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Himavat (Sanskrit: हिमवत्, lit. 'frosty') is the
personification of the
Himalayan mountains in Hinduism. He is the
guardian deity of the Himalayas, and...
- (आलय)
meaning 'dwelling/house'. The name of the
range is
mentioned as
Himavat (Sanskrit: हिमवत्) in
older literature such as the
Indian epic Mahabharata...
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Shailaputri (शैलपुत्री), is the
daughter of the
Mountain King
Himavat, and is a
manifestation and form of the
Hindu mother goddess Mahadevi, as a form...
- Mahabharata, and the Puranas. The
Ramayana describes her to be the
firstborn of
Himavat, the
personification of the Himalayas, and the
sister of the
mother goddess...
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Chiranjivi Painting of
Jambavan Affiliation Vaishnavism Texts Ramayana,
Bhagavata Purana Genealogy Siblings Himavat,
Narada Children Jambavati (daughter)...
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means flame.
According to
Hindu dharma,
goddess Parvati was
daughter of
Himavat or
Himavan – the
personification of the Himalayas. She was the rebirth...
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frequenting Mount Meru.
According to the Mahabharata, Meru is
located amidst the
Himavat range between Malayavat and
Gandhamadhana mountains. Some
scriptures indicate...
- on the
lower plains. She is also
believed to be one of the
daughters of
Himavat, the king of the mountains. The
entire m****if and
surrounding area are...
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reborn as Parvati,
daughter of
Himavat, king of the
mountains and
personification of the Himalayas, and his wife, Mena.
Himavat appreciated Shiva ardently...
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wanted to
commit suicide he saw the
river named Haimāvata (whose
source is
Himavat),
flooded and full of
crocodiles and
other aquatic monsters. So he jumped...
