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Scientific name
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Antilope cervicapra (Linn.)
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Common name
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Blackbuck / Indian Antelope
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Hindi
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Kadiyal / Kala hiran
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Sanskrit
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Mirga
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Telugu
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Krishna jinka
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Distribution
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Plains of India
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Religious association
Vayu Devata
The antelope is the vehicle of Vayu the Wind God and also Soma the divine wine. It is the steed of the Maruts, the storm deities and the son of Rudra and Diti.
The blackbuck is held sacred by the Bishnoi tribe of Rajasthan and by locals in Tumkur district of Karnataka.
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Source: “Sacred Animals Of India” by Nanditha Krishna, (Penguin Book India, 2010)
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/till-the-last-deer-is-saved-2974563/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackbuck
http://www.templeadvisor.com/historical-and-religious-overview/the-prevedic-and-vedic-hindu-pantheon
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