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Contents 1 Panchamrut/Panchamrit 2 Kirtan/Sankirtan 3 Popular pages 4 Categories 5 Pageview stats 6 More Sections to be added to Hinduism portal 7 Sarun Mata Temple 8 Islam has an outline in the OOK, but Hinduism does not 9 FAR notice for Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 10 Structure of Hinduism portal 11 Need identification of a deity 12 Template help?

[edit] Panchamrut/Panchamrit

I noticed today, Panchamrit can be spelt in various ways such as Panchaamrit, Panchaamrut, Panchamrut, Panchamrit, Panchamrita, Panchamruta to name a few. I have noticed two articles Panchamrut and Panchamrita, which deal with the same subject.I myself created a new article Panchaamrutam which I subsequently put up for deletion as its a repetition. Panchamrut and Panchamrita should be merged. And I dont know how to raise the suggestion to merge them, I am pretty new at wikipedia. I didnt want to just copy from one article into another and put up a request for deletion, I thought it better to bring it to everyone's notice. Lilaac (talk) 19:57, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

I've merged them into Panchamrita, redirected Panchamrut there, and did some cleanup of non-notable and unnecessary material. Priyanath ^talk 20:33, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Kirtan/Sankirtan

Should Sankirtan be merged into Kirtan? Priyanath ^talk 20:05, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

I would say yes. The article on Kirtan has the option to have sections for different types, and if there is something specific to be said about how a particular sect does it, it could be noted in that way. The word कीर्तनं literally means just "telling, narrating", "praising, celebrating" (Apte p. 782) and the variety of ways of doing that is not reflected in the Sankirtan article. I assume that the prefix सं (with, together with, accompanied by) does not really result in a semantic difference, but perhaps I am wrong about that. Buddhipriya (talk) 05:07, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

These are different things - in Gaudiya Vaishnava theology terms - also sankirtan has no meaning in Sikhism, whereas Kirtan does and is the main feature of Sikhism. It is not a dictionary (while word in itself is important) - it is about the usage. I will have to look at Sankirtan article to get some references to it, it looks weak to me. Wikid^as© 10:06, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

The kirtan article does not the Hinduism side. Kirtan was an important tool to propagate the Varkari faith in Maharashtra, used first by Namdev. Interestingly, Namdev to Punjab and his hymns in Punjabi are recorded in the Sikh Bible - Guru Granth Sahib.--Redtigerxyz ^Talk 05:33, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

IMO merge samkirtan in Kirtan. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 05:35, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

I've found several other sects/schools which use sankirtan as a term for devotional chanting, synonymous with kirtan. It's clearly not unique to Gaudiya Vaishnavism. See Sivananda[1], Yogananda[2], Sai Baba [3], and even Christian sankirtan in Kolkata in 1879 (!)[4]. Having a separate sankirtan article just for the Gaudiya Vaishnava use would be something of a POV fork. To my surprise, I found a unique use of the term in ISKCON, where it is sometimes used to mean 'book distribution'.[5][6][7]. I don't think that usage is notable enough to include in the article — I only mention it here because it's the only unique use of the term I could find from a Gaudiya Vaishnava perspective. These two articles should be merged into Kirtan. Priyanath ^talk 18:21, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

Merge - I agree with buddhipriya that sankirtan appears to be only a part of speech. Of course, a merge will cause a redirect, so the word "sankirtan" will not disappear and perhaps someone can source a statement on its usage and insert it on the kirtan page. As far as I am aware, the bookselling aspect is unique to ISKCON: it just happens they sell books and chant on the street at the same time: that can also be explained on a merged page if sourced. Above all, the beautiful upsurge in popular devotion in India c1400-1500 should not be obscured by sect-divisions when it is known to be a continuity between sects - witness importance of Kabir (Muslim name) to Sikhs and Hindus, notice that Sikh brotherhood and Baula brotherhood open equally to Hindus and Muslims. That's something India can be proud of and can teach the world today - breaking it up in wiki is an intrinsic falsification of the history of kirtan, bhajan, qawwali, the poet-gurus... Namdev is a case in point - certainly, with a name like that! Please add him, redtiger. Redheylin (talk) 23:56, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

I support a merger too. As Buddhipriya notes कीर्तनं literally means just "telling, narrating", "praising, celebrating" in Sanskrit, and कीर्तन is the term for devotional singing in Hindi. There are several derivatives of this root word, sankirtan, harikirtan, namkirtan that describe/emphasize particular types or aspects of the singing, which should be covered in the basic kirtan article. The practice is prevalent and important in Sikhism, Sufism and Hinduism (especially in bhakti, being one of the nine modes) - and relegating "Bhakti in Hinduism" to sankirtan doesn't make any sense. Abecedare (talk) 01:37, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

