Brahma is “the Creator” within the Trimurti, the trinity of Hindu supreme divinity that includes Vishnu and Shiva. Brahma is associated with creation, knowledge, and the Vedas. Brahma is the Vedic god Prajapati. The iconography of Brahma: Brahma is commonly depicted as a red-complexioned man with four heads and hands. His four heads represent the […]
Shiva’s hosts destroying the sacrifice of Daksha Prajapati An illustration to the Bhagavata Purana. The episode of the Daksha yajna mentioned in the fourth skandha of the Bhagavata Purana, is vividly illustrated in this painting. The Purana mentions how Daksha, father of Parvati, deliberately avoided inviting Parvati and Shiva to the sacrifice he was performing.
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