Jyeshthadevi, 闯测别峁ａ弓丑腻诲别惫墨, Jyeshtha-devi: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term 闯测别峁ａ弓丑腻诲别惫墨 can be transliterated into English as Jyesthadevi or Jyeshthadevi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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: Shodhganga: Temples of Salem region Up to 1336 AD闯测别峁ａ弓丑腻诲别惫墨 (啶溹啶啶粪啶犩ぞ啶︵啶掂).鈥擳he goddess, who came out of the ocean when it was churned by the demons and the gods to bring out the nectar hidden inside the ocean, is 闯测别峁ａ弓丑腻诲别惫墨. 闯测别峁ａ弓丑腻诲别惫墨 is considered as the elder sister of Mah膩lak峁墨. 闯测别峁ａ弓丑腻诲别惫墨 is worshiped only in 艢iva temples and never in the Vai峁ａ箛ava temples. 闯测别峁ａ弓丑腻诲别惫墨 is represented always with her K膩kadhvaja and also flanked by her son and daughter. The son is always represented as bull-faced.
膧gamas prescribe certain anatomical features like an ugly face, sagging breast and big paunch. But none of these features are seen in any of these sculptures. 闯测别峁ａ弓丑腻诲别惫墨 is always represented as two handed. She holds a kumuda (water lilly) in her right hand and the left hand is always in the 箩腻苍耻丑补蝉迟补 gesture. Her son and daughter are represented as seated in 耻迟办耻峁璱迟腻蝉补苍补. The daughter holds a lilly while the son holds a club.
Vastushastra (啶掂ぞ啶膏啶む啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, v膩stu艣膩stra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
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