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Encyclopedia > Tilottama

Tilottama in Hindu mythology is an Apsara. She is reputed to have been created by Vishwakarma from Tila seeds. She was responsible for bringing out the mutual destruction of the Asuras Sunda and Upsunda. Hindu mythology is a term used by modern scholarship for a large body of Indian literature that details the lives and times of legendary personalities, deities and divine incarnations on earth interspersed with often large sections of philosophical and ethical discourse. ... For other uses, see Apsara (disambiguation). ... Vishwakarma is the presiding deity of all craftsmen and architects. ... Binomial name Sesamum indicum L. Thai workers harvesting sesame Sesame is a plant grown primarily for its oil-rich seeds. ... // In Hinduism In Hindu mythology, the Asura (Sanskrit: असुर) are a group of power-seeking deities, sometimes misleadingly referred to as demons. ...


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  • Folk Tale (Sunda, Upsunda)


 

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