BTW can anybody explain why we need four articles; Bhakti, Bhakti yoga, Bhakti movement and Hindu devotional movements?? Redheylin (talk) 00:18, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

Very good point. Hindu devotional movements should surely be merged into Bhakti movement, at least anything in the former that isn't Original Research. I think Bhakti movement, as a historical movement, deserves its own article separate from the others (Bhakti, Bhakti yoga). Just my opinion, and not a strong or especially well informed one. As far as Bhakti and Bhakti yoga — as they stand now, I'm all for merger into Bhakti. Could Bhakti yoga eventually be made into its own article? Maybe, but why not merge them first, and break out the article if the section grows too big. There's nothing there right now that warrants its own article. Just my opinion (one I've been thinking about while helping to rewrite Bhakti). Priyanath ^talk 02:56, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

See also Three stages of Bhakti - Kripa (philosophy). There's something to be said for treating the mediaeval movement separately, but note there's also a lot of Sant related pages that overlap a lot. Redheylin (talk) 04:58, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

Per consensus here, I've merged Sankirtan into Kirtan. Priyanath ^talk 19:35, 25 May 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Popular pages

Rank	Page	Assessment
1	Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi	FA
2	Gautama Buddha	B
3	Aum	C
4	Hinduism	B
5	Swastika	B
6	George Harrison	GA
7	Karma	B
8	Namaste	Start
9	Chakra	B
10	Shiva	GA

User:Mr.Z-man has a new service available to various requesting WikiProjects which gives the project a monthly update of the number of hits on the 1,000 most frequently accessed articles for that project. An example of such a listing can be found at Wikipedia:WikiProject Christianity/Popular pages. Would the members of this project be interested in getting such a list for their use? John Carter (talk) 18:46, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

Yes, please!!! Priyanath ^talk 18:52, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

Love to see such a page. Would help us improve on those key articles.--Redtigerxyz ^Talk 04:01, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

It would be helpful but the most popular articles related to Hinduism may not be the most important. I think many 21st century "gurus", "swamis" and the like will be more popular than topics traditionally considered more relevant to Hinduism. Gizza^{Discuss ©} 14:33, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

Yes – I'm interested in seeing this (but Gizza brings up a good point). [sd] 23:27, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

I think people will find that articles relevant to Hinduism are generally more popular than modern guru articles. Here is some evidence, showing number of hits for the month of May for: karma (109,734)[8], Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (9,826)[9], Adi Shankara (13,629)[10], Ganesha (48,722)[11], Bhagavad Gita (57,341)[12], Ram + Rama (since both go to the same article) (160,000+)[13][14]. Priyanath ^talk 19:50, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

Yes there is no need to fear 21st century gurus, there are not many... most popular ones are from 20th century... Will be a very useful tool. Great idea. --Wikid^as© 22:06, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

Haha, I meant 20th/21st century gurus. The point is this tool will probably show these gurus (and their teachings, books perhaps) very high when other articles, (eg. Vedas, Puranas, other old Hindu history) will be very low. These articles should still be the long-term focus even though they are not popular. There is some overlap of course though. I expect important article like the Bhagavad Gita, Ramayana, Shiva etc. to be high up. Gizza^{Discuss ©} 06:10, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

← John Carter has requested Mr.Z-man to add the WikiProject. The results will be posted sometime this month. [sd] 23:19, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

The results are in. I've copied the ten most popular Hinduism-related articles to the right, emphasizing those with top- or high-importance to our project. By the way, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is 134^th, Adi Shankara is 76^th, Ganesha is 22^nd, Bhagavad Gita is 17^th, Rama is 33^rd, Ramayana is 29^th, History of Hinduism is 154^th, the Vedas are 28^th, and the Puranas are 135^th. Thanks, [sd] 16:14, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

Thank you - this will be very helpful. Priyanath ^talk 23:34, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for that Sd. Lol, some of my "predictions" came true. George Harrison is sixth, but shouldn't really be our focus. Neither is Buddha (2nd, duty of WP:BUDDHA), Gandhi (1st, only perhaps one section on religious views, otherwise Indian history). Swastika is skewed because of its (in)famous Nazi associtions. Aum is the first dominant though not exclusive Hinduism article (important in other Indian religions). Karma is similar. So the main purely Hinduism articles that are most popular are probably Shiva, Bhagavad Gita, Krishna and Vishnu.

