VaikunthaVaikuntha (वैकुण्ठ), also called Vishnuloka (), and Tirunatu (Tirunāṭu) in Tamil, is the abode of Vishnu, the supreme deity in the Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism, and his consort, Lakshmi, the supreme goddess. According to Ramanuja, Vaikuntha is the Parama Padam or Nitya Vibhuti, an "eternal heavenly realm", and is the "divine imperishable world that is God's abode". In Vaishnava literature, Vaikuntha is described as the highest realm above the fourteen lokas (worlds), where the devotees of Vishnu go upon achieving liberation.
VenkateswaraVenkateswara (alternatively spelt as Venkateshvara) is a form of the Hindu god Vishnu and is the presiding deity of the Venkateswara Temple, located in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. Venkateswara is also known by various other names. Venkateswara literally means, "Lord of Venkata". The word is a combination of the words Venkata (the name of a hill in Andhra Pradesh) and iswara ("Lord"). According to the Brahmanda and Bhavishyottara Puranas, the word "Venkata" means "destroyer of sins", deriving from the Sanskrit words vem (sins) and kata (power of immunity).
ManidvipaManidvipa (मणिद्वीप; ) is the celestial abode of Adi Shakti, the supreme goddess, according to the Shaktism tradition in Hinduism. It is an island situated in the middle of an ocean called the Sudha Samudra (the ocean of nectar). In the Devi Bhagavata Purana, Manidvipa is portrayed as the Sarvaloka, the highest world, superior to Goloka, the realm of Krishna, Vaikuntha, the realm of Vishnu and Lakshmi, Kailasa, the realm of Shiva and Parvati, and Brahmaloka, the realm of Brahma and Saraswati.
ShodashiTripura Sundari (Sanskrit: त्रिपुरा सुन्दरी, IAST: Tripura Sundarī), also known as Rajarajeshvari, Shodashi, Kamakshi, and Lalita is a Hindu goddess, revered primarily within the Shaktism tradition and recognized as one of the ten Mahavidyas. She embodies the essence of the supreme goddess Mahadevi. Central to the Shakta texts, she is widely praised in the Lalita Sahasranama and Saundarya Lahari. In the Lalitopakhyana of the Brahmanda Purana, she is referred to as Adi Parashakti.
Trishulavignette|Trishulas portées en guise d'offrande. Temple de Guna Devi, près de Dharamsala, dans le Himachal Pradesh. Le Trishula (IAST : triśūla ; devanagari : त्रिशूल, « trois pointes ») est le trident, attribut de Shiva. Par imitation, il est l’attribut des yogis. Le fait est que le trident à trois pointes est symbolique de diverses trinités dans l’hindouisme : les trois gunas, la trimurti, le trika, ou le présent, le passé et le futur, parmi d’autres exemples. Glossaire de la mythologie et de l'iconograph
Temple de HoysaleśvaraLe Hoysaleśvara à Halebîd, en Inde est un double temple Hindou dédié à Shiva et à la déesse Pârvatî, construit au par le souverain de la dynastie Hoysala Vishnuvardhana. Il est célèbre pour la finesse de ses sculptures. Une stèle retrouvé à proximité du temple mentionne la donation, en 1121, de terrains pour l'entretenir. Sa construction, qui a duré près de 80 ans, est achevée sous le règne de Narasimha (1142-1173) comme l'indique une inscription sur le linteau de l'entrée sud. Il reste cependant incomplet.
