A term used to refer to both Arjuna and Krishna in the Mahabharata. It has also been used to refer to the twin-brother avatar of Vishnu, worshipped as separate deities, who are associated with protection of Dharma and righteousness.
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An incarnation of Shiva as the killer of the elephant demon Gajasura. It is commonly depicted in Hindu temples, particularly…
In Tibetan and Tantric Buddhism, he is one of the manifestations of the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara. Described as possessing white skin…
The seventh of the ten incarnations of the Hindu deity Vishnu, Rama was the son of King Dasharatha and Queen…
The god of fire in the Vedic pantheon and one of the five elements of Indian cosmology. Agni is also…
Earliest extant text from the Vedic corpus, dated roughly between 1700 and 1200 BCE. Like the other Vedas, the Rigveda…
One of the thirty-two lakshanas within Buddhist iconography, the ushnisha is an oval arrangement of hair on top of the…
The term used for a deity’s dancing form in Hindu religious iconography. It is most commonly associated with the Shiva,…
A celestial dancer or apsara known for her beauty, Urvashi was part of Indra’s court. She is believed to have…