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Ahalya
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In Hinduism, Ahalya also spelt as Ahilya, is the wife of the sage Gautama Maharishi. Many Hindu scriptures describe her legend of seduction by the king of the gods Indra, her husband's curse for her infidelity, and her liberation from the curse by the god Rama.
Ahalya by Raja Ravi Varma (1848–1906)
Ahalya by Raja Ravi Varma (1848–1906)
Raja Ravi Varma's Ahalya Indravalokan: Ahalya plucks flowers as Indra (top right corner), astride his flying horse, comes to visit her.
Raja Ravi Varma's Ahalya Indravalokan: Ahalya plucks flowers as Indra (top right corner), astride his flying horse, comes to visit her.
Indra with Ahalya, contemporary Pattachitra painting.
Indra with Ahalya, contemporary Pattachitra painting.
Gautama (left) discovers Indra disguised as Gautama fleeing, as Ahalya watches.
Gautama (left) discovers Indra disguised as Gautama fleeing, as Ahalya watches.
Indra
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Indra is the king of the devas and Svarga in Hinduism. He is associated with the sky, lightning, weather, thunder, storms, rains, river flows, and war.
Painting of Indra on his elephant mount, Airavata, c. 1820.
Painting of Indra on his elephant mount, Airavata, c. 1820.
Indra on his elephant, guarding the entrance of the 1st century BCE Buddhist Cave 19 at Bhaja Caves (Maharashtra).
Indra on his elephant, guarding the entrance of the 1st century BCE Buddhist Cave 19 at Bhaja Caves (Maharashtra).
Banteay Srei temple's pediment carvings depict Indra mounted on Airavata, Cambodia, c. 10th century.
Banteay Srei temple's pediment carvings depict Indra mounted on Airavata, Cambodia, c. 10th century.
Indra is typically featured as a guardian deity on the east side of a Hindu temple.
Indra is typically featured as a guardian deity on the east side of a Hindu temple.