![]() ![]() Īs a companion of Yama, Yamuna is often called Yami in the Vedas. As the daughter of Surya, she is also called as Suryatanaya, Suryaja and Ravinandini. She is described as Surya's favourite child. Her other brothers include Vaivasvata Manu, the first man and the twin Ashvins, divine doctors. Yamuna is described as the daughter of the sun god Surya and his wife Saranyu (Sanjna in later literature), the goddess of dawn and the clouds, and the twin sister of Yama, the god of death. In an ancient painting she is shown as a beautiful maiden standing on the banks of the river. She is depicted as black in complexion and stands on his mount, the tortoise, holding a water pot in her hand. The Agni Purana describes Yamuna's iconography. Yamuna's iconographic depiction is seen on temple doorjambs, along with that of Ganga (the goddess of the Ganges), since the Gupta era.
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