Hara Hara Mahadeva Explained
Hara Hara Mahadeva 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]
The invocation was chanted by the legendary queen Padmini and tens of thousands of women when they performed the practice of jauhar to save their honour from Alauddin Khalji.[4]
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