Dhanvantari

Dhanvantari () is the physician of the devas in Hinduism. He is regarded as an avatar of Vishnu. He is mentioned in the Puranas as the god of Ayurveda.

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Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.image: Dhanvantari-at-Ayurveda-expo.jpg
Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.caption: Murti of Dhanvantari
Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.name: Dhanvantari
Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.Devanagari: धन्वन्तरि
Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.affiliation: Vaishnavism, Adi Narayana, Deva, Siddhar
Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.god_of: God of AyurvedaPhysician of the devas
Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.abode: Samudra
Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.mantra: Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya Dhanvantraye Amrutha Kalasha Hastaaya Sarva Maya Vinashanaya Trailokya Nathaya Shri Mahavishnave Namaha
Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.weapon: Shankha, Chakra
Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.mount: Lotus
Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.symbols: Amrita, Leech
Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.festivals: Dhanteras
Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.father: Dirghatapas
Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.children: Ketuman

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Iconography
Legend
Origin
Incarnation
Dhanvantari and Manasa
Temples
India
In Maharashtra
Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry
Others
Nepal
Commemoration
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References
Further reading
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Dhanvantari () is the physician of the devas in Hinduism. He is regarded as an avatar of Vishnu. He is mentioned in the Puranas as the god of Ayurveda.

During his incarnation on earth, he reigned as the King of Kashi, today locally referred to as Varanasi. Dhanvantari is also identified as the great-grandfather of Divodasa, the King of Kashi mentioned in the Vishnu Purana who is known as the father of surgery in Ayurveda.