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Hrishikesha
Hrishikesha (; IAST: Hṛṣīkēśa) is another name of Hindu God Vishnu and is the 47th name in the Vishnu Sahastranama. According to Adi Shankara's commentary on the Vishnu Sahasranama, the name has several meanings:
- The lord of the senses.
- He under whose control the senses subsist.
- He whose hair consists of the rays of the sun and the moon, which give joy to the world.
Rishikesh is a city in Uttarakhand state of India named after Lord Hrishikesha.