Bhumi is the Hindu goddess of the earth and is also known as Bhudevi, Dharani, and Vasundhara. She is often depicted as a beautiful woman seated on a lotus, and her vehicle is an owl. She is regarded to be a form of the Goddess Lakshmi. Bhumi features prominently in the Mahabharata and various Puranas. […]
Garuda, or Garutman, is the vehicle of Lord Vishnu. He is the son of the sage Kashyapa and Vinata. He is the younger brother of Aruna, the charioteer of the Sun. Garuda is described as the king of the birds. In Hinduism, Garuda is a divine eagle-like sun bird and the king of birds. A
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Nalakubera is one of the two sons of Kubera. He is also named as Nalakuvera, Nalakuvala, Mayuraja, Kamayaksha, Kuberaputra or Natakuvera. His mother is Bhadra. Nalakubera had a god, Kubera (god of wealth), as his father and his grandson were Visravas—in his dark, or demonic, lineage. Nalakubera’s grandfather (Prajapati) was Pulastya (a progenitor) in a
Chhaya or Chaya is the goddess of shadow, and a consort of Lord Surya, the Hindu sun god. She is the shadow-image or reflection of Saranyu (Sanjana), the first wife of Surya. Chhaya is usually described as the mother of Shani, the planet Saturn, and the god of karma and justice: a feared graha; goddess
Sanjna also known as Saranyu is the chief consort of Surya, the Sun god. Saranyu has been described as “the swift-speeding storm cloud”. In the later text named Harivamsa (5th century C.E.), Saranyu is known as Sanjna or Samjna (pronounced. Sangya), which means ‘image’, ‘sign’ or ‘name’. In the Puranas, Samjna is known by many
Aruna is the charioteer of Surya (the sun god) in Hinduism. He is the elder brother of Garuda. Aruna and Garuda are the sons of Vedic sage Kashyapa and his wife Vinata, daughter of Prajapati Daksha. His children were the mighty vultures Sampati and Jatayu. He is also found in Buddhism and Jainism literature and
Aditi is the goddess of the sky, consciousness, the past, the future, and fertility. Aditi means boundless or without limit. Aditi is the mother of the celestial deities known as the Adityas and is referred to as the mother of many deities like Rudras and Vasus. As the celestial mother of numerous beings, the synthesis
Varuni, also known as Varunani and Jaldevi, is the consort of Lord Varuna, often depicted with her husband. She is the goddess of wine, who emerged during the Samudra Manthana (churning of the ocean) and chose Varuna as her consort. She is one of the two chief consorts of Varuna, the other being goddess Gauri. As
Nandi is the bull vahana (mount) of the Lord Shiva. He is also the guardian deity of Kailash, the abode of Shiva. Almost all Shiva temples display stone images of a seated Nandi, generally facing the main shrine. Nandi is also known as Nandikeshvara or Nandideva. The word nandi means happy, joy, and satisfaction. As
Yama, also known as Kala and Dharmaraja, is the Hindu god of death and justice, responsible for the dispensation of law and punishment of sinners Naraka. He is often identified with Dharmadeva, the personification of Dharma, though the two deities have different origins and myths. Yama is described as the twin of Yami, and the