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Waterhole means something in the history of ancient India. 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: academia.edu: Elements of Newar Buddhist ArtWaterholes are associated with an aboriginal female divinity connected with the Dharmodaya (inverted triangle), according to Newar Buddhists of Kathmandu. The significance of the waterholes in the (Kathmandu) valley can be understood properly only if we give an attention to the fact that the main source of water is believed to be rain and the mother sky itself is considered to be a big hole, mahabila. Newars originally believed that the sky is mother, which sharply contrasts with Indo-European concept of father sky. Rainmaking rituals are performed around these waterholes during droughts and some of these water sources are named after the Akasaganga, the milky-way which is viewed as celestial water in both Sanskrit literature and Newar tradition.
The Svayambhu-Purana prescribes worshiping the waterholes (jalotpanna-randhrani) on the full moon day of Sravana month, when the copious monsoon rain is expected. The waterholes are believed to be the reminiscent of the primordial lake of the Kathmandu valley. Both Hindus and Buddhists agree that the main deity of the waterholes is Guhyesvari, and worship her as their tutelary lineage deities, variously called istadevata, kuladevata or degudya.
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Full-text: Dharmodaya, Jalakupa, Guhyeshvari, Garta, Mahabila, Khaganana.
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