Tuesday, January 15, 2013

From Mythology … Indra

 

Indra – Indian

indra

  • Indra was king of the gods as well as god of war and thunder.
  • He had a hall in Svargna – heaven – where the righteous dead lived before reincarnation.
  • He is portrayed by welding the vajra, thunderbolt weapon or with a bow, a net or a hook.
  • He is often depicted riding Airavata, a four tusked elephant.

indra2

indra 65r4

Indra_Sabha_Ellora_007

indra-closeup

indra-ei-3

indra17

No comments:

Post a Comment