Questions tagged [india]
questions related to mythology in India
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Identify Tale: King kills Wife Out of Distrust Goes Blind then Regains Sight
Read a this tale long back need help identifying King.
It goes like one day King kills wife out of jealousy & distrust. Loses sight due to this event. Goes on penance realises his mistakes after ...
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How many gods are in Hindu mythology?
I heard that in ancient Hindu texts there's 33 gods in Hindu mythology, but this doesn't make sense since I have compiled a list of way more than 33 gods who's names I have found so far.
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Do the myths of Malayalam Onam, Egyptian Osiris Myth and Vietnamese Tet show cultural contacts?
Were there any contacts between the ancient Egyptian, Keralan (South Indian), and Vietnamese civilizations that may have been significant enough for these people to have borrowed elements from each ...
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Do Indians openly adopt and syncretize foreign religions? [closed]
I don't know much about Hinduism and the details of Indian history, but I feel that in India it is very common to nationalize foreign religions, beginning with the indianization of Sumerian deities, ...
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Naranath Bhranthan, earliest mentions and sources?
Naranath Bhranthan appears to be a figure from medieval Indian tradition, but except for some repeats of the wikipedia article I have not been able to find anything worth commenting. When and where ...
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Indus valley or Harrapan civilization myths/beliefs
What r the religious beliefs associated with the early Indus valley civilization or Harrapan civilization?
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Are there any close analogues to the Fairy King & Queen Titania and Oberon, in Indian/Hindu mythology?
I am looking to create a version of Titania & Oberon, the Queen & King of the Fairies in Midsummer Night's Dream, that would have context in India. Probably deities or mythological beings ...
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Why is the Indian Dragon at war with the Elephant?
Aelian records the following tale of an elephant fighting a dragon:
In India, I am told, the Elephant and the Drakon (Dragon-Serpent) are the bitterest enemies. Now Elephants draw down the branches ...
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When did Lord Indra asked for Kawach-Kundal to Karna? It's before Kurukshetra war or in the mid of war?
I am a bit curious to know that when did lord indra asked for Kawach-Kundal to Karna? It's before Kurukshetra war or mid of war? Because while making link-up of many things related to karna's life, ...
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Veda, Upanishad and the Physical Universe
I haven't read the Veda or Upanishad (and other Hindu scriptures). But I'm eager to know whether it does offer any account of how the universe came into existence?
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What is the original story of Fox Spirit/Nine tails fox in India's myths?
I read in wikipedia and some mythology sites about the fox spirit that came from India but surprisingly they never mentioned any story in an Indian version.
I can only find stories from China - Daji, ...
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Why does Indian mythology not have humongous beasts like that of Chinese dragon?
This is a question out of curiosity. I noticed that Indian culture and Chinese culture very near by proximity, but there has been no sign of any dragon in the Indian culture.
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Why are the feet of bhoots facing backwards?
Bhoots are ghosts from Indian folklore, whose feet are facing backwards:
Bhoots are able to alter and assume forms of various animals at will, but are usually seen in human form. However, their feet ...
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What is the name of the Mahabharata version told from the point of view of Sahadeva?
I found this blog about an article in the newspaper The Hindu, which has and excerpt from a retelling of the Mahabharata from the point of view of Sahadeva.
I searched for the book but could not ...
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Are there any epics featuring a female protagonist with less explored male characters?
In the Indian epic Ramayana, the women show some great complex characters, behaviours etc but they are much less explored and sometimes sidelined/forgotten(not entirely) by the overshadowing persona ...
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