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Bhagiratha

deity earth Nepal single tradition · 2

Bhagiratha sculptures are found under spouts from the Malla period.

↻ synthesized from 2 sources

When

First attested
1500 BCE
Attested period
-1500 – 2020
Historical notes
Attested from the Malla period (c. 1201–1779 AD) in Nepal.

Relationships

co occurs with
Parvati, Saraswati, Himavan, Menavati, Yaksha, Vishnu, Ganga, Lakshmi, Śiva

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (2)
  1. Yaksha
  2. Rivers in Hinduism

Source passages

“Bhagiratha sculptures are more commonly found under spouts from the Malla period (c. 1201–1779 AD).”

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“Bhagiratha, a king of the Solar dynasty, is stated to have performed a penance to propitiate Ganga, and urged her to descend upon earth from Svarga to liberate his ancestors' spirits, who had perished in Patala, the netherworld.”

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