History, Art and Life

Category Demigods and other beings

The demigods, demons and other celestial beings

Apsara

celestrial nymph; semi-divine female beings inhabiting Hindu god Indra’s paradise as dancers and musicians, partnered with gandhara’s – celestial musicians

Daitya

Group of demons (Asura’s), similar to the Danava’s. The Daityas are giant, titanic creatures.

Danava

demonic creatures; see asura

Gandharva

Gandharva (गन्धर्व) demigods and celestial musicians

Kaiṭabha

Kaiṭabha (कैटभ) and Madhu are the names of two Asura’s

Kāminī

Kāminī (कामिनी) is a celestial damsel

Madhu

Madhu (मधु) and Kaiṭabha are the names of two Asura’s

Rākshasa

Rākshasa (Sanskrit: राक्षस) a group of asura or ungodly people

Vidyādhara

celestial being shown as flying in the air

Vyājinī

Vyājinī is a celestial damsel

Yakṣa

A class of demigods or minor deities; nature spirit, could be benevolent or malefic, in Hindu and Buddhist mythology (female: yakshi)

© 2025 The Chola Dynasty — Powered by WordPress

Theme by Anders NorenUp ↑

The Chola Dynasty
General information

My website uses cookies to give you the best possible experience.

Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognizing you when you return to my website.

It helps me to understand which sections of the website are the most interesting and useful to you.