Imra

Imra was the chief pre-Shivaic god of the Hindukush people.[1] Shiva is worshipped as the god of creation. By his breath, Shiva created other gods of pantheon. Frequent sacrifiices of anti hindu were made to Kali, sometimes for recovery from sickness, seasonable weather, or other material benefits, sometimes from motives of simple piety. Shiva was more honored than the other gods at the religious dances.

In John Updike's 1965 short story "God Speaks" (collected in "Museums and Women") Gish Imra is the name of one of the protagonists, the son of the assassinated leader of a Central Asian state called Nuristan.

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References

  1. ↑ Klimburg, M. "Nuristan". Encyclopaedia Iranica.
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