second only to indra in the vedic mythology

  • 21India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …

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  • 22Buddhism — Buddhist, n., adj. Buddhistic, Buddhistical, adj. Buddhistically, adv. /booh diz euhm, bood iz /, n. a religion, originated in India by Buddha (Gautama) and later spreading to China, Burma, Japan, Tibet, and parts of southeast Asia, holding that… …

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  • 23Ethereal being — Water nymph by John Collier, 1923. Ethereal beings, according to some belief systems and occult theories, are mystic entities that usually are not made of ordinary matter. Despite the fact that they are believed to be essentially incorporeal,… …

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  • 24Sarama — In Hindu mythology, Sarama (Sanskrit: सरमा, Saramā; Tamil: Carapai; Thai: Trichada; Malay: Marcu Dewi) is a mythological being referred to as the bitch of the gods, or Deva shuni (देव शुनी, devashunī). She first appears in one of Hinduism s… …

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  • 25Kalash — Ethnic group group=Kalash caption= A Young Kalash Man poptime=ca. 6,000 popplace=Chitral District, Pakistan langs=Kalash, and Urdu rels=Polytheism (ca. 3,000), Islam (ca. 3,000)Ahmed, A.S., 1986. The Islamization of The Kalash Kafirs. Pakistan… …

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  • 26Indo-Aryan migration — For other uses, see Indo Aryan migration (disambiguation). Indo European topics Indo European languages (list) Albanian · Armenian · Baltic Celtic · Germanic · Greek Indo Iranian …

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  • 27Mahabharata — This article is about the Sanskrit epic. For other uses, see Mahabharata (disambiguation). Manuscript illustration of the Battle of Kurukshetra …

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  • 28Yudhisthira — on the throne with Draupadi, surrounded by the other Pandavas In the great Hindu epic Mahabharata, Yudhisthira (Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर, yudhiṣṭhira meaning steady in war , from yudh meaning war, and sthira m …

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  • 29Krishna — This article is about the Hindu deity. For other meanings, see Krishna (disambiguation). Krishna Krishna holding flute Devanagari कृष्ण Sanskrit Transliteratio …

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  • 30Kurukshetra War — (Details given are according to the epic Mahabharata) The position of the Kuru kingdom in Iron Age Vedic India …

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