I suppose I was wrong about the modern gurus though. Swami Vivekenanda and Sai Baba are the most popular. And why is Koh-i-Noor included? Gizza^{Discuss ©} 12:13, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

It appears that any article tagged with WikiProject:Hinduism shows up on the list, so of course there will be some articles (like George Harrison) that aren't directly relevant. No biggie. Reading the Koh-i-Noor article, there is a legend of it being in Krishna's hands at one point, something I had never heard, which is probably why it was tagged with WikiProject:Hinduism. But overall, the list gives a very good idea of the popularity of the main and important Hinduism articles. Priyanath ^talk 16:29, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Categories

Category:Hare Krishnas by nationality, Category:Hare Krishnas, Category:Hare Krishna religious leaders are being discussed as of 24 May 2009. Occuli (talk) 17:56, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Pageview stats

After a recent request on my talk page, I added WikiProject Hinduism to the list of projects to compile monthly pageview stats for. The data is the same used by http://stats.grok.se/en/ but the program is different, and includes the aggregate views from all redirects to each page. The stats are at Wikipedia:WikiProject Hinduism/Popular pages.

The page will be updated monthly with new data. The edits aren't marked as bot edits, so they will show up in watchlists. I can also get provide the full data for any project covered by the bot if requested, though I normally don't keep it for much longer than a couple weeks after the list is generated. If you have any comments or suggestions, please let me know. Thanks! Mr.Z-man 04:31, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] More Sections to be added to Hinduism portal

I suggest that the following sections may be considered for addition under the Hinduism portal: 1.Vedic Chants for all four Vedas 2.Upanishad Recitations for all 108 upanishads starting with the Mukhya Upanishads 3.Oral discourses on the various Puranas- starting from Shrimadbhagwat and Bhagwadgita 4.Karmakand vidhi vidhan - detailed procedures to be followed with chants and mantrocchar for all pujas, samskars, ceremonies and rituals. 5.Direct puja time access to various religious sites- the 4 dhams, 12 jyotirligas, the Shaktipeeths, Ganeshpeeths etc. It can be live coverage of pujas and pravachans. 6.Texts of all important hindu scriptures- the Vedas, Samhitas, Brahmans, Aranyaks, the Upanishads, the Puranas Gita, Ramayan etc. with well respected commentries and bhashyas. 7.If possible add videos of pilgrimage to various thirthas and of Ramayan and Mahabharat etc. 8. Add sub sections on various Hindu sects 9. Add a section each on the religions originating in India viz.,Jainism, Budhdhism,Sikhism etc. 10.Sections of Vedic Jyotish, Vedic Maths, Vastu Shastra, Ayurveda etc. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Barauri (talk ```` contribs) 08:40, 11 June 2009 (UTC) ````barauri 2.20PM 11 June 2009

The Hinduism portal is meant to be simple. All Wikipedia portals follow a similar structure. The page will become too big. However, we can add some of your suggestions within the current sections. We can rotate more article and include the Upanishads, Samhitas, Puranas as you say.

But even more importantly, we should improve these articles on Wikipedia, should we not? Ganesha is a more than decent article (with WP:FA status) and all other major article should eventually be up to the same standard. Gizza^{Discuss ©} 09:55, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

The following pages on Hindu scriptures already exist on Wiki. The same can be readily connected to the Hinduism portal:

Vedas Rigveda · Yajurveda · Samaveda · Atharvaveda Divisions Samhita · Brahmana · Aranyaka · Upanishad

Upanishad Aitareya · Brihadaranyaka · Isha · Taittiriya · Chandogya · Kena · Maitri · Mundaka · Mandukya · Katha · Kaushitaki · Prashna · Shvetashvatara

Vedanga Shiksha · Chandas · Vyakarana · Nirukta · Jyotisha · Kalpa

Mahakavya (epics) Mahabharata · Ramayana

Other scriptures Smriti · Śruti · Bhagavad Gita · Purana · Manu Smriti · Agama · Darshana · Pancharatra · Tantra · Akilathirattu · Sūtra · Stotra · Dharmashastra · Divya Prabandha · Tevaram · Ramacharitamanas · Shikshapatri · Vachanamrut · Ananda Sutram Barauri (talk) 10:02, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

