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Parjanya
In Hinduism, Parjanya () is the Vedic Sanskrit for "rain" or "raincloud". Personified, it is the deity of rain, often identified with Indra, the "Bull" of the Rigveda, but also associated with Varuna as a deity of clouds and as punishing sinners.
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