How Many Yugas Are There?

Hindu texts describe four yugas (world ages)⁠ in a Yuga Cycle—Krita (Satya) Yuga, Treta Yuga

Treta Yuga
Treta Yuga (Sanskrit: त्रेतायुग, romanized: tretāyuga or tretā-yuga) means "the age of three or triads", where its length is three times that of Kali Yuga, and the Dharma bull, which symbolizes morality, stands on three legs during this period.
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, Dvapara Yuga, and Kali Yuga—where, starting in order from the first age, each yuga's length decreases by one-fourth (25%), giving proportions of 4:3:2:1.

How many years is 1 yuga?

In Hindu astronomy, a yuga is a unit of time consisting of five solar years.

Who is the God of Satya Yuga?

Lord Vishnu incarnated in four forms i.e. Matsya, Kurma, Varaha and Narsimha in this era. The only text which was considered credible and was followed was Manu's Dharma Shastra. The average human lifespan in Satya Yuga began with 100,000 years and gradually decreased to 10,000 years.

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