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Umâmaheshvara
: Form of God
Shiva
showing the Great God quietly sitting with His
Shakti
Pârvatî
(= Umâ) near Him; He looks at her tenderly, and sometimes embraces Her
Udarabhanda
: scarf tied around the waist, on certain Ganesh representations
Upanishad
: sacred texts (scriptures) of hinduism. They were elaborated during many centuries and written in verses or prose Sanskrit. The 108 Upanishads explain the mystical teachings of the Sages (Rishis), as they received it from the divine source, during their meditations. Later Upanishads are also known, but the main ones have been conceived several centuries B.C.
Utpala
: raised blue lotus. It is a symbol of wisdom, a symbol of the supremacy that spirit may get over the senses
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