Brihaspati
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Brihaspati is a Hindu god. In the ancient Vedic scriptures, Brihaspati is associated with fire, and the word also refers to a god who counsels the devas and devis. In some later texts, the word refers
12th-century stone sculpture of Brihaspati
Depiction of Brihaspati from the 1842 book The Complete Hindoo Pantheon by E. A. Rodrigues
Brihaspati, part of a Navagraha stele from Konark
Navagraha
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The navagraha are nine heavenly bodies and deities that influence human life on Earth according to Hinduism and Hindu mythology. The term is derived from nava and graha. The nine members of the navagr
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…goddesses). In some later texts, the word refers to the largest planet of the Solar System, Jupiter, and the deity is associated with the planet as a Navagraha. Brihaspati appears in the Rigveda (pre-1000 BCE), such as in the dedications to him in the hymn 50 of Book 4; he is described as a sage born from the…
Schist sculpture of Navagraha (anthropomorphic forms of astronomical bodies), from Bihar, India, 10th century AD
A typical navagraha shrine found inside a Hindu temple
The Nine Devas, Khleang style of Angkor.
Navagraha, Sun at the center surrounded by the planets, Painting by Raja Ravi Varma