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As Agni, he was a Hindu sacred fire progenitor god and guardian of the Dikpala southeastern quarter. He was mentioned in the Rig Veda and other Hinduism texts. Revered from about 1500 BCE until the present day, he was depicted in reliefs and sculptures with a chariot drawn by either parrots or red horses. Agni was portrayed in ancient hymns as being the epitome of the celestial fire inherent in all plants and trees. Hindus believed that this embryonic lifeforce emerged when pieces of wood were rubbed together. Parvati (Sakti) was a brilliantly benevolent Hindu agricultural fertility mother goddess mentioned in Puranic texts and the Ramayana Epic. Revered from about 400 ACE until the present times, she was depicted in reliefs and sculptures. Considered by many to be an earlier aspect of Sakti, the embodied of the feminine aspect of creative divinity, she was portrayed with a conch, a decorated headband, a lotus blossom, a mirror, a rosary, and, sometimes as a human female with an elephant head..
Rudra (Siva) was an
authentically compassionate Hindu forest fertility father god mentioned in the
Vedas and many Hinduism writings. Revered in ancient India
until around 300 BCE, he was depicted in reliefs and sculptures.
Considered by many to be an earlier aspect of Siva, the embodied of the male aspect of creative divinity, he was portrayed with a beaded wood necklace, a bow, a staff, a drum, a lotus, and, sometimes as a human male with a leafy head. Saravati (Sarasvati, Saraswati) was an Early Tamil, Hindu, Vedic, Puranic white swan triple mother and fecund discrimination goddess, who was revered throughout India from about 1700 BCE until present times. She was the Hindu great white swan mother goddess of lotus discrimination, fertility, and wealth. Mentioned in the Rig Veda and other Hinduism texts as a pure river waters and fertile prosperity goddess, she was depicted in sculptures as the embodiment of a speech Vagdevi and a wisdom Brahmi.
Saravati (Sarasvati) was portrayed
riding a lotus, a peacock, or a swan. She was also portrayed with an arrow,
bell, book, conch, lute, lotus, prayer wheel, rosary, and water jar... Continue on Go back
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