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- The Ashvins (Sanskrit: अश्विन्, romanized: Aśvin, lit. 'horse possessors'), also known as Ashwini Kumara and Asvinau, are Hindu twin gods associated with medicine, health, dawn and sciences. In the Rigveda, they are described as youthful divine twin horsemen, travelling in a chariot drawn by horses that are never weary, and portrayed as guardian deities that safeguard and rescue people by aiding them in various situations.The Ashvins are generally mentioned as the sons of the sun god Surya and his wife Sanjna, but there are some varying accounts. The goddess Sūryā is described as the common wife of the Ashvins and they are associated with the dawn goddess Ushas as her close companions. In the epic Mahabharata the Pandava twins Nakula and Sahadeva were the spiritual children of the Ashvins.
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