Goddesses and musicians

A Hindu deity dances to the music of a flute in this relief carving at Po Nagar. (Learn more)

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The central figure resembles dancing female divinities (each called an apsaras) that were said to be created for the entertainment of the main Hindu gods. They often are recognizable from their filmy skirts and spiked crowns, although the number of spikes in the images may vary.

According to Hindu scriptures, these dancing divinities, whose name means “moving in water” in Sanskrit, were the first beings to emerge from the Churning of the Sea of Milk in the Hindu myth of creation.

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divinity n.
A divine being, such as a god or goddess.
Sanskrit n.
Classical language of India and liturgical (religious) language of Hinduism and Buddhism. [more]

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