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  2. Yaksha - Wikipedia

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    The Yakshas (Sanskrit: यक्ष, IAST: Yakṣa, Pali: Yakkha) are a broad class of nature spirits, usually benevolent, but sometimes mischievous or capricious, connected with water, fertility, trees, the forest, treasure and wilderness.

  3. Yaksha kingdom - Wikipedia

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    We shall now ascend that white rock—the mountain Mandara, inhabited by the Yakshas, Manibhadra and Kuvera, king of the Yakshas. O king, at this place eighty thousand fleet Gandharvas, and four times as many Kimpurushas and Yakshas of various shapes and forms, holding various weapons, attend upon Manibhadra, king of the Yakshas.

  4. Gandharva - Wikipedia

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    Female gandharvas are called gandharvis. In Hindu law, a gandharva marriage is one contracted by mutual consent and without formal rituals. Gandharvas are mentioned extensively in the epic Mahabharata as associated with the devas (as dancers and singers) and with the yakshas, as formidable warriors.

  5. List of Yakshas - Wikipedia

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    Below is a non-exhaustive list of Yakshas, a race of anthropomorphic spirits in Indian mythology. While many are malevolent, some are benevolent protectors of Dharma. Yakshas are male while Yakshis or Yakshinis are female. Religious traditions that feature these entries are sorted using the following key: ॐ - Hinduism; ☸ - Buddhism; 卐 ...

  6. List of Gandharvas - Wikipedia

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    Below is a list of Gandharvas, a group of celestial musicians in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. They are often associated with music, accompany the higher gods, and are upholders of Dharma. Gandharvas are male while Gandharvīs or Gandharva Kanyā are female. Religious traditions that feature these entries are sorted using the following key:

  7. Yakshini - Wikipedia

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    The Bhutesvara Yakshis, Mathura, 2nd century CE.. Yakshinis or Yakshis (Sanskrit: यक्षिणी, IAST: Yakṣinī or Yakṣī, Pali: Yakkhiṇī or Yakkhī) are a class of female nature spirits in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain religious mythologies that are different from Devas and Asuras and Gandharvas or Apsaras.

  8. Category:Gandharvas - Wikipedia

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    Articles relating to the gandharvas, a class of celestial beings whose males are divine singers and females are divine dancers in Indian religions Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gandharva . Pages in category "Gandharvas"

  9. Rakshasa kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The forefathers of the famous Rakshasa king Ravana lived along with the Yakshas. The Yaksha king Kubera was the elder brother of Rakshasa king Ravana. Ravana had many sons among Gandharva wives. The two epics Mahabharata and Ramayana and many Puranas attest that Rakshasas, Yakshas and Gandharvas were related and had inter-marriages.