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Varuna Fotografia do cantor de rap Gabriel o Pensador em apresentação ao vivo, segurando um microfone próximo à boca. Ele usa um boné cinza com um símbolo preto na frente e uma camiseta escura estampada com o rosto de um animal, cujos olhos vermelhos chamam atenção. Sua expressão é intensa e envolvente, e ele gesticula com a mão esquerda enquanto canta. O fundo é escuro, com a logomarca do Sesc parcialmente visível ao lado, sugerindo um evento ou um festival. A iluminação destaca o artista, criando um contraste com o fundo. Parashurama
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Varuna Vedic-era sky and water deity Varuna riding on a makara (crocodile), opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper, c. 1675–1700, Rajasthan, India; in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

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Varuna, Hindu deity who is associated with the ocean and waters in classical Hinduism. In the era of Vedic Hindu mythology, Varuna is the god-sovereign, the personification of divine authority. He is the ruler of the sky realm and the upholder of cosmic and moral law (rita), a duty shared with the group of gods known as the Adityas (see Aditi), of whom he was the chief. He is often jointly invoked with Mitra, who represents the more-juridical side of their sovereignty—the alliance between one human being and another—while Varuna represents the magical and speculative aspects—the relationship between gods and human beings. He corresponds closely to the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazdā. In later Hinduism, Varuna plays a lesser role. He is guardian of the west and is particularly associated with oceans and waters. Thus, he is often attended by the river goddesses Ganga and Yamuna and has a mythical crocodile (makara) as his vehicle (vahana).

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