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The Hindu pantheon is composed of deities that have developed their identities through both the scriptures of Hinduism as well as regional traditions that drew their legends from the faith. Some of the most popular deities of the Hindu pantheon include: Statue of Ganesha. Ganesha, also called Vinayaka and Ganapati, is a son of Shiva and Parvati ...
Hindu mythology is the body of myths attributed to, and espoused by, the adherents of the Hindu religion, found in Hindu texts such as the Vedas, [ 1] the itihasa (the epics of the Mahabharata and Ramayana, [ 2]) the Puranas, [ 3] and mythological stories specific to a particular ethnolinguistic group like the Tamil Periya Puranam and Divya ...
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Hindu mythology has nurtured the concept of the avatar (avatāra), which represents the descent of a deity on earth. [ 152 ] [ 153 ] This concept is commonly translated as " incarnation ", [ 152 ] and is an "appearance" or "manifestation".
A water deity is a deity in mythology associated with water or various bodies of water. Water deities are common in mythology and were usually more important among civilizations in which the sea or ocean, or a great river was more important. Another important focus of worship of water deities has been springs or holy wells.
The folklore of India encompasses the folklore of the nation of India and the Indian subcontinent. India is an ethnically and religiously diverse country. Given this diversity, it is difficult to generalize the vast folklore of India as a unit. [citation needed] Although India is a Hindu-majority country, with more than three-fourths of the ...
In Hinduism, Kurma is the second Avatar of Vishnu, in the form of a turtle. [4] [5] The World Turtle in Hindu belief is known as Akupāra, or sometimes Chukwa, a chiranjeevi. [6] Bedawang or Bedawang Nala is a giant turtle in Balinese mythology who brought the whole world on his back.
Sharanga ( Sanskrit: शारङ्ग, romanized : Śāraṅga) also spelt as Saranga, is the celestial bow of the Hindu god Vishnu, [1] primarily associated with his avatar of Rama. [2] In South India, the Sharanga is also simply known as the Kodanda, literally meaning bow. [3] Rama is often praised as Kodandapani, the holder of the Kodanda.