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Communities of goddess worship are ancient in India. In the Rigveda, the most prominent goddess is Ushas, the goddess of dawn. The regional goddesses venerated in Hinduism are generally syncretised with Parvati, Lakshmi, or Adi Parashakti. Some of the major goddesses revered in modern Hinduism include:
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Following is a list of pantheons of deities in specific spiritual practices: African pantheons; Armenian pantheon; Aztec pantheon; Buddhist pantheon; Berber pantheon; Burmese pantheon; Canaanite pantheon; Celtic pantheon; Chinese pantheon; Egyptian pantheon; Germanic pantheon; Greek pantheon; Guanche pantheon; Hindu pantheon; Incan pantheon ...
Sarasvati, goddess of Sarasvati River 3; Parjanya 3; Vac, a form of Sarasvati 2 (mentioned 130 times, venered in 10.125) Vastospati 2; Vishvakarman 2; Manyu 2; Grey Patridge, a form of Indra 2; Minor deities (one single or no dedicated hymn) Chitragupta, a son of Brahma and Sarasvati mentioned Rig Veda Book 8, Hymn 21, Stanza 18; Manas, a god ...
Hindu goddesses (14 C, 210 P) Hindu gods (18 C, 86 P) A. Asura (4 C, 60 P) C. Chiranjivins (1 C, 10 P) F. ... This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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The historical Vedic religion, also called Vedicism or Vedism, and sometimes ancient Hinduism or Vedic Hinduism, [a] constituted the religious ideas and practices prevalent amongst some of the Indo-Aryan peoples of the northwest Indian subcontinent (Punjab and the western Ganges plain) during the Vedic period (c. 1500–500 BCE).