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Sign in to saveChandra (), also known as Soma (), is the Hindu god of the Moon, and is associated with the night, plants and vegetation. He is one of the Navagraha (nine planets of Hinduism) and Dikpala (guardians of the directions).
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Hindu
- Deity.image
- Chandra, The Moon God; Folio from a Book of Dreams LACMA M.83.219.2 (2 of 3).jpg
- Deity.alt
- Chandra
- Deity.Devanagari
- चंद्र
- Deity.Sanskrit_transliteration
- चन्द्र
- Deity.affiliation
- Deva, Graha, Dikpala
- Deity.consort
- Rohini (chief consort), and other 26 Nakshatra goddesses
- Deity.mount
- Chariot pulled by an antelope
- Deity.father
- Atri
- Deity.mother
- Anasuya
- Deity.children
- Budha, Varchas, Bhadra, Jyotsnakali and other children
- Deity.caption
- A painting of Chandra from Mewar, Rajasthan, 18th century CE
- Deity.planet
- Moon
- Deity.deity_of
- God of the Moon, Night and Vegetation
- Deity.abode
- Chandraloka
- Deity.day
- Monday
- Deity.number
- 2, 11, 20, 29
- Deity.weapon
- Rope
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- lunar deity
- Part of
- Twelve Devas
- Given name
- Chandra
- Gender
- male
- Child
- Bhadra
- Father
- Atri
- Mother
- Anasuya
- Sibling
- Dattatreya
- Image
- Chandra graha.JPG
- Said to be same as
- Máni
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- Commons category
- Chandra
- name in native language
- चन्द्र
- worshipped by
- Hinduism
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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