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Yali (IAST: Yāḷi), [1] (Tamil: யாழி) also called Vyāla (Sanskrit: व्याल), [2] is a Hindu mythological creature, portrayed with the head and the body of a lion, the trunk and the tusks of an elephant, and sometimes bearing equine features. [3] Images of the creature occur in many South Indian temples, often sculpted onto ...
Tārkṣya is the name of a mythical being in the Rigveda, described as a horse with the epithet áriṣṭa-nemi "with intact wheel-rims". Tumburu is a horse faced Ghandarva, a celestial musician. Uchchaihshravas is a seven-headed flying horse, that was obtained during the churning of the milk ocean.
Yacuruna (Indigenous people of the Amazon) – Mythical water people, with backwards heads and feet; Yadōkai – Malevolent, nocturnal spirit; Yagyō-san – Demon who rides through the night on a headless horse; Yaksha (Buddhist, Hindu, and Jainism) – Male nature spirit; Yakshi [broken anchor] – Vampire
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There are several mythical creatures in India and Persia where imagery of animals and humans are fused, including Yali in Hinduism and the Buraq in Persia. [1] A similar concept is seen in several miniature paintings, mainly from Mughal and Deccan traditions. Other examples are found in Rajput, Murshidabad, and Delhi schools. [2]
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The Aghoreshwara temple at Ikkeri and the Rameshwara temple at Keladi are the best examples of the Nayakas' art. Vijayanagar-style pillars with hippogryphs are common; called yali columns (depiction of horses and lions as seen in Hampi) is found here. These are pillars with lions, either with their forepaws raised or simply in a sitting ...
Yali (mythology), a Hindu mythical creature with the body of a lion and some elephant features; Yali (volcano), a Greek volcanic island; Yali, Antioquia, a municipality in Colombia; Yali people, a tribe of Western New Guinea Yali language, a language spoken by the Yali people; Yale-China Association, known as Yali in Chinese