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HinduismHinduism is the predominant religion of the Indian subcontinent. Hinduism is often referred to as ', a Sanskrit phrase meaning "the eternal law", by its adherents. Generic "types" of Hinduism that attempt to accommodate a variety of complex views span folk and Vedic Hinduism to bhakti tradition, as...
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Rati (also called Rūpiņī) is the goddess of passion and lust, and a daughter of
DakshaIn Hinduism, Daksha, "the skilled one", is an ancient creator god, one of the Prajapatis , the Rishis and the Adityas, and a son of Aditi and Brahma...
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KāmaKāmadeva is the Hindu deity of love. His other names include Ragavrinta , Ananga , Kandarpa , Manmatha , Manasija , Madana , Ratikānta ,...
, the god of love.
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HinduismHinduism is the predominant religion of the Indian subcontinent. Hinduism is often referred to as ', a Sanskrit phrase meaning "the eternal law", by its adherents. Generic "types" of Hinduism that attempt to accommodate a variety of complex views span folk and Vedic Hinduism to bhakti tradition, as...
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Rati (also called Rūpiņī) is the goddess of passion and lust, and a daughter of
DakshaIn Hinduism, Daksha, "the skilled one", is an ancient creator god, one of the Prajapatis , the Rishis and the Adityas, and a son of Aditi and Brahma...
. She married
KāmaKāmadeva is the Hindu deity of love. His other names include Ragavrinta , Ananga , Kandarpa , Manmatha , Manasija , Madana , Ratikānta ,...
, the god of love.
Further reading
- David Kinsley, Hindu Goddesses: Vision of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Traditions. ISBN 81-208-0379-5.