Indian mythology

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cultural tradition mythology

Indian mythology is the vast body of traditional narratives, deities, epics, and legends from the Indian subcontinent that underpins much of its religious, cultural, and artistic heritage.

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Label	Occurrences
Indian mythology canonical	1

Statements (158)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural tradition ⓘ mythology ⓘ
associatedWithReligion	Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ Jainism NERFINISHED ⓘ Sikhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
centralText	Bhagavata Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ Devi Bhagavata Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ Itihasa ⓘ Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahabharata Harivamsa appendix NERFINISHED ⓘ Markandeya Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramayana NERFINISHED ⓘ Skanda Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ Upanishads NERFINISHED ⓘ Vedas NERFINISHED ⓘ
function	cosmological explanation ⓘ entertainment ⓘ moral teaching ⓘ religious instruction ⓘ social norm reinforcement ⓘ
hasPart	Buddhist mythology ⓘ Hindu mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ Jain mythology ⓘ Puranic mythology ⓘ Sikh mythological narratives ⓘ Vedic mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ animal fables ⓘ cosmological myths ⓘ creation myths ⓘ didactic tales ⓘ epic narratives ⓘ eschatological myths ⓘ hero legends ⓘ local deity cults ⓘ regional folk traditions of India ⓘ tribal myths of India ⓘ
includesConcept	Ganga descent ⓘ Gita discourse ⓘ Tridevi NERFINISHED ⓘ Trimurti NERFINISHED ⓘ abduction of Sita ⓘ apsaras ⓘ ashramas ⓘ asuras ⓘ avatars of Vishnu ⓘ battle of Kurukshetra NERFINISHED ⓘ bhakti ⓘ birth of Ganesha ⓘ bridge to Lanka ⓘ churning of the ocean of milk ⓘ cosmic dance of Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ descent of the Ganges NERFINISHED ⓘ devas ⓘ dharma ⓘ gandharvas ⓘ karma ⓘ loka ⓘ manvantaras ⓘ maya ⓘ moksha ⓘ mount Meru NERFINISHED ⓘ nagas ⓘ naraka ⓘ pralaya ⓘ rakshasas ⓘ rishis ⓘ rta ⓘ samsara ⓘ samudra manthan NERFINISHED ⓘ saptarishi NERFINISHED ⓘ shakti NERFINISHED ⓘ siddhas ⓘ svarga ⓘ tapas ⓘ varnas ⓘ yakshas ⓘ yugas ⓘ
influences	Indian cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian classical dance ⓘ Indian classical music ⓘ Indian festivals ⓘ Indian folk theatre ⓘ Indian literature NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian painting ⓘ Indian rituals ⓘ Indian sculpture ⓘ Indian storytelling traditions ⓘ Indian television serials ⓘ Indian temple architecture ⓘ
languageFamily	Pali ⓘ Prakrits ⓘ Sanskrit ⓘ Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ other regional Indian languages ⓘ
majorDeity	Aditi NERFINISHED ⓘ Agni NERFINISHED ⓘ Ashvins NERFINISHED ⓘ Ayyappa NERFINISHED ⓘ Balarama NERFINISHED ⓘ Bhagavati NERFINISHED ⓘ Bhairava NERFINISHED ⓘ Brahma NERFINISHED ⓘ Buddha (as Vishnu avatar) NERFINISHED ⓘ Dattatreya NERFINISHED ⓘ Devi NERFINISHED ⓘ Durga NERFINISHED ⓘ Ganapati NERFINISHED ⓘ Ganesha NERFINISHED ⓘ Hanuman NERFINISHED ⓘ Indra NERFINISHED ⓘ Jagannath NERFINISHED ⓘ Kali NERFINISHED ⓘ Kalki NERFINISHED ⓘ Kartikeya NERFINISHED ⓘ Krishna NERFINISHED ⓘ Kubera NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurma NERFINISHED ⓘ Lakshmi NERFINISHED ⓘ Manasa NERFINISHED ⓘ Matsya NERFINISHED ⓘ Murugan NERFINISHED ⓘ Narasimha NERFINISHED ⓘ Nataraja NERFINISHED ⓘ Parashurama NERFINISHED ⓘ Parvati NERFINISHED ⓘ Prajapati NERFINISHED ⓘ Radha NERFINISHED ⓘ Rama NERFINISHED ⓘ Rudra NERFINISHED ⓘ Santoshi Mata NERFINISHED ⓘ Saraswati NERFINISHED ⓘ Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ Sita NERFINISHED ⓘ Skanda NERFINISHED ⓘ Soma NERFINISHED ⓘ Surya NERFINISHED ⓘ Vamana NERFINISHED ⓘ Varaha NERFINISHED ⓘ Varuna NERFINISHED ⓘ Vayu NERFINISHED ⓘ Venkateswara NERFINISHED ⓘ Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ Yama NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	South Asia ⓘ surface form: Indian subcontinent
relatedField	Indology NERFINISHED ⓘ South Asian studies ⓘ comparative mythology ⓘ religious studies ⓘ
timeDepth	ancient ⓘ classical ⓘ medieval ⓘ modern retellings ⓘ
transmittedBy	oral tradition ⓘ performing arts ⓘ ritual practices ⓘ written texts ⓘ

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Bengal School of Art → hasTheme → Indian mythology ⓘ