- Kama (Sanskrit: कामदेव, IAST:
Kāmadeva), also
known as
Kamadeva and Manmatha, is the
Hindu god of
erotic love, desire,
pleasure and beauty. He is depicted...
- is a
Hindu goddess. She is one of the two
consorts of the god of love,
Kamadeva,
along with Rati.
Priti is
regarded to
represent affectionate love, while...
- is the
female counterpart, the
chief consort and the ****istant of Kama (
Kamadeva), the god of love. A
constant companion of Kama, she is
often depicted...
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According to the
Bhagavata Purana,
Pradyumna was the
reincarnation of
Kamadeva, the god of love. The
Mahabharata states that
Pradyumna was a
portion of...
- form of
Kamadeva.
After eventually growing up,
Pradyumna killed Shambarasura and
returned to his
family in Dvaraka,
along with his consort.
Kamadeva was burnt...
- ****ociated with the
legend of
Shiva burning Kamadeva to
ashes with his
third eye.
Pantomimes of
Kamadeva are
performed on this
occasion in
rural Tamil...
- Valentine's Day. Cupid's
powers are similar,
though not identical, to
Kamadeva, the
Hindu god of
human love. The name Cupīdō ('p****ionate desire') is...
- ****ual love,
personified by the god
Kamadeva. For many
Hindu schools, it is the
third end (Kama) in life.
Kamadeva is
often pictured holding a bow of sugar...
-
Vasant Panchami is
based on the
Hindu god of love
called Kama.
Pradyumna is
Kamadeva reborn as Krishna's son. Thus
Vasant Panchami is also
known as "Madana...
- in Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost. In India,
cuckoos are
sacred to
Kamadeva, the god of
desire and longing,
whereas in ****an, the
cuckoo symbolises...
