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  2. Indra - Wikipedia

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    Indra (/ ˈ ɪ n d r ə /; Sanskrit: इन्द्र) is the Hindu God of weather, considered the king of the Devas [4] and Svarga in Hinduism. He is associated with the sky, lightning, weather, thunder, storms, rains, river flows, and war.

  3. Yama - Wikipedia

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    Yama is described as the twin of Yami (Yamuna, Goddess of the Yamuna River, and the son of the god Surya (sun) (in earlier traditions Vivasvat) and Sanjna, also called Sandhya and Randala. He judges the souls of the dead and, depending on their deeds, assigns them to the realm of the Pitris (forefathers), Naraka (hell), or to be reborn on the ...

  4. List of Hindu deities - Wikipedia

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    The Twelve Ādityas (personified deities) – Vishnu, Aryaman, Indra (Śakra), Tvāṣṭṛ, Varuṇa, Bhaga, Savitṛ, Vivasvat, Aṃśa, Mitra, Pūṣan, Dhata. [17] Indra also called Śakra, the supreme god, is the first of the 33, followed by Agni. Some of these brother gods were invoked in pairs such as Indra-Agni, Mitra-Varuna and Soma ...

  5. List of death deities - Wikipedia

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    The mythology or religion of most cultures incorporate a god of death or, more frequently, a divine being closely associated with death, an afterlife, or an underworld. They are often amongst the most powerful and important entities in a given tradition, reflecting the fact that death, like birth , is central to the human experience.

  6. List of mythological objects (Hindu mythology) - Wikipedia

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    It is considered to be foremost among the bows in Hindu mythology as it was personally created using Lord Shiva's energy. Pushpa Dhanu - The bow of Kama, God of love; made of sugarcane with a string of honeybees. Pushpa Shar - The floral arrows of Kama; Sharanga - the bow of the Hindu God Vishnu; Sharkha - The bow of Krishna, 8th avatar of Vishnu.

  7. List of legendary creatures in Hindu mythology - Wikipedia

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    Vritra try to eat indra. Antaboga is the world serpent of traditional Javanese mythology. It is a derivative from the Hindu Ananta Shesha combined with Javanese animism. Gogaji also known as Jahar Veer Gogga is a folk deity, worshiped in the northern states of India. He is a warrior-hero of the region, venerated as a saint and a 'snake-god'.

  8. Hindu mythology - Wikipedia

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    Hindu mythology refers to the collection of myths [a] associated with Hinduism, derived from various Hindu texts and traditions. These myths are found in sacred texts such as the Vedas , [ 1 ] the Itihasas (the Mahabharata and the Ramayana ), [ 2 ] and the Puranas . [ 3 ]

  9. Yama in world religions - Wikipedia

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    Yama, the Hindu god of death and Lord of Naraka (hell). He was subsequently adopted by Buddhist, Chinese, Tibetan, Korean, and Japanese mythology as the king of hell.. Yama (Devanagari: यम) is the Hindu deity of death, dharma, the south direction, and the underworld.