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    Vamana (Sanskrit: वामन, lit. 'Dwarf', IAST: Vāmana) also known as Trivikrama (lit. 'three steps'), Urukrama (lit. 'far-stepping'), Upendra (lit. 'Indra’s...
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    the state and includes a spectrum of cultural events. Onam commemorates Vamana (the fifth avatar of Hindu deity Vishnu) and the generous but egotistical...
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    The Vamana Purana (Sanskrit: वामन पुराण, IAST: Vāmana Purāṇa), is a medieval era Sanskrit text and one of the eighteen major Puranas of Hinduism. The...
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    following set of figures, in this order: Matsya; Kurma; Varaha; Narasimha; Vamana; Parashurama; Rama; Krishna or Balarama; Buddha or Krishna; and Kalki. In...
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  • Acharya Vamana (latter half of the 8th century - early 9th century) was an Indian Rhetorician. Vamana's investigation into the nature of a Kāvya is known...
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    (Madhya-desha and Prachya Āryāvarta – Central and Eastern Āryāvarta in Vamana). Anu – is a Vedic Sanskrit term for one of the 5 major tribes in the Rigveda...
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    this knowledge was sought by the devas and was ultimately gained by them. Vamana, the dwarf avatar of Vishnu, requests the asura king Mahabali for three...
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    blessed to be one of the Chiranjivi, a group of seven immortals, by the Vamana avatar of Vishnu and reigns in the Sutaloka. It is believed that Mahabali...
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    myself as a boar [Varaha], then as a Man-lion (Nrisingha), then as a dwarf [Vamana], then as Rama of Bhrigu's race, then as Rama, the son of Dasaratha, then...
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    Vamanamoorthy Temple is one of the major Hindu temples in India dedicated to Vamana, a form of the god Vishnu. It is situated in Thrikkakara, Kochi in the state...
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