Budha
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Budha () is the Sanskrit word for the planet Mercury, personified as the god of intelligence.
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- Hindu
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- Budha graha.JPG
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- Budha
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- Depiction of Budha from the 1842 book The Complete Hindu Pantheon by E. A. Rodrigues
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- Graha, Deva
- Deity <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu History >.abode
- Budhaloka
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- Mercury
- Deity <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu History >.day
- Wednesday
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- Navagraha
- Deity <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu History >.consort
- Ila Chitra
- Deity <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu History >.mount
- a lion and a chariot hauled by eight yellow horses
- Deity <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu History >.planet
- Mercury
- Deity <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu History >.father
- Chandra
- Deity <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu History >.mother
- Tara
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- Pururavas from Ila Chaitra from Chitra
- Deity <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu History >.number
- Five (5)
- Deity <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu History >.color
- Green
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- Budha graha.JPG
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Budha () is the Sanskrit word for the planet Mercury, personified as the god of intelligence.
He is also known as Somaya or Rohinaya. He rules over the nakshatras (lunar mansions) of Ashlesha, Jyeshtha, and Revati.