after a long period of evolution. Ancestors of humans, such as ”Homo erectus”, had been using simple tools for many millennia, but as time progressed, tools became far more refined and complex. At some point, humans [...]
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