Dhanvantari

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Dhanvantari is the Hindu god of medicine and divine physician, revered as the source of Ayurveda and often depicted emerging from the cosmic ocean holding a pot of amrita (nectar of immortality).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu deity
divine physician
god of medicine
appearsIn Bhagavata Purana NERFINISHED
Puranas NERFINISHED
associatedText Dhanvantari Samhita NERFINISHED
associatedWith Samudra Manthan NERFINISHED
amrita
healing
health
hospitality to the sick
longevity
nectar of immortality
removal of disease
avatarOf Vishnu NERFINISHED
consort Padma NERFINISHED
cultCenter Kerala NERFINISHED
Varanasi NERFINISHED
dayOfWorship Dhanteras NERFINISHED
domain Ayurveda NERFINISHED
medicine
emergedDuring Samudra Manthan NERFINISHED
emergedFrom cosmic ocean
emergedHolding nectar of immortality
pot of amrita
festival Dhanteras NERFINISHED
Diwali NERFINISHED
hasTemple Dhanvantari temple in Kerala
Dhanvantari temple in Varanasi NERFINISHED
holds chakra
jalauka (leech)
pot of amrita
shankha
iconographyFeature crown
four arms
yellow garments
religion Hinduism
reveredAs source of Ayurveda
title Divine Physician
God of Ayurveda
weapon chakra
worshippedBy Ayurvedic practitioners
healers
physicians
worshipPurpose good health
longevity
protection from disease

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Samudra Manthan featuresBeing Dhanvantari