Reading Notes: Seven Secrets From Hindu Calendar

Part A

Ganesha, Parvati, Shiva

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• Shiva is considered to be God and when his eyes clothes, the world will cease to exist because it will be destroyed
• Shiva is known as the destroyer
• Parvati encompasses all emotions, which include love, domination, affection
• Ganga is also a goddess who spouts from Shiva's topknot
• Ganga's divinity is restricted to the river
• Ganesha is worshipped exclusively in a temple
• Without the father or mother present, the gods become the God
• Saraswati is a Goddess who is also known as Veda-mata or mother of the Vedas
• Brahma did not make the Vedas and this is known because men cannot create things without the touch of a woman
• Bahuchara is the goddess of Hijras
• Hijras are men who live as women and thus cannot be a part of mainstream society
• They also dress as women and live with other Hijras
• Represents the minority and is served by Hijras as long as they pledge to serve her rather than marry a women

Bibliography:
Seven Secrets From Hindu Calendar
Author: Devdutt Pattanaik
Web Source: Seven Secrets From Hindu Calendar