Apsaras
Divine beauties, dancers of the gods who live in Indra’s paradise They are mistresses of the gndharvas and, occasionally, men and can assume any form at will. They are often sentby the gods to seduce ascetics.
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Gandharvas
Semi-divine beings who possess and ambivalent nature; on the one hand they have extraordinary healing powers on the other, they may cause madness. They are exquisite musicians and dancers of the gods and mix freely with humans.
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Ganas
Semi-divine beings attendants of Shiva, whose lord is Ganesha. They are generally depicted as lively, pot-bellied dwarfs dancing and playing musical instruments.
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Kinnaras
Semi-divine beings, characterised by human faces and bird’s bodies and magnificent foliated tails, or by human bodies with horse’s faces. They, along with the gandharvas, are the musicians of the gods.
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