Revanta
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Revanta or Raivata (Sanskrit: रेवन्त, lit. "brilliant") is a minor Hindu deity. According to the Rig-Veda, Revanta is the youngest son of the sun-god Surya, and his wife Saranyu.
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Revanta | |
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The divine master of horses | |
Affiliation | Guhyakas |
Abode | Himalaya |
Weapon | Sword |
Mount | Horse |
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Siblings | Ashvins, Yamaraja, Yami, Shani, Tapati and Shraddhadeva Manu |
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Revanta is chief of the Guhyakas, supernatural beings – like the Yakshas – who are believed to live as forest dwellers in the Himalayas.[1][2]
Images and sculptures of Revanta often show him as a huntsman on a horse, with a bow and arrow. The worship of Revanta was especially common in medieval Eastern India (Bihar and Bengal) with many archaeological finds indicating the existence of a cult dedicated to him that began in the 6th century A.D.[3]