Tumburu
Sign in to saveTumburu () is the foremost among the gandharvas, the celestial musicians of Hindu mythology. Accounts depict him performing in the courts of the deities Kubera and Indra, and as singing the praises of Vishnu. He is said to lead the gandharvas in their singing.
Key facts
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.type
- Hindu
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.image
- Tumbara.jpg
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.caption
- Painting of Tumburu
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.name
- Tumburu
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.father
- Kashyapa
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.mother
- Pradha
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.affiliation
- Gandharva, Deva
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.other_names
- Tumbaru, Tumbara, and Tumruka
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.abode
- Gandharvaloka
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.children
- Manovatī and Sukeśā
via Wikipedia infobox
~6 min read
Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Legend
- Origin
- Rivalry with Narada
- Status
- Relationships
- South Indian tradition
- Literature
- Mahabharata
- Ramayana
- Kathasaritsagara
- In popular culture
- Notes
- References
Tumburu () is the foremost among the gandharvas, the celestial musicians of Hindu mythology. Accounts depict him performing in the courts of the deities Kubera and Indra, and as singing the praises of Vishnu. He is said to lead the gandharvas in their singing.
==Legend==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tumburu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.