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[[File:5+ Mrigashira+Ardra stellarium.gif|thumb|Ardra marked among the asterisms on a Stellarium map.]]
[[File:5+ Mrigashira+Ardra stellarium.gif|thumb|Ardra marked among the asterisms on a Stellarium map.]]
... 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.  
[[File:Ardra nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg|thumb|Ardra nakshatra in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).]]
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==
==Etymology and History==
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* Roudra,  
* Roudra,  
* Shivabha
* Shivabha
[[File:Tibet nakshatra 04.png|thumb|Tibet nakshatra 04]]
=== Origin of Constellation ===
=== Origin of Constellation ===


=== 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
File:Nakshatra temple magDraw lbl.jpg|All nakshatras in silver arch Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).
File:Nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg|All nakshatra in door frame in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).
File:6 Ardra draw.png|Ardra in Jones (1720).
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== Mythology ==
== Mythology ==
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Latest revision as of 09:55, 2 June 2026

Authors: Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula


Ardra marked among the asterisms on a Stellarium map.
Ardra nakshatra in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).

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

Origin of Constellation

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

Mythology

mnemonic tales and cultural significance

References