River goddess. Hindu (Puranic). Guardian deity of the Ganges. The elder daughter of HIMAVAN and MENA, she is the sister of PARVATI and the consort of VISˇNU and AGNI. She is also the second consort of SˇIVA. Ganga is regarded as a symbol of purity and is frequently depicted with Brahma washing the raised foot of VISˇNU TRIVIKRAMA.
Tag: Agni
Bhavanavasi
Gods. Jain [India]. A generic name given to deities of youthful appearance who are arranged in ten groups all with the suffix –kumara. Thus AGNI-; ASURA-; DIK-; DVIPA-; NAGA-; STANITA-; SUPARNA-; UDADHI-; VAYU-; VIDYUT-.
AGNI (fire)
ORIGIN Hindu [India]. God of fire.
KNOWN PERIOD OF WORSHIP circa 1500 BC onward and still recognized.
SYNONYMS none.
CENTER(S) OF CULT known throughout areas of Hindu influence.