Dhara is a Hindu male God and an attendant of Lord Indra. Dhara is one of the gods of the physical cosmos and one of the eight Vasus, in Hinduism. The processes of Nature, the elemental forces and the beings namely, water, air, earth, fire, pole star, light, dawn, day, weather, moon, sun, transformation, support, movement, digestion and lots more is represented symbolically by the 8 Vasus.
Dhara means support in Sanskrit. Dhara also means water. The God represents the earth and the element of the earth, even though Earth is generally the Prithvi Goddess. In Sanskrit terms, the word Dhara is used to refer to a waterfall or stream.
Dhara means the one who holds a constant flow and the one who sustains the Earth. Dhara is a popular name used for naming girls in Hinduism. Dhara belongs to the Purvashada Nakshatra and Dhanu Rashi.
