Apsaras (Sanskrit: अप्सरा, IAST: Apsarā, Pali: अच्छरा, romanized: Accharā Khmer: អប្សរា Thai:นางอัปสรา) are a member of a class of celestial beings in Hindu and Buddhist culture. They were originally a type of … See more

The most ancient descriptions of apsara portray them as "water nymph"-like beings.
The Rigveda tells of an apsara who is the wife of See more

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The origin of 'apsara' is the Sanskrit अप्सरस्, apsaras (in the stem form, which is the dictionary form). Note that the stem-form ends in 's' … See more

Many Indian apsaras were identified with names and were central in myths. However, since they were not attributed specific physical features or attributes, artistic depictions do … See more

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