As in Hinduism, elephants are revered in Buddhism as symbols of fortune and protection ... representing salvation from suffering and fertility. Buddhists and Hindus can freely marry each other ...

Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Across India, the fish is a sacred symbol — all kinds of fish. The salt-water fish (Surmai), fresh-water fish (Goonch), fish of ponds (Rohu) and rivers ...