Jyeshtha - Revision history

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	[[File:Jyeshta nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg\|thumb\|Jyeshta, 18th nakshatra, in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).]]		[[File:Jyeshta nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg\|thumb\|Jyeshta, 18th nakshatra, in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).]]
	[[File:17-19 nakshatra stellarium.gif\|thumb\|The 17th, 18th, 19th nakshatra mapped to the Stellarium base chart, animated GIF, WGSN 2025: Jyeshtha is the middle one. ]]		[[File:17-19 nakshatra stellarium.gif\|thumb\|The 17th, 18th, 19th nakshatra mapped to the Stellarium base chart, animated GIF, WGSN 2025: Jyeshtha is the middle one. ]]

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 Jyeshtha is also the name of a goddess.
 ===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===
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			[[File:Jyeshta nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg\|thumb\|Jyeshta, 18th nakshatra, in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).]]
	[[File:~~18 Jyeshtha~~ draw.~~png~~\|thumb\|~~Depiction of the~~ 18th nakshatra, ~~Jyeshtha~~, ~~in temples~~.]]
	[[File:17-19 nakshatra stellarium.gif\|thumb\|The 17th, 18th, 19th nakshatra mapped to the Stellarium base chart, animated GIF, WGSN 2025: Jyeshtha is the middle one. ]]		[[File:17-19 nakshatra stellarium.gif\|thumb\|The 17th, 18th, 19th nakshatra mapped to the Stellarium base chart, animated GIF, WGSN 2025: Jyeshtha is the middle one. ]]
	Jyeṣṭha (ज्येष्ठा), The Eldest, 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.		Jyeṣṭha (ज्येष्ठा), The Eldest, 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.

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	===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===		===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===
			<gallery>
			File:Jyeshta nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg\|Jyeshta, 18th nakshatra, 10th century CE
			File:Nakshatra temple magDraw lbl.jpg\|Display of all 28th nakshatras in silver arch with candles in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).
			File:Nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg\|Display of all 28th nakshatras in a door frame in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).
			File:Jyeshta Gauri.jpg\|Jyeshta Gauri
			File:Jyeshta in East Niche, North wall, Kailasanathar Temple, Kanchipuram.jpg\|Jyeshta Goddess
			File:18 Jyeshtha draw.png\|Jyeshta as recontructed by Jones (1720).
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	==Mythology==		==Mythology==
	~~mnemonic tales~~ and ~~cultural significance~~		Jyeshta was a favourite Goddess of Pallavas and worshipped as a Fertility Goddess and by some as Sanigraha's wife. She is one among the Parivara deities of Shiva, but with the popularity of Laxmi on the rise the Alaxmi worship had a downfall and she was moved far away from the temple premises. She is now found abandoned near Ponds and Water bodies with no worship. Only some temples have retained her within the premises.

	==Weblinks==		==Weblinks==

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	[[File:18 Jyeshtha draw.png\|thumb\|Depiction of the 18th nakshatra, Jyeshtha, in temples.]]		[[File:18 Jyeshtha draw.png\|thumb\|Depiction of the 18th nakshatra, Jyeshtha, in temples.]]
	[[File:17-19 nakshatra stellarium.gif\|thumb\|The 17th, 18th, 19th nakshatra mapped to the Stellarium base chart, animated GIF, WGSN 2025: Jyeshtha is the middle one. ]]		[[File:17-19 nakshatra stellarium.gif\|thumb\|The 17th, 18th, 19th nakshatra mapped to the Stellarium base chart, animated GIF, WGSN 2025: Jyeshtha is the middle one. ]]
	Jyeṣṭha (ज्येष्ठा), The Eldest, 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.		Jyeṣṭha (ज्येष्ठा), The Eldest, 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==		==Etymology and History==

Sushoff at 15:35, 13 October 2025

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	[[File:18 Jyeshtha draw.png\|thumb\|Depiction of the 18th nakshatra, Jyeshtha, in temples.]]		[[File:18 Jyeshtha draw.png\|thumb\|Depiction of the 18th nakshatra, Jyeshtha, in temples.]]
	[[File:17-19 nakshatra stellarium.gif\|thumb\|The 17th, 18th, 19th nakshatra mapped to the Stellarium base chart, animated GIF, WGSN 2025: Jyeshtha is the middle one. ]]		[[File:17-19 nakshatra stellarium.gif\|thumb\|The 17th, 18th, 19th nakshatra mapped to the Stellarium base chart, animated GIF, WGSN 2025: Jyeshtha is the middle one. ]]
	Jyeṣṭha (ज्येष्ठा) 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.		Jyeṣṭha (ज्येष्ठा), The Eldest, 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==		==Etymology and History==

