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  2. List of legendary creatures in Hindu mythology - Wikipedia

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    Its icon is used in Indian and Southeast Asian culture as a spiritual symbol and a decorative element. Hamsa is a part of the mythical love story of Nala and Damayanti. The hamsa is the vahana of Brahma & Saraswathi. Arayanna, or heavenly hamsa (swans), are said to live in Manasasaras in the Himalayas.

  3. Hindu mythology - Wikipedia

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    Hindu mythology is the body of myths [a] 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 ...

  4. Category:Hindu mythology - Wikipedia

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    The Hindu mythology category contains articles concerning the body of stories that explains or symbolizes Hindu beliefs and are held dear to the tradition. A Hindu myth is a religious story that Hindus may consider factually true or have deep explanatory or symbolic significance.

  5. Category:Indian legendary creatures - Wikipedia

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    Hindu legendary creatures (5 C, 35 P) Pages in category "Indian legendary creatures" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.

  6. Category:Hindu legendary creatures - Wikipedia

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    Non-human races in Hindu mythology (5 C, 27 P) V. ... Pages in category "Hindu legendary creatures" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total.

  7. Folklore of India - Wikipedia

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    India possesses a large body of heroic ballads and epic poetry preserved in oral tradition, both in Sanskrit and the various vernacular languages of India. One such oral epic, telling the story of Pabuji, has been collected by Dr. John Smith from Rajasthan; it is a long poem in the Rajasthani language, traditionally told by professional story ...

  8. The Tiger, the Brahmin and the Jackal - Wikipedia

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    The earliest record of the folklore was included in the Panchatantra, which dates the story between 200 BCE and 300 CE. Mary Frere included a version in her 1868 collection of Indian folktales, Old Deccan Days, [1] the first collection of Indian folktales in English. [2] A version was also included in Joseph Jacobs' collection Indian Fairy ...

  9. Category:Indian folklore - Wikipedia

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