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Gorakshasana

advanced, seated posture in hatha yoga involving pressing the soles of the feet together with heels near the perineum, lifting the body onto the heels, and balancing with the knees wide
Thing asana Q3773441
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Gorakshasana

Summary

Gorakshasana is an asana[1]. Gorakshasana draws 17 Wikipedia views per month (asana category, ranking #37 of 68).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gorakshasana's instance of is recorded as asana[3].
  • Gorakhnath is named after Gorakshasana[4].
  • Gorakshasana's subclass of is recorded as sitting asana[5].
  • Gorakshasana's subclass of is recorded as meditative posturemed[6].
  • Gorakshasana's Commons category is recorded as Gorakṣāsana[7].
  • Gorakshasana's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/120vzxxb[8].

Why It Matters

Gorakshasana draws 17 Wikipedia views per month (asana category, ranking #37 of 68).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Gorakshasana. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/gorakshasana
MLA “Gorakshasana.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/gorakshasana.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_gorakshasana_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Gorakshasana}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/gorakshasana}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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