Bhairavnath (other)
Bhairavnath may refer to: *Bhairava, a fierce manifestation of Lord Shiva *Bhairav (tantrik), a tantrik known as Bhairavnath, associated with shrine of Vaishno Devi *Bairavanathar Temple, Thagattur, temple dedicated to Bhairava in Tamil Nadu, India See also *Bhairav (other) *Bhairava (other) Bhairava or Kala Bhairava is a deity worshiped by Hindus and Buddhists. Bhairava or Kala Bhairava may also refer to * Ashta Bhairava, the eight manifestations of Bhairava *Batuka Bhairava, a group of Indian gods *Bhairava Ashtami, a Hindu holy day ...

Bhairava
Bhairava (Sanskrit: भैरव ) or Kala Bhairava is a Shaivite and Vajrayāna deity worshiped by Hindus and Buddhists. In Shaivism, he is a powerful manifestation, or avatar, of Shiva associated with annihilation. In Trika system ''Bhairava'' represents Supreme Reality, synonymous to Para Brahman.Christopher WalliTantra Illuminated/ref> Generally in Hinduism, Bhairava is also called Dandapani (" e who holds theDanda in ishand"), as he holds a rod or Danda to punish sinners, and Svaśva, meaning "whose vehicle is a dog". In Vajrayana Buddhism, he is considered a fierce emanation of boddhisatva Mañjuśrī, and also called Heruka, Vajrabhairava, and Yamantaka. He is worshiped throughout India, Nepal and Sri Lanka as well as in Tibetan Buddhism. Etymology Bhairava originates from the word ''bhīru'', which means "fearsome". Bhairava means "terribly fearsome form". It is also known as one who destroys fear or one who is beyond fear. One interpretation is that he protects hi ...
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Bhairav (tantrik)
Bhairav or Bhairavnath (alternatively Bhairon or Bhaironnath) was a disciple of Gorakhnath, whose guru was the Matsyendranath. He was considered to have control over all tantrik siddhis and had grown arrogant of his power. He went after Vaishno Devi, considering her to be a little girl. It was only when mata Vaishno Devi took the form of Kal i and behead Bhairav and in last he realized her true form and asked for forgiveness. In his dying moments, Bhairav pleaded for forgiveness. The Goddess knew that Bhairav's main intention in attacking her was to achieve his salvation. She not only granted Bhairav liberation from the cycle of reincarnation, but also granted him a boon, whereby every devotee, in order to ensure completion of the pilgrimage of Vaishno Devi, shall also have to visit Bhairav Nath's temple near the Holy cave after having the darshan of the Goddess. There are many temples of Baba Bhairava ( Shiva's innicration) in India especially in Ujjain and Varanasi. The only ...
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Bairavanathar Temple, Thagattur
Bairavanathar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located at Thagattur in Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu, India. பு.மா.ஜெயசெந்தில்நாதன், தேவார வைப்புத்தலங்கள், வர்த்தமானன் பதிப்பகம், சென்னை, 2009 Vaippu Sthalam It is one of the shrines of the Vaippu Sthalams sung by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Sundarar. Presiding deity Bhairava, the presiding deity in the garbhagriha is represented by the ''lingam'' known as Bairavanathar and Sivalokanathar. The Goddess is known as Sivakamasundari. In Abithana Sinthamani there is reference about Bhairava. An asura did penance and got a boon from Shiva, that he would be killed but only a woman. He thought that a woman would not kill him. He started disturbing one and all. Shiva created a woman and named her as Kali, and the asura was killed by Kali. Specialities As Bhairava is found in the ma ...
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Bhairav (other)
Bhairav or Bhairab often refers to; * Bhairava, a fierce manifestation of Lord Shiva Bhairav or Bhairab may also refer to: Geography *Bhairav (Gujarat), a village in Gujarat, India *Bhairab Nath, a village in Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of Nepal *Kot Bhairab, a village in Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of Nepal *Bhairab River, a river in the south of Bangladesh *Bhairab Upazila, an Upazila of Kishoreganj district, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh Other *Bhairav (raga) *Bhairon (tantrik), the tantrik associated with the story of Vaishno Devi, who was killed by her *Bhairab Dutt Pande (born 1917), governor of Indian states of West Bengal (1981–1983) and Punjab (1983–1984) *Bhairab Ganguly College, a university college in Belgharia, Kolkata, West Bengal, India See also *Ahir Bhairav, a raga in Hindustani classical music related to raga Bhairav *Akash Bhairab Akash Bhairav () or Aaju () is one of the different forms of Bhairava. The temple of Akash Bhairav is supposed to ha ...
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