Budha
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Budha is the Sanskrit word for the planet Mercury, personified as the god of intelligence.
Depiction of Budha from the 1842 book The Complete Hindu Pantheon by E. A. Rodrigues
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A Painting of Budha in Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur
Tara (Hindu goddess)
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Tara, also known as Taraka, and Chandramasi is a Hindu goddess and the consort of Brihaspati, the priest of the gods. She is the central figure in the Tarakamaya episode narrated in Hindu texts. While
Budha
…through astronomical studies, their results differed slightly from one another. In Hindu mythology, Budha is a deity and the son of Chandra and Rohini or Tara. The myth of the Tarakamaya War describes the events leading to his birth from Tara. Budha married Ila, with whom he had a son, King Pururavas. One of…
Brihaspati with Tara, from Navagraha temple at Surendrapuri