Hara Hara Mahadeva

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Painting of Shiva and his family, Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh.

Hara Hara Mahadeva (Sanskrit: हर हर महादेव, romanizedhara hara mahādēva) is a Sanskrit invocation in praise of the Hindu deity Shiva.[1][2] The invocation consists of two epithets of Shiva, hara and mahadeva. It is generally chanted by adherents during auspicious occasions, such as prayer and entering a Shiva temple.[3]

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  1. ^ Madan, T. N. (1988). Way of Life: King, Householder, Renouncer : Essays in Honour of Louis Dumont. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. p. 360. ISBN 978-81-208-0527-9.
  2. ^ Chattopadhyaya, Sudhakar (1978). Reflections on the Tantras. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 75. ISBN 978-81-208-0691-7.
  3. ^ Eck, Diana L. (2013-06-05). Banaras: CITY OF LIGHT. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. p. 188. ISBN 978-0-307-83295-5.