Prahlada

male
asura, Saint, great devotee, Hiranyakashipu, Narasimha, Puranic
Prahlada is a character from the Puranic texts of Hinduism, wherein he is famed for his exclusive devotion (bhakti) to Vishnu, despite attempts in...

Uddhava

male
Indian, yoga, Hindu, bhakti, avatar, hinduism…Puranic
Uddhava (also known as Pavanayadhi) is a character from the Puranic texts of Hinduism, wherein his is the friend and counsellor of Krishna the...

Narada

male
Indian, Loka, Forms of Vishnu, devotion, vina, Vishnu…Puranic
Narada (Sanskrit: नारद, "nārada") or Narada Muni is a divine sage from the Hindu tradition, who plays a prominent role in a number of the Puranic t...

Balarama

male
Hindu, Bhagavata Purana, Puranic, Forms of Vishnu, Halayudha, Hindu gods
Balarama, also known as Baladeva, Balabhadra and Halayudha, is the elder brother of the divine being, Krishna from the Puranic texts of Hinduism....
Heinrich Zimmer

Heinrich Zimmer

male, deceased (1943)
emigrant, Columbia University, Puranic, tantra, South Asia, tantric
Heinrich Zimmer (1890 - 1943) was an Indologist and historian of South Asian art. He was born in Greifswald, Germany. Zimmer began his career...

Yayati

male
sanskrit, Devyani, Vrishparva, Sharmishtha, Shukracharya, Yadu…Puranic
Yayati (Sanskrit: ययाति) was a Puranic king and the son of king Nahusha. He was a great scholar of Vedas. He had two wives, Devyani and Sharmishth...

Bhagabhadra

male
Indian inscriptions, inscription, Heliodorus pillar, benares, krishna, Vishnu…Puranic
Bhagabhadra was one of the kings of the Indian Sunga dynasty. He ruled in north, central, and eastern India around 110 BCE. Although the capital of...
Pandita Ramabai

Pandita Ramabai

female, deceased (1922)
Bankipur, The High Caste Hindu Woman, Puranas, Bible translator, Indian Christian, maharashtra…Puranic
Pandita Ramabai (23rd April 1858, Maharashtra- 5th April 1922) was an eminent Indian Christian social reformer and activist. She was a poet, a...