To achieve this, they joined forces to churn the vast Kshir Sagar, the Ocean of Milk, using Mount Mandara as the churning rod and ... including the goddess Lakshmi, the moon god Chandra, and ...

Photograph: ANI Photo The Kumbh Mela's origins are deeply rooted in Hindu mythology, particularly the Samudra Manthan (the churning of the ocean of milk) which is depicted in text like the Puranas.

According to Hindu mythology, the gods (Devas) and demons (Asuras) worked together to churn the Ocean of Milk ... a churning rod and the serpent Vasuki as a rope, many celestial beings and objects ...

In a rare show of cooperation, both groups decide to churn the ocean of milk together to find ‘amrita’, the elixir of immortality. Mandara Parvata, a massive mountain, is used as the churning rod, and ...

The festivals’ origins are rooted in Hindu mythology, and specifically in the story of the Samudra Manthan, or the churning of the ocean of milk. According to this legend, gods and demons ...

According to legend, the gods and demons collaborated to churn the ocean of milk (Ksheer Sagar) to obtain the nectar of immortality, “amrit.” During this churning, a pot (kumbh) containing the ...

Most of these accounts are centred on the conflict between gods and demons over the nectar (amrit) produced by the churning of the ocean (sagar manthan) of milk. When sage Dhanvantari was carrying ...