himalayas – VoVatia (original) (raw)

It’s a Parvati Party

Holy Hanuman, Hindu mythology sure is complicated! I guess that’s what you get when many different religious groups are combined into one. Modern Hinduism deals pretty heavily with aspects, that are only a few true gods (or in some views … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender, Hinduism, Mythology, Religion | Tagged ambika, daksha, durga, ganesh, hephaestus, hera, himalayas, himavan, kali, kartikeya, parvati, sanskrit, sati, shakti, shiva |

You’re a Rich God, and You’ve Gone Too Far

One interesting Twitter feed to which I subscribe is Godchecker, which features humorous but generally accurate information on many different deities. The site’s creator has a book out, which I don’t own, but I’d like to. Anyway, a few days … Continue reading →

Posted in Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Oz, Religion | Tagged brahma, godchecker, himalayas, kubera, mount mandara, pushpak, ravana, sri lanka, vishwakarma, yakshas |

Return of the Yeti

As with other legendary animals popular with the cryptozoology crowd, stories of the Yeti, or Abominable Snowman, have only been documented to fairly recent times. Conspiracy theorists will insist that the creature appears in some versions of the Ramayana, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Discworld, Final Fantasy, Futurama, Mythology, Television, Terry Pratchett, Video Games | Tagged abominable snow monster of the north, abominable snowman, animal kingdom, bigfoot, bumble, carl barks, charles howard-bury, cryptids, cryptozoology, ducktales, eric shipton, expedition everest, frederic wood jones, henry newman, himalayas, metoh-kangmi, mickey mouse, ramayana, rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, sasquatch, the lost crown of genghis khan, thief of time, trolls, umaro, walt disney world, yeti |