Rishyasringa

Glossary

A sage in Hindu mythology portrayed in the Mahabharata as the harbinger of rains and in the Ramayana as the officiator of a ritual fire. His name, which derives from the presence of horn-like protuberance on his forehead, and means “sage with a deer horn.”

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Rishyasringa%newline%A sage in Hindu mythology portrayed in the Mahabharata as the harbinger of rains and in the Ramayana as the officiator of a ritual fire. His name, which derives from the presence of horn-like protuberance on his forehead, and means "sage with a deer horn."

Chicago	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. “Rishyasringa”. Accessed November 17, 2024. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/rishyasringa/
MLA	“Rishyasringa.” MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/rishyasringa/. Accessed 17, November, 2024.
Harvard	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. (2022) Rishyasringa. [Online]. Available at: https://mapacademy.io/glossary/rishyasringa/. (Accessed: 17, November, 2024)