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Kailasa

American  
[kahy-lah-suh] / kaɪˈlɑ sə /

noun

  1. a Brahmanical temple dedicated to Shiva, at Ellora, India: architecturally one of the finest of ancient cave temples.


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Her question is regarding what measures can be put in place to "stop the persecution" of Nithyananda and the people of Kailasa.

From BBC Mar. 2, 2023

According to its website, Kailasa counts "two billion practising Hindus" among its population.

From BBC Mar. 2, 2023

People representing United States of Kailasa had attended two UN committee meetings in Geneva in February.

From BBC Mar. 2, 2023

Soma also gave him two companions, Mani and Sumani, both of whom looked like summits of the Kailasa mountain and always used white garlands and white unguents.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan

Subsequently the lovers are wandering near Kailasa, the divine mountain, when Urvasi, in a fit of jealousy, enters the grove of Kumara, the god of war, which is forbidden to all females.

From Tales from the Hindu Dramatists by Zemin, J. S.

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