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Brahmanda Purana

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Hindu texts

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Brahmanda Purana, one of the major eighteen Puranas, a Hindu religious text , is considered the last of the Puranas, and it once contained Aadhyatma Ramayana.

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Outline

The major sections of this Purana include:

• Detailed description of creation of cosmos, discussion about the time as a dimension and details of Kalp[a and Yuga.
• Aspects of religious geography and in this context description of Jambudwip and Bharatvarsh, and certain other locations identified as islands and landmass like Anudweep, Ketumaalvarsh.
• Description of certain dynasties like the houses of Bharat, Prithu, Dev, Rishi, and Agni.
• Adhyatma Ramayana with seven parts.

Puranas
Brahma Purana | Brahmanda Purana | Brahma Vaivarta Purana | Markandeya Purana | Bhavishya Purana | Vamana Purana | Vishnu Purana | Bhagavata Purana |