ORIGIN: Hindu (Epic and Puranic)
TYPE: Astral god
INFORMATION: The personification of the planet Venus and the tutor of the demons. He may, on occasion, be represented as female, owing to the fact that he was once made to swallow his attendant Kaca and then restore him to life. Rides in a golden or silver chariot drawn by eight or ten horses.
COLOR: White
ATTRIBUTES: Book, prayer wheel, purse, staff, treasure and water jar.