Creatures From Hindu Mythology And The Stories Behind

By MindStick

Airavat served as Indra’s mount and was very powerful and intelligent.

Chakora is a bird like creature considered to be a devotee of the moon.

Makara is a guardian amphibian and is presented with the face of a stag, deer, crocodile, or elephant along with a tail of a fish.

Nandi, the son of Kamdhenu and Kashyapa was gifted to Lord Shiva by the Gods in order to calm him down.

Navagunjara, It is believed that Lord Krishna took this form to test Arjuna while he was hunting in the jungle.

The rainbow fish is defined as a large aquatic creature with scales of four colours red, green, yellow and blue, each meaning fire, earth, air and ice

Sharabha

Sheshnaag had 1000 troublesome brothers who caused problems for everyone. So, one day he went off to the Himalayas and observed strict penance.

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