Hastagairivrata, Hastāgairīvrata: 1 definition

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Hastagairivrata means something in Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

hastāgairīvrata (हस्तागैरीव्रत).—n An observance upon the day on which the sun enters the constellation hasta,--the giving to Brahmans of a golden elephant with a golden Shiva, Parvati, and Gann̤ésha seated upon it. 2 The worship, on or after that day, of the image of Parvati seated upon an elephant.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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