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title: "Creatures From Hindu Mythology And The Stories Behind"  
description: "Did you know that Hindu mythology is filled with stories of beasts, demons and other mythological creatures? If not then take a look below."  
author: "Abhishek  Sen"  
published: 2022-11-23  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1643/creatures-from-hindu-mythology-and-the-stories-behind  
category: "religion"  
tags: ["Hindu", "Hindu mythology", "creatures", "mythological stories", "mythological creature"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# Creatures From Hindu Mythology And The Stories Behind

![Creatures From Hindu Mythology And The Stories Behind](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/b8e42096-4c28-460e-9960-c8b5bbb9efe8/images/68bb11c3-1df2-4da3-ba74-8b032dee0e3f.jpeg) ![Creatures From Hindu Mythology And The Stories Behind](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/b8e42096-4c28-460e-9960-c8b5bbb9efe8/images/7d77ee2f-6883-4bc2-a51a-ae0a99040736.jpeg) Airavat served as Indra’s mount and was very powerful and intelligent. ![Creatures From Hindu Mythology And The Stories Behind](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/b8e42096-4c28-460e-9960-c8b5bbb9efe8/images/f9cc6271-7080-44b0-9a13-bc1b508ea35d.jpeg) Chakora is a bird like creature considered to be a devotee of the moon. ![Creatures From Hindu Mythology And The Stories Behind](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/b8e42096-4c28-460e-9960-c8b5bbb9efe8/images/c9d1c71d-fa82-4c0b-8c58-160376367127.jpeg) 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. ![Creatures From Hindu Mythology And The Stories Behind](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/b8e42096-4c28-460e-9960-c8b5bbb9efe8/images/59604006-b2fc-471f-80ce-7f1023791713.jpeg) Nandi, the son of Kamdhenu and Kashyapa was gifted to Lord Shiva by the Gods in order to calm him down. ![Creatures From Hindu Mythology And The Stories Behind](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/b8e42096-4c28-460e-9960-c8b5bbb9efe8/images/02ac495f-c9dc-450e-824d-8d1c6ae430e9.jpeg) Navagunjara, It is believed that Lord Krishna took this form to test Arjuna while he was hunting in the jungle. ![Creatures From Hindu Mythology And The Stories Behind](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/b8e42096-4c28-460e-9960-c8b5bbb9efe8/images/d29a9f70-a4ec-4100-b0f2-c814ce68cc23.jpeg) 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 ![Creatures From Hindu Mythology And The Stories Behind](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/b8e42096-4c28-460e-9960-c8b5bbb9efe8/images/3ec8b6d3-f1f7-4044-b21f-eced72e70cbc.jpeg) Sharabha ![Creatures From Hindu Mythology And The Stories Behind](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/b8e42096-4c28-460e-9960-c8b5bbb9efe8/images/a55f2496-1e07-43ea-8f06-a954d0ca4622.jpeg) 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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