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Yes, goddess Ganga was the wife of Lord Shiva, but first she was the wife of Lord Vishnu, who was married to three goddesses. Lakshmi and Saraswati were the other two. The three wives had quarrel and so Lord Vishnu sent Ganga to Lord Shiva and Saraswati to Lord Brahma. He lived with goddess...

Parvati is the wife of Lord Shiva. She was the daughter of Parvat, the mountain. She is often incarnated as goddess Durga and goddess Kali. She was the reincarnation of Sati, the first wife of Lord Shiva and daughter of god Daksha, who did not approve the marriage and Sati had to sacrifice her life.

The fifth day of spring season or the Vasant Panchami is the day dedicated to goddess Saraswati. The day is also called as Saraswati Puja in India.

Yes, Saraswati is the wife of Lord Brahma. She is goddess of wisdom and first was the wife of Lord Vishnu, who was married to goddess Lakshmi and goddess Ganga too. However, Vishnu lived with only Lakshmi. He had sent Ganga to Lord Shiva.

Yes, Saraswati was first wife of Vishnu before becoming wife of Lord Brahma. Lord Vishnu had three wives. The other two were goddess Lakshmi and goddess Ganga. He lived with Lakshmi and sent Ganga to Lord Shiva.

Lord Vishnu had three wives - Lakshmi, Saraswati and Ganga. They were goddess of good fortune, goddess of wisdom and goddess who personified River Ganges respectively. However, Vishnu lived only with Lakshmi. The three goddess had quarrel and Vishnu sent Ganga to Lord Shiva and Saraswati to...

Yes, Meera was unwillingly married to Bhoj Raj, who was the crown prince of Mewar, in 1516. The prince died in 1521 due to battle wounds.

Sai Baba died at the age of 80. He was born in 1838 and died in 1918. The Indian spiritual master is sometimes called as Sai Baba of Shirdi or simply as Shirdi Sai Baba. He is revered by Hindu as well as Muslim devotees.

The real name of Sai Baba is not known. The word Sai means God and the title was given to him in Shirdi by Mhalsapati.

The act of leaving one's body consciously and intentionally is called as Samadhi and so Mahasamadhi means the great and final Samadhi. Swami Vivekananda attained Mahasamadhi at the age of just 39.

The birthplace of Swami Vivekananda is Shimla Pally in Calcutta, now called as Kolkata. He was born on 12 January 1863 to a Hindu, Bengali family.

Swami Vivekananda was born on 12th of January 1863 in Shimla Pally of Calcutta to Vishwanath Datta and Bhuvaneshwari Devi. His father was an attorney of Calcutta High Court. He was born as Narendra Nath Datta.

The childhood name of Swami Vivekananda was Narendranath Datta. He was born on 12th January 1863 in Shimla Pally of Calcutta, now Kolkata. His father was an attorney of Calcutta High Court.

Kanyakumari is not an island. It is the southern tip or southernmost point of India. It is bordered by Laccadive Sea on three sides. It is in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Swami Vivekananda meditated for three days on the rock of Kanyakumari in December 1892.

Swami Vivekananda was not killed. He died out of his own will. On 4th of July 1902 he went to his room for meditation in the Ramakrishna Math at 7 pm asking not to be disturbed. He died while meditating at 9.20 pm. Disciples say her attained mahasamadhi. His age then was 39.

Dhanvantari is the God of Ayurveda. He is an avatar of Lord Vishnu and emerged from the Ocean of Milk during Samudramanthan between Devas and Asuras. People worship him seeking blessings for good health of family members.

Dhanvantari God is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. He is god of Ayurveda as mentioned in the Puranas, which says he emerged from the Ocean of Milk during Samudramanthan. Hindus pray to him seeking blessings for sound health.

Kali, Tara, Tripura Sundari, Bhuvaneshvari, Bhairavi, Chhinnamasta, Dhumavati, Bagalamukhi, Matangi and Kamala are the ten Mahavidyas.

Bhairava God is a Hindu Tantric deity. He is also called as Maha Kala Bhairava. The word 'bhiru' means 'fearful.' The word Bhairava in Sanskrit means 'terribly fearful form.' He is said to be destroyer of fear.