Wikipedia:WikiProject Hinduism/Mythology

This is the Mythology workgroup of WikiProject Hinduism.

Scope
This group works with articles related to Hindu mythology. Specifically, it includes within its scope those articles which are included in the Category:Hindu mythology. All these articles should be added to the WikiProject Hinduism/Mythology/Articles page by category, so that they can be monitored for recent changes.


 * WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles/Hotlist of Mythology & Folklore

Participants
Add your names according to format Username. Acting members are in bold.

Userbox
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Subjects
We want to have articles on
 * 1) Deities
 * 2) Mythological people
 * 3) Mythological texts
 * 4) Vedic texts
 * 5) Mythological places
 * 6) Festivals and other special occasions
 * 7) Animals with religious significance
 * 8) Religious leaders and groups
 * 9) Add more

Article Construction
An article about a deity should include (when possible): see also infobox on mythical characters.
 * picture
 * other names
 * etymology/historical origin
 * significance
 * mount
 * modes of worship
 * places of worship
 * relatives
 * representation in art
 * add more

WikiProject Hindu mythology notice
Place this WikiProject notice at the top of an article's Talk page to direct editors to the Wikiproject Hindu mythology for guidelines.

Featured articles

 * Ganesha
 * Vithoba

Good articles

 * Rama
 * Shiva
 * Matrikas
 * Mahābhārata

DYK (Did You Know)s

 * Ganesha Purana - 9 February 2007.
 * Sarangapani Temple - 22 July 2007.
 * Ashta Lakshmi - 23 November 2007
 * Tandava - 18 December 2007
 * Vajreshwari temple - 28 December 2007
 * Manasa - 2 January 2008

Version 1.0 Editorial Team selections

 * Bhagavad Gita
 * Buddha
 * Ganesha
 * Gautama Buddha
 * Krishna

Stubs
For stubs about Hindu mythology, use Hindu-myth-stub. This will go into the Category:Hindu mythology stubs category.

Templates
Please go to here for a comprehensive list.

Noticeboard
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Open tasks
Hindu Mythology