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Satya Narayan (Hindu deity)

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Satya Narayan
Satya Narayan at the Nabha temple
Devanagariसत्यनारायण
AffiliationDeva, aspect of Vishnu
MantraOm Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya (ॐनमोभगवतेवासुदेवाय)
WeaponSudarshana Chakra
SymbolBanana tree
MountGaruda
ConsortLakshmi
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Satya Narayan is a deva form of Vishnu who is worshipped by Hindus, mainly in the Indian states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Assam, Manipur and Tripura. His avatar is Krishna. Satya Narayan is part of a triad on the ratnavedi (jewelled platform).

Festivals

Satya Narayan is honoured at the Saty Narayan Ji Temple (mandir) in Nabha, at the Rath Yatra Nabha, and as part of the Holi festival. The large chariots of Jagannath (another aspect of Vishnu) which are pulled during a Ratha-Yatra form the etymological origin of the English word juggernaut.[1]

Puja

The present puja to the deva originated in the syncretism of Hindu and Sufi traditions in Bengal during the Middle Ages, when the Hindu Satya Narayan became the Muslim Satya Pir.[2] The puja is also performed by some Buddhists in Bangladesh.[3]

  • A crowd pulling two large vehicles
    Ratha-Yatra chariots in Puri
  • Worshippers at a shrine
    Worshippers in Puri
  • see caption
    Painting of Vishnu seated on a lotus
  • Decorative pitcher and food
    A kalasha and other puja items
  • Plants, a pitcher and food items
    Satya Narayan puja

References

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  1. ^ "Juggernaut-Definition and Meaning". Merriam Webster Dictionary. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  2. ^ Yamin, Mohammed (2009). Impact of Islam on Orissan Culture. New Delhi: Readywirthy Publications. p. 59. ISBN 978-81-89973-96-4.
  3. ^ Barua, Dilip Kumar. "A case study in the popular Buddhist belief in Bangladesh" (PDF). Society for the Study of Pali and Buddhist Culture: 96.
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