The Guardians of the Directions (Sanskrit: दिक्पाल, IAST: Dikpāla) are the deities who rule the specific directions of space according to Hinduism, Jainism...

goddess Nirṛti transformed into a male in later Hindu mythology and became a dikpala. Nirṛti is regarded as the guardian of the southwest direction. Nirṛti...

breath of the world'. In the later Hindu scriptures, he is described as a dikpala (one of the guardians of the direction), who looks over the north-west...

vegetation. He is one of the Navagraha (nine planets of Hinduism) and Dikpala (guardians of the directions). The word "Chandra" literally means "bright...

semi-divine yakshas in Hinduism. He is regarded as the regent of the north (Dikpala), and a protector of the world (Lokapala). His many epithets extol him...

to Hinduism. There are eight guardians of the directions known as Astha-dikpalas. There are eight Hindu monasteries established by the saint Madhvacharya...

goddess Aditi. In the later Hindu texts like the Puranas, Varuna is also a Dikpala or guardian of the western direction. He is depicted as a youthful man...

Shakti Shashthi Sita more Other deities Apsaras Asuras Daitya Danava Devata Dikpāla Gandharvas Gana Kuladevatas Gramadevatas Rakshasas Vahanas Yakshas / Yakshini...

Indo-Aryans. Rigvedic deities Indreshwar Deva Nahusha Aditya Lokapala Dikpala Indraloka Astra Astra of Indrajit Indra Dhwaja Indrajāla Vajra, also Bhaudhara...

that are close neighbors geographically. Ten Hindu deities, known as the "Dikpālas", have been recognized in classical Indian scriptures, symbolizing the...

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and a shield, and are often featured with Shaiva iconography. Dharmapala Dikpala Ayyanar Williams, Monier (1872). A Sanskrit-English Dictionary: Etymologically...

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protector spirits, whereas the Guardians of the Directions are referred to as dikpāla. In Hinduism, the guardians of the cardinal directions are called dikapāla...

mukha-mandapa also has dvarapalas. With the mandapa are eight small shrines for dikpalas, or guardian deities of each direction such as Agni, Indra, Varuna, Kubera...

plummeted into the ground and left a legacy of valuable minable materials. Dikpalas Gaja World Turtle www.wisdomlib.org (2018-05-14). "Diggaja, Dish-gaja:...

Shakti Shashthi Sita more Other deities Apsaras Asuras Daitya Danava Devata Dikpāla Gandharvas Gana Kuladevatas Gramadevatas Rakshasas Vahanas Yakshas / Yakshini...

Shakti Shashthi Sita more Other deities Apsaras Asuras Daitya Danava Devata Dikpāla Gandharvas Gana Kuladevatas Gramadevatas Rakshasas Vahanas Yakshas / Yakshini...

with figures of the consorts of the Dikpalas, Nagas and their female consort Naginis and various goddesses. The Dikpalas and their consorts are seen with...

Astra, and the cardinal direction of the South East (of which Agni is the Dikpala). The feminine construction Āgneyī is used only as proper noun. Āgneyī...

free from desire of worldly influences. Kapila is as one of the seven Dikpalas with the other six being Dharma, Kala, Vasu, Vasuki, Ananta. The Jayakhya...

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corresponds to the sign of the Rat in the Chinese zodiac. (One of the twelve dikpālas or guardians of the directions in Buddhism is Īśāna, the guardian of the...

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worshipped on all occasions with Navagraha (the nine planets) and the Dikpala (Guardians of the directions) and at night with the Goddess. The Matsya...

enclosures and guarded by fierce Bhairavas, Matrikas, Kshetrapalas, and Dikpalas. As they entered the city, they were amazed by its prosperity and soaring...

renditions of the Ramayana[citation needed] Navasandhi: A dance tribute to the Dikpalas[citation needed] Sri Venkata Gireesham Bhaje: A multi-lingual solo choreographic...

of the sanctum comprise ornate sculptures in gray sandstone, depicting Dikpalas, Vidhyadevis, Yakshinis, Shalabhanjikas and other decorative sculptures...

directions on the tenban, while the guardian deities of the eight directions (dikpala) and the Twenty-Eight Mansions of Chinese astronomy are to be visualized...

holding Kartikeya. This image is concentrically surrounded by the ashta-dikpalas (eight directional guardians). Trillokeshwara temple is a mid-8th-century...