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Images of the creature occur in many South Indian temples, often sculpted onto the pillars. [4] There also exist variations of the creature, with it possessing the appendages of other beasts. It has sometimes been described as a leogryph (part-lion and part-griffin), [5] with some bird-like features, with the trunk referred to as a proboscis. [6]
The Brahmi letter , Ya, is probably derived from the Aramaic Yodh, and is thus related to the modern Latin I and J and Greek Iota. [2] Several identifiable styles of writing the Brahmi Ya can be found, most associated with a specific set of inscriptions from an artifact or diverse records from an historic period. [3]
The Deori people are one of the major Tibeto-Burmese ethnic group of the Northeast Indian states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.They refer to themselves as "Jimochayan" which means children's of Sun and Moon in their native language ( Jimo meaning "seed/child", cha/sã meaning "sun" and Ya meaning "moon").
[102] [103] It occupies a unique position in the art and mythology of ancient India and has been an auspicious symbol of Indian culture. [ 104 ] [ 105 ] While the flower was stated to be declared as the national flower of India in 1950, [ 101 ] the government has declared that no national flower exists despite contrary claims made by government ...
Heruka in Yab-Yum form. On display at Gangaramaya Temple museum Tibetan book cover depicting Prajñāpāramitā Devi and Mañjuśrī in yab yum, late 13th century. Yab-yum (Tibetan: ཡབ་ཡུམ། literally, "father-mother") is a common symbol in the Tibetan Buddhist art of India, Bhutan, Nepal, and Tibet.
The arched harp was used in India since at least the 2nd century B.C.E., when a woman was sculpted with the instrument in a Buddhist artwork at Bhārut. [5] Both the Indian harp-style veena and the Tamil yazh declined starting in about the 7th century C.E., as stick-zither style veenas rose to prominence. [2] [3]
Over the millennia of its development, Hinduism has adopted several iconic symbols, forming part of Hindu iconography, that are imbued with spiritual meaning based on either the scriptures or cultural traditions. The exact significance accorded to any of the icons varies with region, period and denomination of the followers.
In early Indian art, male yakṣas are portrayed either as fearsome warriors or as portly, stout and dwarf-like. Yakṣiṇī s are portrayed as beautiful young women with happy round faces and full breasts and hips. [citation needed]