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Tilottama is an Apsara
Apsara

An Apsara , Acchara or A B? Sa La Tu , is a female spirit of the clouds and waters in Hindu mythology and Buddhist mythology. Frequently encountered English translations of the word "Apsara" are "nymph," "celestial nymph," and "celestial maiden."...
. "Til" is the Sanskrit word for sesame seed and "uttama" means better or higher. Tilottama therefore means the being whose smallest particle is the finest or one who is composed of the finest and highest qualities. She is reputed to have been created by Vishwakarma, at Brahma
Brahma

Brahma is the Hinduism god of creation and one of the Trimurti, the others being Vishnu and Shiva. He is not to be confused with the Supreme Cosmic Spirit in Hindu Vedanta philosophy known as Brahman....
's request, by taking the best quality of everything as the ingredients. She was responsible for bringing about the mutual destruction of the Asura
Asura

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s, Sunda
Sunda

Sunda may refer to:In Indonesia:-* Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the western part of the Malay archipelago** Greater Sunda Islands** Lesser Sunda Islands...
 and Upasunda
Upasunda

A mythological character from the great epic Mahabharata, Upasunda was an asura prince and the brother of Sunda. The brothers grew up to be very powerful and were always of one mind....
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Tilottama is an Apsara
Apsara

An Apsara , Acchara or A B? Sa La Tu , is a female spirit of the clouds and waters in Hindu mythology and Buddhist mythology. Frequently encountered English translations of the word "Apsara" are "nymph," "celestial nymph," and "celestial maiden."...
. "Til" is the Sanskrit word for sesame seed and "uttama" means better or higher. Tilottama therefore means the being whose smallest particle is the finest or one who is composed of the finest and highest qualities. She is reputed to have been created by Vishwakarma, at Brahma
Brahma

Brahma is the Hinduism god of creation and one of the Trimurti, the others being Vishnu and Shiva. He is not to be confused with the Supreme Cosmic Spirit in Hindu Vedanta philosophy known as Brahman....
's request, by taking the best quality of everything as the ingredients. She was responsible for bringing about the mutual destruction of the Asura
Asura

Sorry, no overview for this topic
s, Sunda
Sunda

Sunda may refer to:In Indonesia:-* Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the western part of the Malay archipelago** Greater Sunda Islands** Lesser Sunda Islands...
 and Upasunda
Upasunda

A mythological character from the great epic Mahabharata, Upasunda was an asura prince and the brother of Sunda. The brothers grew up to be very powerful and were always of one mind....
. She was cursed to be born as a Daitya
Daitya

In Hinduism, the Daityas were the children of Diti and the sage Kashyapa. They were a race of giant who fought against the gods because they were jealous of their deva half-brothers....
 princess by Durvasa
Durvasa

In Hinduism, Durvasa is an ancient Rishi, son of Atri and Anasuya. He is supposed to be an incaranation of Shiva. He is supposed to be the only rishi whose penance goes up whenever he curses somebody....
 muni. She was born as Usa, the daughter of Banasura
Banasura

Bana , in Hindu mythology, was a thousand-armed asura and son of Bali . Banasura was a powerful and terrible asura. All people, even the king of earth and deva s of heaven, were afraid of him....
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Tilottama is now also used as a female name, which is abbreviated as "Tilo".