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...

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...

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

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...

square meters of marble. The temple has 16 deities including Shiva, Krishna, Ganesh, and Mahalakshmi deities along with the Guru Granth Sahib. The temple's...

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...

flourished. Hindu temples come in many styles, are situated in diverse locations, deploy different construction methods and are adapted to different deities and...

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

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...

weapons, or even color) in Hindu iconography are associated with particular devas, and vice versa. In certain cases the deities themselves are personifications...

chosen as the presiding deity. The other two are to be placed within the temple as minor deities. On both sides of the main idol, Hindu Gods and symbols are...

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...

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

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...

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...

from the ancient Vedic religion and elements and deities from other local Indian traditions. This Hindu synthesis emerged after the Vedic period, between...

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

discrete, separate beings. These deities may be part of a pantheon, or different regions may have tutelary deities. The noun goddess is a secondary formation...

Ayyappan, also known as Dharmasastha and Manikandan, is the Hindu deity of truth and righteousness. His worship is more prevalant in South India. Although...

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...

is one of the nine heavenly objects (Navagraha) in Hindu astrology. Shani is also a male Hindu deity in the Puranas, whose iconography consists of a figure...

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

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

eight-pointed sun ray with the rounded part in the center depicting Hindu deities. The emblem might have taken the form of a cosmological diagram haloed...

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