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They say that once all the gods were going to a dinner-party, each riding on his favourite animal or _vahan_ (conveyance).
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894
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But the _vahan_ of Ganpati, the fat god with the head of an elephant, was a rat, and the rat naturally could not go as fast as the other animals, and as it was very far from being up to Ganpati's weight, it tripped and fell, and Ganpati came off.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894
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His weapon of the _chakra_ or discus, which was probably meant to resemble the sun, supports the view of Vishnu as a sun-god, and also his _vahan_, the bird Garuda, on which he rides.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Robert Vane Russell 1894
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We called it "vahal" because in Sanskrit vahan means flow and jala means water.
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The Kumbh mela goes back to the Vedic ages and, according to Hindu mythology, the places where Kumbh is observed are the ones where four drops of 'amrit' (nectar) fell from the 'kumbh' (pot) at the four places when Lord Vishnu's 'vahan' (vehicle) 'Garuda' was escaping from the demons who also wanted the nectar.
rediff.com 2010
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We called it "vahal" because in Sanskrit vahan means flow and jala means water.
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The fall in yield, especially of sugar, soyabean and rice, has left the operators of vahan (countrymade small sailing vessels) in hot water.
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'kumbh' (pot) at the four places when Lord Vishnu's 'vahan' (vehicle) 'Garuda' was escaping from the demons who also wanted the nectar.
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'kumbh' (pot) at the four places when Lord Vishnu's 'vahan' (vehicle) 'Garuda' was escaping from the demons who also wanted the nectar.
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She says, "Isske saath gaadi mein baithke mujhe chakkar aa jaate hain kyunki ye yahan se vahan se le jaata hai.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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