He is the son of sage Vyasa and Queen Ambika's maid servant. Vidura, according to tradition, is a partial incarnation of Dharma, the ...

  Central India has a mountain range that runs east to west known as the Vindhya. Despite their diminutive stature, they have long served as...

  Krishna's foster mother in Hindu mythology, who welcomes him the night he is born and raises him until he is old enough to return ...

  Virata is the monarch who shelters the five Pandava brothers, the epic's heroes, during the year they spend incognito after their twel...

  Virabhadra is a powerful being created by the god Shiva to humble the demigod Daksha and destroy Daksha's sacrifice, according to Hind...

  In Hindu mythology , Vinata is the sister of Kadru and the daughter of the holy sage Daksha . Vinata gives birth to eagles, the most...

  Vijaya Dashami is a Hindu festival commemorating the Lord's Victory Or Vijaya. ("tenth victory") Vijayadashami marks the cul...

  Satyavati's and King Shantanu's grand son in Hindu legend.  King Vichitravirya's wives are Ambika and her sister Ambalika ...

  Vibhishana is the younger brother of Ravana , the demon king of Lanka, in the Ramayana, the earlier of the two major Indian epics. V...

  In Hindu mythology , one of the types of hostile spirits that may be classified as demons in general. Vetalas are known to devour human...

    ("bamboo") In Indian classical music, the bamboo flute is an essential instrument. It is the signature instrument of the d...

  Vena was a cruel monarch in Hindu mythology who forbids all religious ceremonies and gift-giving save those committed to him. He is even...

  In Hindu mythology, the wind-personified god. Vayu is a minor god and one of the eight Guardians of the Directions, with the north west ...

  Who Is Vasuki? A renowned Naga from Hindu mythology (mythical serpent ). Vasuki 's most well-known legendary role is in the narra...

  Vishvamitra is a king who visits the brahmin Vasishtha's woodland ashram with a contingent of retainers. When Vishvamitra asks for ...

  In Hindu mythology, a powerful demon who undergoes such great physical asceticism (tapas) that he is granted the benefit of being able t...

  A venomous serpent-king that bites King Parikshit and kills him in Hindu legend. Parikshit is doomed to die of a snakebite within seven ...

  # Naga is a Sanskrit  word for "noble" (2) The Nagas are a group of minor divinities who take the shape of serpents in Hindu m...

  The poet argues that a land devoid of legends is destined to die of ice, and this might well be true. A people without myths, on the other...