Rudraksha
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A rudraksha are the dried stones or seeds of the genus Elaeocarpus specifically, Elaeocarpus ganitrus. These seeds are used as prayer beads for Hindus and Buddhists. When they are ripe, rudraksha ston
Rudraksha beads are the dried stones of the fruit of the Elaeocarpus ganitrus tree
Rudraksha tree, Elaeocarpus ganitrus
Ripe rudraksha fruits displaying their typical blue colour
5-faced (panchamukha) rudraksha stone with the lines delineating its faces labelled
Devi Bhagavata Purana
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The Devi Bhagavata Purana, also known as the Devi Purana or simply Devi Bhagavatam, is one of the major Puranas of Hinduism. Composed in Sanskrit, the text is considered a Mahapurana for Devi worshipp
A manuscript of Devi Bhagavata Purana
Stone sculpture of Devi Durga, Indian Museum, Kolkata
This Purana lists Saraswati (above) as the creative aspect of the supreme Goddess, the Shakti of Brahma.
Bhuvaneshwari temple in Mysore Palace. Bhuvaneshwari is the supreme Goddess in Book 7 of this Purana.