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Kubera is the treasurer of the gods, and the overlord of the semi-divine yakshas, the guhyakas, kinnaras and gandharvas, who act as his assistants and protectors of the jewels of the earth, as well as guardians of his city. Kubera is also the guardian of travelers and the giver of wealth to individuals, who please him.
English: Kubera—identified by his potbelly and pet mongoose that he holds in his left hand—is the god of wealth and the ruler of the semidivine yakshas, the protectors of the earth and all of its treasures. Riddhi, his wife, is standing next to him, while two celestials are above them.
Bequest of Alban G. Widgery / Bridgeman Images; Short title: 712895: Headline: Kubera, the Divinity of Wealth with Eight Horsemen, 18th-19th century (Thangka: colours on cloth, cloth mountings) Credit/Provider: Bridgeman Images: Source: www.bridgemanimages.com: Label
The "earliest unambiguous" images of these deities, is an indirect testimony appearing with the coinage of the Indo-Greek king Agathocles, who issued coins with the image of Indian deities in Indian style, together with legends in the Greek and Brahmi scripts, circa 180-190 BCE.
In Bharatanatyam, the classical dance of India performed by Lord Nataraja, approximately 48 root mudras (hand or finger gestures) are used to clearly communicate specific ideas, events, actions, or creatures in which 28 require only one hand, and are classified as `Asamyuta Hasta', along with 23 other primary mudras which require both hands and are classified as 'Samyuta Hasta'; these 51 are ...
[15] [16] A mid-first century Kushan era stela in the Mathura Museum has a half-male, half-female image, along with three other figures identified with Vishnu, Gaja Lakshmi and Kubera. [9] [17] The male half is ithyphallic or with an urdhvalinga and makes an abhaya mudra gesture; the female left half holds a mirror and has a rounded breast ...
In the temple, Goddess Lakshmi graces the devotees from the right palm of Hanuman who tail faces North, direction of Kubera, God of wealth. The main deity faces west, is seen posing Abhaya Mudra with his right hand and holding a mace with the other hand. [1] During the Tamil New Year, an offering of 10,008 fruits is made to the deity. Raja ...
Manibhadra is stated to be a son of Kubera and his wife, Bhadra. He is described to have a brother named Nalakuvara. In the Ramayana, Manibhadra fought with Ravana to defend Lanka, but failed. [10] In the Mahabharata, Manibhadra is mentioned along with Kubera as a chief of the yakshas. Arjuna is stated to have worshipped him. [11]