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Look up: Durga

  1. Durga
    [n] - goddess of war
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Durga
    Hindu warrior and mother goddess; one of the many names for the `great goddess`Mahadev?. Durga was formed from the fire of the breath of the noun (Myth.) Same as Doorga .
    Found on
    http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/132

  3. durga
    Same as Doorga. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  4. Durga
    noun goddess of war; a malevolent aspect of Devi; `the inaccessible`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  5. Durga
    • (n.) Same as Doorga.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  6. Durga
    in Hinduism, a principal form of the goddess Devi or Shakti, and the wife of Shiva. According to legend, Durga was created for the slaying of the ... [5 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/d/84

  7. Durga
    Durga is a Hindu girl name. The meaning of the name is `unreachable ` Where is it used? The name Durga is mainly used In Indian and In Hindu Mythology. The name Durga doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Durga seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/girls/Dur

  8. Durga
    Durga: see Hinduism.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0

  9. Durga
    Durga or Doorga is a Hindu deity and consort of Siva. She is depicted as having ten arms. Her most famous exploit was slaying Mahisha, the chief of the demons. The festival of Durga puja is celebrated annually in her honour.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  10. Durga
    In Balinese and Javanese mythology, Durga is the goddess of death and disease. She is married to Waruna or Kala-Siwa and is the queen of the cemetery Gandamait, where she lives, ruling ghosts and demons. She is the patroness of witches, sorcerers and other magicians of the black arts, guna- guna.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  11. Durga
    Hindu warrior and mother goddess; one of the many names for the `great goddess` Mahadevi. Durga was formed from the fire of the breath of the Trimurti (Shiva, Vishnu, and Brahma) to destroy the buffalo demon Mahisha. She rides on a tiger and was given weapons by the gods, so she is depicted carrying a discus, a trident, a thunderbolt,...
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  12. Durga
    For the 1985 Hindi Film of Rajesh Khanna see Durgaa Om Aing Hring Kling Chamundayei Vichche --> In date=June 2009--> is a form of Devi, the supremely radiant goddess, depicted as having eight arms, riding a lion or a tiger, carrying weapons and a lotus flower, maintaining a meditative smile, and pra...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durga

  13. Durga
    (raga) `Durga` is a raga in Hindustani Classical music. Origin: The raga emerges from Bilawal thaat. Technical Description: The raga is of Audav-audav nature, i.e, both it`s arohana (ascent) and avarohana (descent) uses only five notes. All the swaras used are shuddha. Gandhar and Nishad are ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durga



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