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A punkah, also pankha (Urdu: پَنکھا, Hindi: पंखा, paṅkhā), is a type of fan used since the early 6th century BC. The word pankha originated from pankh, the wings of a bird which produce a current of air when flapped.
Chakora (Sanskrit: चकोर, romanized: Chakora) is a legendary bird described in Hindu mythology. It is considered to be a partridge, [1] [2] most likely based on the chukar partridge. [3] In texts such as the Mṛcchakatika, [4] it is believed to feed on the beams of the moon . [5]
Byangoma (feminine Byangomi) are legendary birds of Bengali mythology, appearing most notably in the fairytales of Thakurmar Jhuli, where they are portrayed as wise, fortune-telling birds that help the deserving. Gandabherunda (also known as the Bherunda) is a two-headed mythological bird of Hindu beliefs thought to possess magical strength.
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via Hindi: सुन्न ultimately from Sanskrit: सन sāna, a kind of Asian plant. [106] Swami through Hindi स्वामी swami ultimately from Sanskrit स्वामी svami, which means "a master". [107] Swastika from Sanskrit स्वस्तिक svastika, a religious symbol associated rituals and divination. Swastika ...
The Indian pitta (Pitta brachyura) is a passerine bird native to the Indian subcontinent.It inhabits scrub jungle, deciduous and dense evergreen forest.It breeds in the forests of the Himalayas, hills of central and western India, and migrates to other parts of the peninsula in winter.
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Harpy, a half-human half-bird mythological creature from the Greek mythology that resembles the kinnara; Siren, another mythological creature also from the Greek mythology that resembles the kinnara and the Harpy; Swan maiden and related tales of a mortal man who falls in love with a magical bird-woman, such as Prince Sudhana and Manohara