Further, the hindu way of life is built on yajnas and samskars, for each of these there is a well defined puja.It will be a great contribution of wiki when hindus interested in performing a particular puja archana look upto its Hinduism portal for authentic reference and detailed guideline. Similarly, for the Pujas performed at the various thirthas and devasthans. A comprehensive portal will be big draw. Barauri (talk) 10:20, 11 June 2009 (UTC) The four dhams include: Sringeri, Badrinath, Puri and Dwarka The 12 jyotirlingas include: Somnath, Mahakaleswara, Bhimashankara, Triyambakeshwara, Ramnatheswara,Baidyanath, Omkareshwara, Mallikarjuna, Kedarnath, Vishweswara,Grishmeshwara,and Nageswara. The Shaktipeeths among other include: Kaniyakumari, Kamakshi, Kamakhya Devi, Ambaji, Kali Kambali, Kalighat, Mahalaxmi, Shavani, Vaisno Devi, Bhagawati, Bhagwati, Chamundeswari, Kumari amman, Mangala Gauri, Mookabika, Harsat Mata. Hundreds of thousands of devotees visit Tirupati Balaji, Prayagraj, Haridwar, Benaras, Mathura, Ayodhya, Amarnath, Vaishnodevi and a number of other shrines/ tirthas every year. Millions congregate at the Kumbha melas. Any portal on Hinduism will be incomplete without a page on each tirtha. Barauri (talk) 10:51, 11 June 2009 (UTC) I believe a portal has to be exhaustive. Already we have a large number of pages on wiki which can be easily linked to the portal and thus brought to one place in a well structured manner. We may for instance bring all pages relating to hindu gods, devatas, devies, rishies and gurus under appropriates headings on this portal. Similarly, references to all pages relating to hindu shrines, thirthas, temples, peeths etc. and all scriptures and religious texts can also be brought on to the portal. I am citing below some wiki pages: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahma

eHindu deities and texts

Goddesses Devi · Saraswati · Lakshmi · Sati · Parvati · Durga · Shakti · Kali · Sita · Radha · Mahavidya · Navadurga · Matrikas · more

Gods Deva · Brahma · Vishnu · Shiva · Rama · Krishna · Ganesha · Murugan · Hanuman · Indra · Surya · more

Texts Vedas · Upanishads · Puranas · Ramayana · Mahabharata · Bhagavad Gita

Hinduism · Hindu mythology · Indian epic poetry http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Hindu_temples_by_deity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakshmi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deva_(Hinduism) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigvedic_deities http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hindu_deities#A Agni Indra Savitr Vayu Varuna Maruts Aditya Rudra Vishnu Brahma Pusha Brihaspati Ashvins Vishvedavas Prithvi Dyaus Antariksha Dishas Moordha Prajapati

Brahman Deva (Buddhism) Divinity Dyeus Hindu deities Ishwara Mahadeva Vishvadevas

2.1 Mahadevi 2.2 Durga 2.3 Saraswati 2.4 Sri Lakshmi 2.5 Parvati 2.6 Kali 2.7 Mahavidya 2.8 Navadurga 3 Others aspects 3.1 Sita 3.2 Radha 3.3 Matrikas

The Rigveda

Mandalas 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10

Deities Devas (Agni · Indra · Soma · Ushas) · Asuras (Mitra · Varuna · Vrtra) · Visvedevas · Maruts · Ashvins

Rivers Sapta Sindhu · Nadistuti · Sarasvati · Sindhu · Sarayu · Rasa

Rishis Saptarishi (Gritsamada · Vishvamitra · Vamadeva · Atri · Angiras · Bharadvaja · Vasishta)

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandala_1" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantra http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rishi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Hindu_sages http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigvedic_rivers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Titles_and_occupations_in_Hinduism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Hindus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hindu_gurus_and_saints http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hindu_sants http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_reform_movements http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puranas

Mahapuranas Brahma Purana · Brahmanda Purana · Brahma Vaivarta Purana · Markandeya Purana · Bhavishya Purana · Vamana Purana · Vishnu Purana · Bhagavata Purana · Naradeya Purana · Garuda Purana · Padma Purana · Varaha Purana · Vayu Purana · Linga Purana · Skanda Purana · Agni Purana · Matsya Purana · Kurma Purana · Shiva Purana

Upapurna Devi-Bhagavata · Ganesha · Kalki · Kalika · Mudgala · Narasimha · Samba http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakti_Peethas http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyotirlinga http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Surya_temples http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Hindu_temples_by_deity After references to all these wiki pages have been added to the portal in a well structured and properly edited form, we may consider improving upon the same by referring to other well researched and properly developed pages after obtaing necessary permisissions.

Barauri (talk) 07:23, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Sarun Mata Temple

The article Sarun Mata Temple is currently at AfD. The discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sarun Mata Temple is centred around notability. There are hints that the temple may be notable, but no reliable sources have been found in English but commenters are having difficulty searching for sources in Hindi. Everyone is welcome to comment. Thryduulf (talk) 21:37, 12 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Islam has an outline in the OOK, but Hinduism does not

See Outline of Islam.

For instructions, see Wikipedia:Outlines.

Also see WP:WPOOK.

Thank you.

