Post No. 8297
Date uploaded in London – 6 July 2020
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ACROSS
1.–10 letters— largest festival in the world; 20 million Hindus come to take bath in the holy Ganga river in Sangam in Uttar Pradesh.
6. -7— a sage of Puranic fame; never became angry in life; went to heaven straight.
11– 4— Star; English word Star is derived from this Sanskrit word
12. – 7—very fierce; fearful; Shiva’s dance
13. – 5—without body; an epithet of Rahu
14.– 4— rice in Sanskrit
15 – 6— human; Title of Manu’s dharma sastra
DOWN
1. — 6 letters – un married girl; In Nepal they worship a little girl as representative of goddess
2. –5— both for honey and liquor
3.– 4— acid, acidity; sour
4.—8—Guardians of 8 directions
5.– 7— feminine name; one who is happy
7.—5—one of the five vital airs such as Prana, Apana…..; also emotional utterance
8.—6—gifting of a cow; Brahmins receive it from kings.
9.—6—a gotra/ clan from Atri Maharishi
10. – 6— word for family in many Indian languages
—SUBHAM—
