Devalok

Stories 5

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 · 3 tellings · contested

Bhrigu tests the three gods

Sages on the Saraswati bank ask Bhrigu to find which god is greatest.

Bhrigu, Brahma, Shiva, Parvati

Pan-India South India

Legend · 2 tellings · contested

Indra slights Brihaspati

Indra sits enthroned with Shachi while all heaven praises him.

Brihaspati, Indra, Brahma, Shukra

Pan-India South India

Legend · 3 tellings · contested

Ravana lifts Kailash

Flying home in the Pushpaka after beating Kubera, Ravana is halted by Kailash.

Ravana, Shiva, Parvati, Nandi

Pan-India South India West India

Legend · 8 tellings · contested

The fifth head and the skull that would not fall

Brahma grows a fifth head, and with it pride or a false word.

Brahma, Shiva, Bhairava, Bhikshatana

East India North India Pan-India South India

Legend · 3 tellings · contested

The ketaki lie and the curse of no worship

Brahma and Vishnu argue over which of them is greater.

Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva

Pan-India South India