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Swami

1. An address of reverence for a religious man, 2. A monk

Mahant

A religiously superior person, the chief of a monastery

Pournima

Last day of the Shuklapaksha (Bright fortnight) of Hindu lunar fortnight, full-moon day.

Pronunciation 'Pourṇimā'

Shankaracharya

One of the greatest philosopher Sages of Bharat, the exponent of the Advait Vēdānt, founder of the four muṭhs in Bharat.

Pronunciation 'Shankarāchārya'

Hindu

In Sanskrut, the word Hindu is broken up as hin + du. 'Hin' means to remove and 'du' means darkness. In other words, anyone who makes efforts to remove the darkness of spiritual ignorance (that is, a seeker), is a Hindu.

Saraswati

Divine Energy of Deity Brahmā, Goddess of learning, speech and eloquence.

Pronunciation 'Saraswatī'

Shiva

1.The ‘Destroyer’ in the trinity of Hindu Deities, the other two are Brahmā and Shrīvishṇu, 2. Principle of Dissolution

Maharaj

Sovereign, a respectful way of addressing religious scholars, Saints, kings etc. in Bharat.

Pronunciation 'Mahārāj'