Vishnu is one of the most important gods in the Hindu pantheon and, along with Brahma and Shiva, is considered a...

Bhikshatana-murti is an aspect of the Hindu god Shiva as the "Supreme mendicant" or the "Supreme Beggar". When Shiva cut...

Parshvanatha, also known as Parshva and Paras, was the 23rd of 24 tirthankara(propagators of dharma) of Jainism.Pars...

Goddess Lakshmi or Mahalakshmi is the consort of Vishnu. She is the resplendent goddess of wealth and prosperity who pro...

The mythology connected with this type of Shaiva image, a combination of the god’s human as well as his columnar form ...

Ayynar or Sastha is a Hindu deity particularly praised in South India and Sri Lanka. According to the Brahmanda ...

Parvati (Sanskrit: from Parvata, meaning "mountain") is a Hindu goddess married to Shiva (the ascetic god of dest...

The Narasimha avatara is one of the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu. It is always represented in a hybrid form. The face...

Saraswati is a symbol of knowledge and wisdom; its flow (or growth) is like a river and knowledge is supremely alluring,...

Mahishasura is a Sanskrit word composed of mahisha meaning buffalo and asura meaning demon, or "buffalo demon". As an As...

The Western Chalukya Empire ruled most of the western Deccan, South India, between the 10th and 12th centuries. It is co...

A Dvarapala or Dvarapalaka is a door or gate guardian often portrayed as a warrior or fearsome giant, usually armed with...

Marichi (from Sanskrit “ray of light”), who is revered in the Buddhist tradition as a heavenly warrior and powerful ...

The story of Krishna and Kaliya is told in Chapter Sixteen of the Tenth section of the Bhagavata Purana. Once a huge bla...

Hoyasala dynasty was a prominent empire that ruled most of modern-day state of Karnataka from 10th to 14th century CE. I...

Sambara is a Buddhist Tantric God and is the King of knowledge having conquered the three worlds, one of the five kings ...

Buddha was born in Lumbini, in Nepal. The Buddhists believe that all gods emanated from one or the other of the Dhyani B...

Hoyasala dynasty was a prominent empire that ruled most of modern-day state of Karnataka from 10th to 14th century CE. I...

The Pala Empire originated from 8th to 10th century CE and controlled the regions of Bihar and Bengal. The name Pala is ...

Nataraja, Shiva as the Lord of Dance, is one of the most significant forms of Shiva. The Nataraja form represents the ex...

Gaja-Lakshmi or Elephant Lakshmi is the giver of power and royal splendour. It is believed that Gaja Lakshmi helped Lord...

Vishnu is one of the most important gods in the Hindu pantheon and, along with Brahma and Shiva, is considered a member ...

Durga is an incarnation of Goddess Parvati, the daughter of Himavan, the lord of the mountains. She is the mother-goddes...

Memorial stone of Queen Kelachchhadevi. It is a white marble sculpture showing bearded and moustached king Prithvideva s...

Harihara, in Hinduism, is a deity combining the two major gods Vishnu (Hari) and Shiva (Hara). Images of Harihara (also ...

The Chandelas initially ruled as feudatories of the Gurjara-Pratiharas of Kanyakubja (Kannauj). The 10th century Chandel...

Parshvanatha, also known as Parshva and Paras, was the 23rd of 24 tirthankara(propagators of dharma) of Jainism.Parshvan...

The Eastern Ganga dynasty reigned from Kalinga and their rule consisted of the whole of the modern-day Indian state of O...

The Eastern Ganga dynasty reigned from Kalinga and their rule consisted of the whole of the modern-day Indian state of O...

The Eastern Ganga dynasty reigned from Kalinga and their rule consisted of the whole of the modern-day Indian state of O...