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...

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...

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...

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

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.‹The template...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

cultural contacts. Ganesha is one of many Hindu deities who reached foreign lands as a result. Ganesha was a deity particularly worshipped by traders and...

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...

This list of tallest Hindu deity statues includes completed statues that are at least 4 m (13 ft) tall. The height values in this list are measured to...

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

most revered deity in Japan after the Buddha. She forms as a part of the "Seven Gods of Fortune", of which four originated as Hindu deities: Benzaitensama...

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...

region of India, Hindu devatas are often divided into five categories: Grama devatas or village deities who could be the founder deity such as Jathera...

phenomenon which occurred on 21 September 1995, in which statues of the Hindu deity Ganesha were to be drinking milk offerings. The news spread very quickly...

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...

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