GK
INDIAN CULTURE
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Question
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Camel
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Buffalo
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Bull
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Goat
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Detailed explanation-1: -The deity Yama with fangs and holding a daṇḍa (a rod). He stands on a lotus covered dais, behind which lies a buffalo, his vahana (conveyance).
Detailed explanation-2: -The vehicle or Vahana that is associated with Yama, the Hindu God of Death, is the black buffalo. All images of Yama show Him riding the black buffalo. The name of the Buffalo is Paundraka.
Detailed explanation-3: -Yama is frequently depicted riding on a buffalo, which is worshiped in Hinduism. The buffalo is a vahana, a vehicle for transport, and a sacred symbol. Like the cow, the buffalo is revered as a sacred animal and cannot be slaughtered in the Hindu religion.
Detailed explanation-4: -Yama the Hindu God of Death with his vehicle, the Buffalo.