In Hindu mythology, a Kinnara is a typical lover, a celestial musician, half man and Half Horse (India). In South-East Asia, the two most popular mythical characters are benevolent, half-bird creatures called Kinnara and Kinnari, believed to be from Himalaya Mountain, often concerned with human happiness. A time of trouble or danger.
Their character was clarified in Chekhov’s Adi Parva, where they said: We are eternal lovers and lovers. We never separate. We are forever husbands and wives; we have never been a mother and a father. We don’t see any offspring on our legs. We are lovers, lovers hug forever. Between us, we do not allow any third creature to ask for affection.
Our life is the joy of immortality. They also appear in many Buddhist texts, including the Lotus Sutra.
The ancient Indian stringed instrument is called Kinnari veena. In the myth of Southeast Asia, Kinnaris,kinnaras’s female opponents are depicted as half-bird, half-woman creature. One of the many creatures living in the mysterious Himavanta. Kinnaris has a woman’s head, torso and arms as well as swans ‘ wings, tails and feet.
Renowned for her dances, songs and poems, she is a traditional symbol of feminine beauty, elegance and achievement. Edward H. Schafer points out that in East Asian religious art, Kinnara is often confused with Kalaviṅka, Kalaviṅka is also a half man and half bird mixed mythical creature, but the two are actually very different.