Sacred Animals of IndiaBelief in the sanctity of animals originated from ideas of karma and the transmigration of souls - thus an ant or a tiger could be one's past or future identity. |
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ahimsa Airavata ancient associated believed Bengal bird Bishnois blackbuck boar body Brahma Buddha Buddhist buffalo bull cattle churning cobra crocodile Current Status death deer deity demon depicted devas devotee dharma Distribution divine domesticated Durga eagle earth eating Ecological Role elephant emblem festival fish forest Ganesha Garuda goddess gods grey langur Hanuman head Hindi Hindu horse human hunting incarnation of Vishnu Indra Jainism Jambavan Jataka Karnataka Kashyapa killed king Krishna Lakshmi langur Lanka later lion live Lord Mahabharata Mahisha male Manasa meat milk monkey mother Muslims Nagas Name Common Names Nandi numbers ocean one’s Parvati peacock Pradesh protected Purana Rama Rama’s Ramayana Ravana represented Rig Veda ritual Role and Current sacred sage Sanskrit Scientific Name Common Shiva slaughter snake species story Sugriva swan symbol Tamil Nadu temple Throughout India tiger Tirthankara tortoise tree tribe Vali Vanara Varaha Vedic vegetarianism vehicle Vishnu vulture wildlife worshipped