Apsara
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Apsaras are a class of celestial beings in Hindu and Buddhist culture. They were originally a type of female spirit associated with clouds and water, but, later came to play the role of a "nymph" or "
A 12th-century sandstone statue of an apsara from Madhya Pradesh, India
Apsaras on Hindu Temple at Banares, 1913
Apsara, Devi Jagadambi temple at Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh, India
Cambodia Apsara Dancer
Urvashi
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Urvashi is the most prominent apsara mentioned in the Hindu scriptures like the Vedas, the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata, as well as the Puranas. She is regarded as the most beautiful of all the apsa
Apsara
…the Muses of Ancient Greece. They are also renowned for seducing rishis in order to prevent them from attaining divine powers. Famous apsaras include Urvashi, Menaka, Rambha, Tilottama and Ghritachi. In Japan, Apsara are known as "Tennin" (天人); "Tennyo" (天女) for "female Tennin" and "Tennan" (天男) for "male…
Urvashi leaving her husband Pururavas, a chromolithograph by Raja Ravi Varma
A relief depicting Narayana (left) and Nara (right), Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh, ca. 5th century CE
An emblem depicting Pururavas and Urvashi, 1st century BCE - 1st century CE.
Arjuna rejects Urvashi, print by B.P. Banerjee