Bahuchara ALSO KNOWN AS: Bahucharaji; Bahuchara Mata ORIGIN: India Hijras are India’s third gender, straddling the threshold between men and women. They are described as transvestites or cross-dressers, but that’s a limited,
Agni literally means “fire”: the name is etymologically related to ignite. Because Agni is fire, he is a deity with whom people have daily contact. He is fire and he is the spirit of fire. When you gaze at a
Yukshee (YUC- she) Yukshee is a singular and specific vampiric demon from the Hindu lore of India and she is the most beautiful and sexually insatiable of all the succubi (see SUCCUBUS).
Devala In Hindu mythology, the personification of music as a female. The name also is used for several sages who, legend says, composed hymns for the Rig-Veda, the ancient collection of hymns
devak In Hindu folklore, a guardian deity or spirit, such as an animal, tree, or implement of trade. Those people having the same devak cannot marry, possibly suggesting that once the devak
Devadasi (female slaves of the gods) In Hinduism, dancers and courtesans who are connected with various ceremonies devoted to images of the gods, such as singing, dancing before the god when he
Deva In Hindu and Buddhist mythology, a term for a deity or divine being, from the Sanskrit root div, to shine. They are 33 in number, 11 for each of three worlds.
Danavas In Hindu mythology, giants who warred against the gods. They are descendants of Danu by the sage Kasyapa, and they live in Patala, the lowest region of the underworld. SOURCE: Encyclopedia
Dambhodbhava In the Hindu epic poem The Mahabharata, a king who was punished for his pride. Dambhodbhava had an overweening conceit about his own powers. He was told, however, by his priests
Daksha (able) In Hindu mythology, a Prajapati, one of the sons of the god Brahma; he sprang from his father’s right thumb. Daksha’s first attempt at populating the world was unsuccessful. A
Brihaspati (lord of sacred speech) In Hindu mythology, originally an epithet of Indra, or Agni. It later evolved into a separate god who instructed the other gods; he is equated with the
Brahma In Hinduism, creator god in the triad of deities called Trimorti, including Vishnu and Shiva. Brahma in present-day Hinduism is often called the first of the gods, the framer of the
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