[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.1129 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1129 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1129 - **Language:** English ### [c5.1129](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1129) MANDARA. The great mountain which the gods used for the churning of the ocean. It is supposed to be the mountain so named in Bhāgalpur, which is held sacred. See Kūrma-avatāra, under Avatāra. - [Previous: c5.1128](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1128) - [Next: c5.1130](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1130) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1129](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1129) · Pramāṇa