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garbhagriha womb chamber, another word for the inner sanctum |
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garuda a creature that is half man and half bird |
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jagati temple platform or terrace |
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kalasha the vessel on top of the temple that symbolically holds the nectar of immortality |
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kapha a dosha in the body's physical constitution that is related primarily to the element of water |
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kilim a woven tapestry rug |
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linga phallus and symbol of Shiva |
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maha-mandapa enclosed hall of a temple |
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mandala spiritual geometric diagram or grid |
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mandapa initial compartment of the temple |
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mantra sacred formula expressed as a chant |
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marmas vulnerable points in the vastu purusha |
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moksha liberation from the cycle of rebirth |
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mudra symbolic hand gesture |
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mukha-mandapa entrance porch of a temple |
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namaste hands held together at the chest; symbolic Hindu gesture used to greet or say goodbye to someone. Most popular meaning: ''I bow to the divine within you" |
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pada form of measurement equivalent to the size of a man's foot |
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pandit Hindu scholar or master |
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Paramaatma Supreme Soul or essence of the Supreme Creator or Divine Force |
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pitta a dosha in the body's physical constitution that is related to the element of fire |
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prana life force or energy within the body |
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