- A shaligram, or
shaligrama shila (Devanagari: शालिग्राम शिला; IAST: Śāligrāma-śilā), is a
fossilized stone or
ammonite collected from the
riverbed or banks...
- Upon
dipping his
waterpot in the river, he was
surprised to see
several Shaligrama Shilas enter his pot. He
dropped the
Shilas back into the river, but the...
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downstream from Muktinath, is
considered to be the only
source of the
shaligrama shila, the non-anthropomorphic
representation of Vishnu. The
Tibetan Buddhist...
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between a
tulasi plant or holy
basil (the
personification of Lakshmi) and a
shaligrama or an amla
branch (the
personifications of Vishnu).
Tulasi Vivaha signifies...
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Kaumodaki (mace)
Sharanga (bow)
Nandaka (sword)
Symbols Padma (lotus)
Shaligrama Day
Thursday Mount Garuda Shesha Festivals Holi Rama
Navami Krishna Janmashtami...
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identity of the prince.
Chandrahasa grew to fend for himself,
finding a
shaligrama, a
sacred marble of Vishnu, that
served as his talisman. One day, Dushtabuddhi...
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riverbank Gandaki River. The
devotees of
Vishnu call
these sacred stones shaligrama. The
Skanda Purana,
Padma Purana, as well as the
Shiva Purana feature...
- non-murti
symbolism is also
common wherein the
aromatic tulasi plant or
shaligrama is an
aniconic reminder of the
spiritualism in Vishnu. In the Shaivism...
- with Devi's Roopam. There's
another small black-coloured
stone deity(
shaligrama)
found beside the Devi's
vigraham which is
believed to be a manifestation...
- (Sanskrit: द्वारवती शिला, romanized: dvāravatī śilā) is a type of
coral stone (
shaligrama)
obtained from the
Gomti river in
Dwarka in Gujarat, India. In ancient...
