Kashyapa
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Kashyapa is a revered Vedic sage of Hinduism. He is one of the Saptarishis, the seven ancient sages of the Rigveda. In the Ramayana, he is referred as Arishtanemi. Kashyapa is the most ancient and ven
Statue of Kashyapa in Andhra Pradesh, India
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
Kashyapa
…Kashyapa (Sanskrit: कश्यप, IAST: Kaśyapa) is a revered Vedic sage of Hinduism. He is one of the Saptarishis, the seven ancient sages of the Rigveda. In the Ramayana, he is referred as Arishtanemi. Kashyapa is the most ancient and venerated rishi, along with…
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.