Parjanya


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Noun 1. Parjanya - Hindu god of rain; sometimes identified with Indra
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Recently State Water Resources Minister DK Shivakumar held a Parjanya homa (pooja) in Chikkamagaluru, while another special ritual was performed at Belgaum's Savadatti Yellamma temple praying for rainfall earlier this month.
Shivamogga: Special prayers offered to receive sufficient rainfall
I.164.51cd bhumim parjanya jinvanti / divam jinvanty agnayah While the rainclouds quicken the earth, the fires quicken heaven.
Responsion in the Rigveda
On Thursday, Karnataka water resources minister and Congress leader DK Shivakumar also held a Parjanya homa (pooja) at Sri Rishya Shringeshwara temple Chikkamagaluru praying for rain.
Locals pray for rain in Bihar's Gaya
Pravargya rains" and "Pravargya becomes full of rain" should be "Parjanya rains" and "Parjanya becomes.
The Pravargya Brahmana of the Taittiriya Aranyaka: An Ancient Commentary on the Pravargya Ritual
Summary: Sringeri (Karnataka) [India], June 6 (ANI): Karnataka water resources minister and Congress leader DK Shivakumar held a Parjanya homa (pooja) at Sri Rishya Shringeshwara temple Chikkamagaluru praying for rain on Thursday.
K'taka: DK Shivakumar offers special prayers for rain
Equally important is the fact that single applications of asura to Aryaman, Pusan, and Parjanya all appear in book V, as do one of the two certain uses of the term with Rudra and Savitar.
Asura in Early Vedic Religion
Hindu seers performed 'Parjanya Yagya,' a special fire ritual for rain, as Gujarat faces an acute water shortage due to an uncertain monsoon.
Gujarat offers special prayers for rain
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