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Himavat
Hindu personification of the Himalayas / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Himavat (Sanskrit: हिमवत्, lit. frosty) is the personification of the Himalayan mountains in Hinduism. He is the guardian deity of the Himalayas, and finds mention in the epic Mahabharata and other Hindu scriptures.[2]