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Re: Indian Goddess
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To: srh@rbhatnagar.csm.uc.edu
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Subject: Re: Indian Goddess
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From: jackphel@ix.netcom.com (Jack Phelan )
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Date: 19 Jun 1996 05:45:17 GMT
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Newsgroups: soc.religion.hindu
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ReSent-Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 19:28:44 -0400 (EDT)
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In <ghenDt5MFw.AA5@netcom.com> Balasubramaniam santhanam
<santhan@ee.gatech.edu> writes:
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>"Kumari" in the language of Tamil (official language of the state of
>Tamilnadu of India) means a young and beautiful woman. The goddess
>"Kanyakumari" is worshipped at the place Kanyakumari (southern most
>part of India). The significance of the name and plce is that the
goddess
>in human form (unmarried and young and beautiful) is in the act of
>penance.
Kumari is also the name of the consort of Lord Kumara, another name for
Lord Skanda.
Jack
