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=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===
=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===
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File:Ardra nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg|Ardra nakshatra in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).
File:Tibet nakshatra 04.png|Ardra in Tibetian
File:參宿(仏像図彙).png|Ardra in Chinese
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== Mythology ==
== Mythology ==

Revision as of 09:01, 30 October 2025

Ardra marked among the asterisms on a Stellarium map.

Ardra (आर्द्रा), Wetness, 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

Name Variants

  • Ardra
  • Roudra,
  • Shivabha
Tibet nakshatra 04

Origin of Constellation

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

Mythology

mnemonic tales and cultural significance

Weblinks

References