Punarvasu

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Punarvasu asterism consisting of four stars, the brightest ones being alpha and beta Geminorum.
Punarvasu, 7th Nakshatra, mapped to the Stellarium star chart.

... is an Indian name, used by the Indian Vedic tradition. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it.

Etymology and History

What does the term mean, does it always have the same meaning - was it changed over time.

Tibet nakshatra 05

Origin of Constellation

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

Mythology

mnemonic tales and cultural significance

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