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Q: Direction of shiva lingam

NewbieI've went to many Lord Shiva temples and seen the lingam in different directions. In some temples, the direction is like this: And in some temples, the direction is like this: Why is there a difference and can someone tell me the reason behind it? Any significance? In that case, how should the ...

 
 
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Q: Author request: Shyam Aan Baso

Daniel ChaseThere is this popular bhajan which has again became quite popular recently. It starts with श्यामा आन बसों वृंदावन में मेरी उमर बीत गई गोकुल में Who is the author of this Bhajan? What does the bhajan mean, especially the first two lines?

 
 
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Q: I wonder is there any shiv puran available with commentary of shiva acharya?

RohitI like to read Shiva Purana. Is there any commentary by shaivacharya available for it?

 
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6:41 PM
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Q: On what basis were Nakshatras selected for naming of the Hindu Lunar months?

OptimusMoon takes approx 27 days to orbit Earth once, so the Sky was divided into 27 Nakshatras or Lunar Mansions, and were named. There are approximately 12 Full Moons in 1 year, so the year was divided into 12 Months. But when naming them, they used the Nakshatra names. But there are 27 nakshatras and...

 

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