Devalok

Stories 2

All kinds Origin Legend Local story Folk tale From the epics Festival story Temple legend In stone and bronze How a tradition frames it
Everywhere Pan-India 240 South India 81 West India 37 East India 37 North India 28 The Himalaya 17 Northeast India 8 Southeast Asia 6 Central India 5 Sri Lanka 1
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Legend · 2 tellings · contested

Indra, the Maruts and Agastya's offering

The Maruts come to a sacrifice; Indra arrives alone.

The Maruts, Indra, Agastya

Pan-India

Legend · 1 telling · contested

Prajapati, hungry Agni and the first offering

Prajapati, alone, brings forth Agni from his mouth as the first of the gods.

Prajapati, Agni, Mrityu (Death)

Pan-India