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Ribhus
Ribhus (Sanskrit: ऋभु, ṛbhu, also Arbhu, Rbhus, Ribhukshan) are deities of ancient India whose referent has evolved over time. In early layers of the Vedic literature, it referred to a sun deity. It evolved to being a wind deity, thereafter referred to three male artisans whose abilities and austerities make them into divinities in later Vedic texts. Their individual names were Ribhu, Vaja and Vibhvan (also called Vibhu), but they were collectively called Ribhus (, pl. ), also called Ribhukshan) (). Their name's meaning might be "clever, skillful, inventive, prudent", cognate to Gothic arbaiþs
Nalakuvara
Nalakuvara, also known as Nalakubara (), appears in Hindu and Buddhist mythology as the brother of Manigriva (also known as Manibhadra), the son of the yaksha king Kubera (also known as Vaishravana), and husband of Rambha and Ratnamala. Nalakuvara often appears as a sexual trickster figure in Hindu and Buddhist literature.
Ansa
Amsha () is a Vedic deity in Hinduism. He is a member of the Adityas, a group of celestial deities who are the children of Vishnu and Aditi. He is first mentioned in the Rigveda.
Mārtanda
thumb|Martanda (an aspect of the Sun-God or Surya), [[Gahadavala dynasty, Rajasthan, 12th century CE]] Martanda () in Hinduism is the eighth and last of the Vedic solar deities called Adityas. He is known as an Aditya by virtue of being born to Aditi.
Manibhadra
Maṇibhadra (Sanskrit: ) is one of the major yakshas. He was a popular deity in ancient India.
Rudras
thumb|The 11 Rudras depicted with a third eye and ithyaphallic, Udayagiri Caves, c. 401 CE
Vishvaksena
Vishvaksena () or Vishwaksena, is the commander-in-chief of the army of the Hindu deity Vishnu, additionally serving as a gatekeeper and chamberlain of his celestial abode of Vaikuntha. As the embodiment of the tantras, Vishvaksena is worshipped before any ritual or function in the Vaikhanasas and Sri Vaishnavism sects. He occupies an important place in Vaikhanasa and Pancaratra temple traditions, where temple festivals often begin with his worship and procession.
Revanta
Revanta or Raivata (Sanskrit: रेवन्त, lit. "brilliant") is a minor Hindu deity. According to the Rig-Veda, Revanta is the youngest son of the sun-god Surya, and his wife Saranyu.
Dhatri
In Hinduism, Dhata () or Dhatr () is the name of the solar deity, one of the Adityas. He is also a god of health and magic. He is invoked in tantra by drawing tantras and chanting Vedic hymns. Often invoked during major yagnas such as Ashwamedha yagna.
Mitra–Varuna
thumb|Varuna Deva Mitra and Varuna (Sanskrit: ) are two deities frequently referred to in the ancient Indian scripture of the Rigveda. They are both considered Ādityas, meaning sons of Aditi; and they are protectors of the righteous order of Ṛta. Their connection is so close that they are frequently linked in the dvandva compound Mitra–Varuna.
Dharmathakur
alt=Dharmaraj Gajan is the traditional festival of Barddhaman, Bankura district villages|thumb|300x300px|The traditional shrine of Dharmaraj at a Barddhaman, Bankura District's villages. Dharmathakur (also called, Dharmaraj or simply Dharma) is a Hindu deity of death and justice, worshipped by villagers in the traditional Rarh region in the present day Indian state of West Bengal as one of their special village gods (gram devata). He is represented by a shapeless stone daubed with vermillion and is normally placed under a tree or placed in the open, but sometimes enshrined in a temple. The wor
Jayanta
Jayanta ()), is a character who appears in Hindu literature. He is the son of Indra, the king of the devas (gods), and his wife, Shachi (Indrani). He has a sister called Jayanti.
Dhara
In Hinduism, Dharā (Sanskrit: धरा; Support) is one of the Vasus, gods of the physical cosmos. He represents the earth and the element earth, though Earth is usually the goddess Prithvi rather than a god. Dhārā (Sanskrit: धारा) is a Sanskrit term used to refer to the flow of a stream or waterfall.
Anila
Anila () is one of the Vasus in Hinduism, the gods of the elements of the cosmos. He is often associated with the wind god Vayu, regarded to be a form of the deity when numbered among the Vasus.