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	[[File:18 Jyeshtha draw.png\|thumb\|Depiction of the 18th nakshatra, Jyeshtha, in temples.]]		[[File:18 Jyeshtha draw.png\|thumb\|Depiction of the 18th nakshatra, Jyeshtha, in temples.]]
	[[File:17-19 nakshatra stellarium.gif\|thumb\|The 17th, 18th, 19th nakshatra mapped to the Stellarium base chart, animated GIF, WGSN 2025: Jyeshtha is the middle one. ]]		[[File:17-19 nakshatra stellarium.gif\|thumb\|The 17th, 18th, 19th nakshatra mapped to the Stellarium base chart, animated GIF, WGSN 2025: Jyeshtha is the middle one. ]]
	~~...~~ 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.		Jyeṣṭha (ज्येष्ठा) 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==		==Etymology and History==
	The asterism is depicted as a group of three stars and typically identified with the bright star Antares (α Sco). As the term "nakshatra" literally means "not bright", it is more likely that the stars surrounding Antares, τ and σ Scorpii plus i Sco (or d Sco?), were interpreted as an asterism framing the bright star in the center.		'''Name Variants'''
			*Jyeṣṭha,
			*Jyeshtha,
			*Śakra,
			*Aindra

			[[File:Jyestha.jpg\|thumb\|The Goddess with same name: Jyestha devi, Kailas temple, kanchipuram]]
			===Origin of Constellation===
			The asterism is depicted as a group of three stars and typically identified with the bright star Antares (α Sco). As the term "nakshatra" literally means "not bright", it is more likely that the stars surrounding Antares, τ and σ Scorpii plus i Sco (or d Sco?), were interpreted as an asterism framing the bright star in the center.

	~~[[File:Jyestha.jpg\|thumb\|The Goddess with same name: Jyestha devi, Kailas temple, kanchipuram]]~~
	Jyeshtha is also the name of a goddess.		Jyeshtha is also the name of a goddess.
	~~=== Origin of Constellation ===~~

	=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===		===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===

	== Mythology ==		==Mythology==
	mnemonic tales and cultural significance		mnemonic tales and cultural significance

	== Weblinks ==		==Weblinks==

	* {{NAMESPACE}}

	~~== References~~ ==

	* [[References~~]] (general)~~		==References==

			*[[References]] (general)

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	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
	The asterism is depicted as a group of three stars and typically identified with the bright star Antares (α Sco). As the term "nakshatra" literally means "not bright", it is more likely that the stars surrounding Antares, τ and σ Scorpii plus i Sco, were interpreted as an asterism framing the bright star in the center.		The asterism is depicted as a group of three stars and typically identified with the bright star Antares (α Sco). As the term "nakshatra" literally means "not bright", it is more likely that the stars surrounding Antares, τ and σ Scorpii plus i Sco (or d Sco?), were interpreted as an asterism framing the bright star in the center.

	[[File:Jyestha.jpg\|thumb\|The Goddess with same name: Jyestha devi, Kailas temple, kanchipuram]]		[[File:Jyestha.jpg\|thumb\|The Goddess with same name: Jyestha devi, Kailas temple, kanchipuram]]

Sushoff at 18:19, 8 August 2025

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	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
	The asterism is depicted as a group of three stars and typically identified with the bright star Antares (α Sco). As the term "nakshatra" literally means "not bright", it is more likely that the stars surrounding Antares, τ and σ Scorpii plus i ~~or d~~ Sco, were interpreted as an asterism framing the bright star in the center.		The asterism is depicted as a group of three stars and typically identified with the bright star Antares (α Sco). As the term "nakshatra" literally means "not bright", it is more likely that the stars surrounding Antares, τ and σ Scorpii plus i Sco, were interpreted as an asterism framing the bright star in the center.

	[[File:Jyestha.jpg\|thumb\|The Goddess with same name: Jyestha devi, Kailas temple, kanchipuram]]		[[File:Jyestha.jpg\|thumb\|The Goddess with same name: Jyestha devi, Kailas temple, kanchipuram]]