Himavat

Himavat () is the personification of the Himalayan mountains in Hinduism. He is the guardian deity of the Himalayas, and finds mention in the epic Mahabharata and other Hindu scriptures.

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Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.type: Hindu
Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.image: Everest North Face toward Base Camp Tibet Luca Galuzzi 2006 edit 1.jpg
Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.name: Himavat
Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.caption: The Himalayas mountains
Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.Devanagari: हिमवत्
Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.affiliation: Himalayas
Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.abode: Himalayas
Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.consort: Menā
Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.children: GangaParvatiMainakaKrauñja
Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.deity_of: Personification of the Himalayas
Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.siblings: Jambavan, Narada, others
Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.father: Brahma
Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.mother: Saraswati
Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.god_of: Himalayas

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Himavat () is the personification of the Himalayan mountains in Hinduism. He is the guardian deity of the Himalayas, and finds mention in the epic Mahabharata and other Hindu scriptures.

== Nomenclature == Various Hindu scriptures refer to the personification of the Himalayas by different names, and hence Himavat is also called Himavant (Sanskrit: हिमवन्त, lit. icy), Himavān (Sanskrit: हिमवान्, lit. snowy), Himaraja (Sanskrit: हिमराज, lit. king of snow), and Parvateshwara (Sanskrit: पर्वतेश्वर, lit. god of mountains).