Ministry of History on Instagram: "National Personifications: BHARAT MATA (India) 🇮🇳 Bharat Mata, meaning "Mother India," symbolises India as a nurturing mother figure and embodies the nation's identity, culture, and values. 🦁 Her imagery often includes a woman dressed in a saffron sari, holding the Indian flag, with a lion or tiger by her side, representing strength and courage. 📜 The concept of Bharat Mata gained prominence during India's struggle for independen

⟡ 𝐑𝐀𝐍 — 𝐆𝐎𝐃𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐄𝐏 𝐒𝐄𝐀 ⟡ ɴᴏʀꜱᴇ ᴍʏᴛʜᴏʟᴏɢʏ In Norse mythology, Rán is the goddess of the sea’s depths. She is married to Ægir, who rules the ocean’s calmer surface and hosts the gods in a golden hall beneath the waves. The two represent contrasting aspects of the same element: Ægir’s domain is abundance and festivity, while Rán’s realm lies in the dark waters where the living seldom return. The Prose Edda describes Rán as the keeper of a great net. Sailors believed s