Hindu deities are the gods and goddesses in Hinduism. Deities in Hinduism are as diverse as its traditions, and a Hindu can choose to be polytheistic...

Varahi Narasimhi Indrani Chamunda Vinayaki Shivaduti The Hindu pantheon is composed of deities that have developed their identities through both the scriptures...

Rigvedic deities are deities mentioned in the sacred texts of Rigveda, the principal text of the historical Vedic religion of the Vedic period (1500–500...

South Asia Hindu deities Rigvedic deities (see also Proto-Indo-Iranian religion) Sri Lankan Tamil local deities Tamil Nadu local deities Buddhas Buddhist...

belief that many deities exist, but that only one of these deities may be validly worshipped. Monotheism is the belief that only one deity exists.[excessive...

Vedic deities, including the Rigvedic storm god Rudra who may also have non-Vedic origins, into a single major deity. Shiva is a pan-Hindu deity, revered...

A Hindu temple, also known as Mandir, Devasthanam, Pura, or Koil, is a sacred place where Hindus worship and show their devotion to deities through worship...

are several Hindu temples which have carvings that depict both men and women engaging in homosexual acts. There are numerous Hindu deities that are shown...

revealed motifs that are also employed and revered by Hindus today, such as primary male deities worshipped by a ruling elite, mother goddesses, nature...

water before sunset.[clarification needed] Hindu deities Mithra Mitra Mitra–Varuna Mithraism Rigvedic deities In Sanskrit dvandva compounds, the shorter...

Shingon school. There are various types of apotropaic deities whose main role is as guardian deities, protectors or general removers of evil. Some of these...

immortality. The kalasha is often seen in Hindu iconography as an attribute, in the hands of Hindu deities like the creator god Brahma, the destroyer...

Brahman. Hindu adherents to these traditions within Hinduism revere Hindu deities and, indeed, all of existence, as aspects of the Brahman. The deities in Hinduism...

January 22, 2024. Rama is one of the principal deities of Hinduism and is traditionally considered by Hindus as the seventh avatar, or incarnation, of Vishnu...

primary deity or deities, four major Hinduism modern currents are Shaivism (Shiva), Vaishnavism (Vishnu), Shaktism (Devi) and Smartism (five deities treated...

in many sculptures, paintings, music, and dance. Early depictions of Hindu deities It is thought that before the adoption of stone sculpture, there was...

Gita and the Ramayana, attempt to encourage the Hindu community's devotion to Hindu deities. During Hindu festivals, as well as traditional events such...

iconography and Hindu theology. Deities are often depicted riding (or simply mounted upon) the vahana. Other times, the vahana is depicted at the deity's side or...

lit. 'four-armed') is a concept in Hindu iconography in which a deity is depicted with four arms. Several Hindu deities are often portrayed with four arms...

shortest possible time; libation to gods and deities to win their favor.[citation needed] Hindu deities that may be depicted with the kapala include Durga...

various Hindu deities (or the qualities of Hindu deities) into their tradition. Mahayana Buddhist texts like the Kāraṇḍavyūhasūtra consider Hindu deities such...

Pāṇḍuraṅga), is a Hindu deity predominantly worshipped in the Indian state of Maharashtra and Karnataka. He is a form of the Hindu deity Vishnu in his avatar:...

Village deities are a common feature of the Hindu pantheon of deities. They are known as Gramadevatas. Each Hindu region and caste of India and South...

Afghanistan) bearing images of deities that are now interpreted as being related to Vaisnava imagery in India. The deities displayed on the coins appear...

first consort of Vasudeva, the sister of Yashoda, and the mother of the Hindu deities Balarama and Subhadra. She plays a prominent role in the upbringing...

Venkatachalapati, Balaji, or Srinivasa, is a form of the Hindu deity Vishnu and is the presiding deity of the Venkateshwara Temple, located in Tirupati, Andhra...

(primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) This list of tallest Hindu deity statues includes completed statues that are at least 4 m (13 ft) tall...

essence, Shakti is generally personified as the wife of a particular Hindu deity, especially of Shiva. Shakti and Shiva are held as the feminine and masculine...

tendencies. These deities are presently in various stages of syncretism or assimilation with mainstream Hindu traditions. These deities have been linked...

pantheon of Hindu deities of the current manvantara. The Samhitas, which are the oldest layer of text in the Vedas, enumerate 33 deities classified as...