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  2. Karna - Wikipedia

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    Karna (Sanskrit: कर्ण, IAST: Karṇa), also known as Vasusena, Anga-Raja, Sutaputra and Radheya, [2] is one of the major characters in the Hindu epic Mahābhārata. [3] [4] He is the son of Surya (the Sun deity) and princess Kunti (later the Pandava queen).

  3. Kirtimukha - Wikipedia

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    Kirtimukha at Kasivisvesvara Temple at Lakkundi, Gadag district, Karnataka, India. Kirtimukha (Sanskrit: कीर्तिमुख , kīrtimukha, also kīrttimukha, a bahuvrihi compound translating to "glorious face") is the name of a swallowing fierce monster face with huge fangs, and gaping mouth, very common in the iconography of Hindu temple architecture in India and Southeast Asia, and ...

  4. Akasha - Wikipedia

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    It is one of the Panchamahabhuta, or "five gross elements"; its main characteristic is Shabda (sound). The direct translation of akasha is the word meaning 'aether' in Hinduism. The Nyaya and Vaisheshika schools of Hindu philosophy state that akasha is the fifth physical substance, which is the substratum of the quality of sound. It is the one ...

  5. Narasimha - Wikipedia

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    Narasimha (Sanskrit: नरसिंह, lit. 'man-lion', IAST: Narasiṃha), is the fourth avatara of the Hindu god Vishnu in the Satya Yuga. [2] He incarnated as a part-lion, part-man and killed Hiranyakashipu, ended religious persecution and calamity on earth, and restored dharma.

  6. 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.

  7. Navagunjara - Wikipedia

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    Navagunjara. Navagunjara or Nabagunjara [1] is a magical legendary creature composed of nine different animals in Hinduism.. The animal is a common motif in the Pata-Chitra style of painting, of the Eastern Indian state of Odisha.

  8. Bhumi (goddess) - Wikipedia

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    Bhumi (Sanskrit: भूमि, romanized: Bhūmi), also known as Bhudevi, Dharani, and Vasundhara is a significant goddess in Hinduism, personifying the Earth.Her earliest form is reflected in the Vedic goddess Prithvi, though their roles and depictions are drastically different.

  9. Bhairava - Wikipedia

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    Early modern North Indian depiction of Bhairava riding on his vahana, the dog, whose appearance is based on the Indian pye-dog. Bhairava is depicted as being ornamented with a range of twisted serpents, which serve as earrings, bracelets, anklets, and sacred thread (yajnopavita). He wears a tiger skin and a ritual apron composed of human bones ...