Candesvara (the lord of Canda)

Minor god. Hindu (Epic and Puranic). A benevolent aspect of SˇIVA. Also an attendant on Sˇiva, said to have been a youthful cowherd. He sits on a lotus throne. Attributes: arrow, ax, bow, club, crown, hatchet, noose, rosary, snake, trident and water jar.

Bala (girl)

1. Mother goddess. Hindu (Epic and Puranic). Of vague affinity but generally of youthful appearance. Seated upon a lotus throne. Attributes: book and rosary.

Dhruva (immovable)

Astral god. Hindu (Epic and Puranic). The son of Uttanapada, a star in the constellation of Ursa Minor which was the pole star in the last millennium 1 BC. An avatara of VISˇNU. Also one of a group of Vasu deities answering to the god INDRA.

Dharti Mata

Mother goddess. Hindu (Puranic). A deity who appears late in Hinduism and equates with PRTHIVI or BHUMIDEVI. According to some authors she is the consort of THAKUR DEO. Also Dhartri Mai, Darti Awwal.

 

Dharani (earth)

1. Goddess. Hindu (Epic and Puranic). Consort of PARASURAMA and an avatara of the goddess LAKSMI.

2. Collective name for a group of deities. Buddhist.

Chinnamastaka (decapitated)

Goddess. Hindu (Epic and Puranic). A headless form of DURGA. Also one of a group of ten MAHAVIDYAS, goddesses of great knowledge personifying the SAKTI of Sˇ IVA. She may be depicted holding her head in her hands. Aspects include VIRARATRI. Attributes: scimitar, skull.

Also Chinnamasta.

 

Candrasekhara (moon crested)

Form of the god Sˇ IVA. Hindu (Puranic).

Bhima (terrible)

1. Warrior god. Hindu (Epic and Puranic). A prince of the mythical Pandu family and one of the heroes of the Mahabharata epic, Bhima is usually depicted wielding a sword and a club. He is a son of the god of the winds VAYU. He is perceived as a god of immense strength and great cruelty, which separates him from the heroic figure of ARJUNA, his brother, with whom he is linked in the epic. Attribute: a club. Also Bhimasena.

Candra

1. Planet god. Hindu (Epic and Puranic). Personified by the moon and also seen as a dikpala or guardian of the northern  direction. Consorts include KAUMUDI, TARA and the NAKSATRAS or astral goddesses. His son is BUDHA. He drives in a chariot drawn by ten white horses. Color: white. Attributes: club, lotus, sacred rope and prayer wheel. The term candra usually refers to the cup containing the sacrificial yellow beverage SOMA, often a synonym for the deity. Candra is also the apotheosis of the pale yellow moon disc.

Canda (violent)

Terrible goddess. Hindu (Epic and Puranic). A distinct form of DURGA and one of a group of nine NAVADURGAS (“nine durgas”). Canda, with Munda, was also one of the demons killed by a form of Durga known as CAMUNDA (contraction of the two demonic names). She is depicted with a large number of attributes. Also a form of MAHISASURAMARDINI.