The Buddha (बुद्ध) is considered the ninth avatar among the ten major avatars of the God Vishnu, according to the Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism. The Buddha has been…
Krishna (कृष्ण) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme God in his own right. He is…
Rama (राम) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the seventh and one of the most popular avatars of Vishnu. In Rama-centric Hindu…
Parashurama (परशुराम), also referred to as Rama Jamadagnya, Rama Bhargava, and Virarama, is the sixth avatar among the Dashavatara of the preserver God Vishnu in Hinduism. Hindu tradition holds…
Narasimha (नरसिंह) is the fourth avatara of the Hindu God Vishnu in the Satya Yuga. He was incarnated as a part-lion and part-man,…
Varaha (वराह) is the third avatar of the Hindu God Vishnu, in the form of a boar. Varaha is generally listed as the third…
Markandeya (मार्कण्डेय) is a rishi (sage) featured in Hindu literature. He is the son of the sage Mrikanda and his wife, Manasvini. The Markandeya Purana (one of the eighteen…
Savitri (सावित्री) and Satyavan (सत्यवान) are a legendary couple in Hinduism. Savitri is a princess who marries an exiled prince named Satyavan,…
Rishyasringa (ऋश्यशृंग) is a rishi mentioned in Hindu and Buddhist scriptures from the late first millennium BCE. The story of Rishyasringa briefly appears in the Ramayana, while…
Urvashi (उर्वशी) is the most prominent apsara mentioned in the Hindu scriptures like the Vedas, the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata, as well as the Puranas. She is regarded as the…