Atri
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Atri or Attri is a Vedic sage, who is credited with composing numerous shlokas to Agni, Indra, and other Vedic deities of Hinduism. Atri is one of the Saptarishi in the Hindu tradition, and the one mo
Rama visiting Atri's hermitage. As Atri talks to Rama and his brother Lakshmana, Anusuya talks with his wife Sita
Atri statue at Atreyapuram village of AP.
A Bhagavata Purana manuscript page depicting the story of Atri and Anasuya meeting the Trimurti (PhP 4.1.21–25) (paper, late 18th century, Jaipur)
Left to right: Atri, Bhrigu, Vikhanasa, Marichi and Kashyapa.
Saptarshi
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The Saptarshi are the seven seers of ancient India who are extolled in the Vedas, and other Hindu literature such as the Skanda Purana. The Vedic Samhitas never enumerate these rishis by name, althoug
Atri
…Atri or Attri is a Vedic sage, who is credited with composing numerous shlokas to Agni, Indra, and other Vedic deities of Hinduism. Atri is one of the Saptarishi (seven great Vedic sages) in the Hindu tradition, and the one most mentioned in the Rigveda. The fifth Mandala (Book 5) of the Rigveda is called the…
One variation of the Saptarshi: Vishvamitra (top left), Jamadagni (top centre), Gautama (top right), Vasishtha (centre right, beardless), Kashyapa (bottom left), Bharadvaja (bottom middle, in a yogic asana, upside down), Atri (bottom right). Pahari painting, from a Bandralta-Mankot workshop, c. 1700, displayed at the Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh.