Indra (इन्द्र)

Indra (इन्द्र) is a major Vedic deity associated with storms, rain, kingship and the thunderbolt. Devotional and narrative traditions especially associate this figure with rain, storms, heroic power, kingship and victory. Common iconography may include vajra, Airavata elephant and storm clouds. Important related names include Devendra, Shakra. The exact stories, ritual customs and visual details can differ by text, region and lineage, so descriptions should distinguish widely shared tradition from local interpretation. For a Madhuma reference page, the strongest people-first angle is to explain who Indra is, the major stories and symbols, how worship differs across India, important festivals or pilgrimage contexts, and respectful modern practice without presenting devotional belief as historical fact.