An epithet for the Hindu deity Shiva, meaning “the one who carries Ganga” in Sanskrit. The name derives from the episode in Hindu mythology, where the descent of the river Ganges (gangavatarana) from the heavens (swarga) to the netherworld (naraka) was broken by Shiva’s hair, whose matted locks allowed the river to fall to earth as a stream.
Link copied!
A deity common to Buddhism, Hinduism and Sikhism, whose name is composed of the Sanskrit maha, meaning "great," and kala…
In the Hindu religious tradition, it is a theological concept that describes the primary principle, or source, of matter. In…
Deity of the Greek Olympian pantheon, believed to be the messenger of the gods and a trickster who frequently travelled…
A minor Upanishad often classified as one of the eight Shakta Upanishads, it is one of the nineteen late-Vedic texts…
A Daitya king and the grandson of Prahalad, he is mentioned in a number of texts and myths within Buddhism,…
An animal that is typically the mount or vehicle of deities in the Hindu pantheon. As mounts, they are often…
Another name for yalis or vyalas, they are guardian deities in Hindu and Buddhist mythology depicted as a composite creature,…
The Hindu goddess of war, identified as the principal form of the goddess Parvati. Durga is depicted as riding a…