page_title: Naigamesha
hierarchical_section_title: Naigamesha
caption_attribution_description: Jain god of Childbirth Naigamesha, 1st-3rd century CE: "Naigamesa was a popular deity in the Kushana period and we have at least eight figures of this god from Mathura assignable to c. 1st to 3rd century A.D. (GMM., E. 1, 15.909, 15, 1001, 15. 1046, 15. 1115, 34.2402, 34. 2547, SML., J 626, etc)" in (in English) (1986) Mātr̥kās, Mothers in Kuṣāṇa Art, Kanak Publications, p.&#160;41 English: Horned god Nejamesa (or, Naigamesa) of the Indian sub-religion Kaumaram. 1st-3rd century CE: "Naigamesa was a popular deity in the Kushana period and we have at least eight figures of this god from Mathura assignable to c. 1st to 3rd century A.D. (GMM., E. 1, 15.909, 15, 1001, 15. 1046, 15. 1115, 34.2402, 34. 2547, SML., J 626, etc)" in (in English) (1986) Mātr̥kās, Mothers in Kuṣāṇa Art, Kanak Publications, p.&#160;41 The deity Naigamesa is apparently the same as Nejamesa mentioned in the Khilas of the Rig-Veda as a son-granting deity. Tasks, Methods and Results in the Study of the Indus Script - No. 2, 1975 - by Asko Parpola
context_page_description: Naigamesha, also known as Harinegameshi, is a goat-headed or deer-headed deity, associated with children. He also appears in Jain as well as Hindu traditions, associated with the war-god Kartikeya and childbirth.
context_section_description: Naigamesha (Sanskrit: नैगमेष, Naigameśa), also known as Harinegameshi, is a goat-headed or deer-headed deity, associated with children. He also appears in Jain as well as Hindu  traditions, associated with the war-god Kartikeya and childbirth.
caption: Naigamesha, Mathura Museum, Kushan Empire, 1st-3rd century CE.[1]
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