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Radha-Krishna (IAST rādhā-kṛṣṇa, Sanskrit: राधा कृष्ण) is the combined form of the Hindu god Krishna with his chief consort and shakti Radha.They are regarded as the feminine as well as the masculine realities of God, [7] in several Krishnaite traditions of Vaishnavism.
The left eye is painted with black eyeliner. [38] While the male neck is sometimes adorned with a jewelled hooded serpent, the female neck has a blue lotus matching it. [5] In the four-armed form, one of the left arms rests on Nandi's head, while the other is bent in kataka mudra pose and holds a nilotpala (blue lotus) or hangs loosely at her ...
Radha (Sanskrit: राधा, IAST: Rādhā), also called Radhika, is a Hindu goddess and the chief consort of the god Krishna. She is the goddess of love, tenderness, compassion, and devotion. She is the goddess of love, tenderness, compassion, and devotion.
In Bernardino Sahagún's Florentine Codex, for example, Tlaltecuhtli is invoked as in tonan in tota —"our mother, our father"—and the deity is described as both a god and a goddess. [12] Rather than signal hermaphroditism or androgyny, archaeologist Leonardo Lopez Lujan suggests that these varying embodiments are a testament to the deity's ...
Renuka, also known as Yellamma, is a Hindu mother goddess worshipped predominantly in the South Indian states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and the western state of Maharashtra. [3] She is the mother of Parashurama, the sixth avatar of the god Vishnu. She was given the name "Renuka" and acquired the status of a mother ...
Gods and goddesses associated with the classical elements of matter and energy in the natural world. Subcategories This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total.
Shani is depicted wearing blue or black robes, having a dark complexion and riding a vulture or on an iron chariot drawn by eight horses. He holds in his hands a bow, an arrow, an axe and a trident. He is canonically represented riding on a large crow or vulture which follows him wherever he goes. [ 17 ]
Kataragama deviyo is identified with God Skanda of Hindu tradition, who is called as Murugan by the Tamil people. There is also an identical guardian deity of Mahayana Buddhism, known as Skanda. Theosophists identify Ruhunu Kataragama devalaya as a shrine which is dedicated to the lord of humanity and the world. [5]