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    Category: Hindu Mythology

    Shiva’s Other Child: Batara Kala, Lord of the Underworld

    Before getting into the origin(s) and function(s) of Batara Kala, the Javanese/Balinese God of the Underworld, a little back story is necessary. Hinduism enjoyed a brief but… Read more “Shiva’s Other Child: Batara Kala, Lord of the Underworld”

    February 17, 2022 by MythCrafts Team

    The March of the Ants: Indra’s New Palace

    Sometime between 1700 and 1100 B.C.E., four massive books, written in Sanskrit, were codified to create the Vedas. These included groupings of various myths, rituals, prayers and… Read more “The March of the Ants: Indra’s New Palace”

    January 28, 2020 by MythCrafts Team

    Who Wants To Live Forever? Markendaya and the End of the World

    There’s an old adage about death and taxes being the only two certainties in life. Now, taxation is a function of government – death is a function… Read more “Who Wants To Live Forever? Markendaya and the End of the World”

    October 10, 2019 by MythCrafts Team

    Punished for Beauty: Shurpanakha

    India has two great epic poems, comparable to the Iliad and the Odyssey. Both are tied into Avatars of Vishnu; Rama has the starring role in the… Read more “Punished for Beauty: Shurpanakha”

    August 28, 2019 by MythCrafts Team

    Kalki, the Tenth Avatar of Vishnu, Hindu Cycles of Time, and the End of World as We Know It…

    Hindu calculations of time are tricky business; they reckon units of time that are measured against a day of Brahma, the creator God. How long does a… Read more “Kalki, the Tenth Avatar of Vishnu, Hindu Cycles of Time, and the End of World as We Know It…”

    May 9, 2019 by MythCrafts Team

    B_, the Ambiguous Ninth Avatar of Vishnu

    As we’ve seen earlier, there are two competing theories as to why mythic motifs keep recurring through the world; one is that they are archetypal, and therefore… Read more “B_, the Ambiguous Ninth Avatar of Vishnu”

    February 19, 2019May 9, 2019 by MythCrafts Team

    Krishna, the Eight Avatar of Vishnu

    It was tricky putting together a narrative for Rama, the seventh Avatar of Vishnu. While there are definitely strains of Hinduism (mostly Shiva/Shakti lineages) that ignore the… Read more “Krishna, the Eight Avatar of Vishnu”

    September 25, 2018February 28, 2019 by MythCrafts Team

    In the End, Ashes: the Good King of Kashmir

    Once upon a time in Kashmir, there was a Sultan (the VIth, to be precise) named Sikandar who was a religious zealot. He destroyed Hindu temples, persecuted… Read more “In the End, Ashes: the Good King of Kashmir”

    September 6, 2018 by MythCrafts Team

    Rama, the Seventh Avatar of Vishnu

    At some 24,000 verses, the tale of Rama, the Ramayana, is tricky to summarize.  To further complicate things, there are at least 300 distinct versions from all over… Read more “Rama, the Seventh Avatar of Vishnu”

    August 28, 2018 by MythCrafts Team

    There Will Be Blood: Parashurama, the Sixth Avatar of Vishnu

    Who is Parashurama, the sixth Avatar of Vishnu? He’s different from his predecessors in many ways. The first two Avatars had cosmological roles (Matsya saving one good… Read more “There Will Be Blood: Parashurama, the Sixth Avatar of Vishnu”

    June 28, 2018August 16, 2018 by MythCrafts Team

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