Apsara
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An apsara, also spelled as apsaras by the Oxford Dictionary (respective plurals apsaras and apsarases), is a type of female spirit of the clouds and waters in Hindu and Buddhist culture. They figure prominently in the sculpture, dance, literature and painting of many South Asian and Southeast Asian cultures.
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See also
- Angel
- Diwata
- Angkor Wat
- Architecture of Cambodia
- Art of Champa
- Dakini
- Devata
- Elf
- Fairy
- Gandharva - Celestial male companions of the apsaras
- Houri
- Nymph
- Rusalka
- Tennin, a Japanese development of Indian apsaras
- Valkyrie from Norse mythology
- Vishnu
- Yakshini
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