Good luck.

Have fun.

The Transhumanist    23:59, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

FYI – currently, the project has a list of Hinduism-related topics. Cheers, [sd] 03:13, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] FAR notice for Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

I have nominated Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Remove" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here.Cirt (talk) 06:34, 17 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Structure of Hinduism portal

There are enough pages already on wiki to put together in the form of a comprehensive portal on Hinduism. The main headings under which one can look up for material on Hinduism in my humble view can be : 1. Scriptures 2. Dieties 3. Practices 4. Holy Places 5. Disciplines 6. Holy Persons 7. Sects 8. Concepts 9. Festivals 10.Temples 11.Library I have tried to bring together various wiki pages under these heads on an excel sheet. Except for daily routine under Practices all other pages can be connected thorugh file links. Library of texts, audio and video files are yet to be built up.

Hinduism portal may have a running pachang clock at its top: Samvat-2066-Vikram Masa- Asadh;Paksha-Krishna;Thithi-11;Nakshatra- Bharani;Ghati-57; Pal- Panchang Drop Down Samvatsar Vikrami- 2066 (present) Sambatsar Shaka Masa- ( Month) Chaitra Baishakha Jyestha Asad Shravan Bhadrapada Ashwin Kartik Agrahan Pausha Magh Phalgun Paksh ( fortnight) Krishna Shukla Tithi 1-Prathama Dwitiya Tritiya Chaturthi Panchami Shasti Saptami Astami Navami Dasami Ekadashi Dwadashi Trayodashi Chaturdashi Amawashya (15) / Purnamasi (30)

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Charan in each Nakshtra: 1- 4 Yoga Karan

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Panchakarma Para Brahman Para Tattva Parameshwara (God) Parampara Penarmid Perfect Karma Phala Pitambara Peeth Prakasa Pralaya Pramana Prana Prapanna Prarabdha karma Problem of evil Problem of evil in Hinduism Purusha Puruṣārtha Purvashrama

Rajas Rasa lila Reincarnation Reincarnation and Hinduism Rta

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Laguage and Script Grammer Chandas Statecraft Economics War craft and weapons Politics & diplomacy Mathematics Astronomy Astrology Vastu & architecture Ayurveda Dances Music Poetry Kamshastra Barauri (talk) 04:51, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

I am so sorry that the excel sheets could not be pasted as a large table that I have put together on my desktop. It goes without saying that each heading and sub heading will branch out in the form of a large banyan tree of pages on Hinduism. We may also bring together all other Hinduism related sites - many of them very rich in many ways, under a seperate heading. Being new I am still to familiarise myself with wiki editing. However, I do trust that this small effort will generate discussion leading to an early restructuring of the portal as the main reference source for all those interested in Hinduism. Barauri (talk) 05:04, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

A wikipedia portal is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of articles on the topic, but is supposed to highlight the best-written and the top-level articles on the subject - analogous to the wikipedia main page in design and purpose.

So I don't think listing a few hundred article links on the portal will serve the reader. However, your effort in coming up with the proposed scheme is appreciated and it is possible that I am misunderstanding your idea. Why don't you develop a sample page in your userspace, so that we can understand it better ? Let me know if you need any help in getting started. Abecedare (talk) 05:19, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

Barauri, thank you for your ideas. Abecedare mentioned a portal may not be the best place for links to those articles. If you want an exhaustive listing of Hinduism-related articles that is organized into headings and subheadings, please improve the outline of Hinduism. On the other hand, if you wish to create an alphabetical listing of Hinduism-related articles, create an index. Happy editing, [sd] 16:06, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Need identification of a deity

Are there enough identifying attributes to say what deity this is? I presume it's Hindu (if it's not made up). - Jmabel | Talk 00:27, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

I don't know. The lotus is common in Hinduism. However, if the rainbow is associated with the deity, then it belongs to Indra since the rainbow is Indra's bow. [sd] 01:45, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Seems like Green Tara (Buddhism). --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 06:01, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

I think it's a Green Krishna, or something. Looking online, that parade is a wacky wild event that doesn't seem to put much emphasis on encyclopedic accuracy :-) . Priyanath ^talk 06:15, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Template help?

I'm trying to disambiguate links, and I'm wondering if you can help me. In Template:Caitanya sampradaya, there are two ambiguous links that I can't figure out the correct targets for. One is a link to Padmanabha. The other is a link where the text is Mādhava that's piped to the disambiguation page Madhva. This is confusing to me because to the left of it there's a link where the text is Madhva, and it's piped to Madhvacharya. Is that one a duplicate? If so, which one should be left behind? Dekimasuよ! 00:46, 24 June 2009 (UTC)