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The Hindu pantheon is composed of deities that have developed their identities through both the scriptures of Hinduism as well as regional traditions that drew their legends from the faith. Some of the most popular deities of the Hindu pantheon include: Statue of Ganesha. Ganesha, also called Vinayaka and Ganapati, is a son of Shiva and Parvati ...
Pages in category "Hindu goddesses" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 210 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Hindu deities are the gods and goddesses in Hinduism. ... The worship performed by Hindus is known by several regional names, such as Puja. [129]
Parvati is the Hindu goddess of love, beauty, purity and devotion. [25] [26] [27] She is the mother goddess in Hinduism and has many attributes and aspects. Each of her aspects is expressed with a different name, giving her over 1008 names in regional Hindu mythologies of India, including the popular names such as Gauri. [28]
'three tens'), is a pantheon of Hindu deities of the current manvantara. [1] [2] The Samhitas, which are the oldest layer of text in the Vedas, enumerate 33 deities classified as Devas, either 11 each for the three worlds, or as 12 Adityas, 11 Rudras, eight Vasus and two Ashvins in the Brahmanas. [3] [4]
By the fifth century CE, all these goddesses were incorporated in mainstream orthodox Hinduism as Tantric deities. [20] [21] David Kinsley proposes that the Matrikas may be local village goddesses, who were being assimilated in the mainstream.
This is an index of lists of deities of the different religions, cultures and mythologies of the world. List of deities by classification; Lists of deities by cultural sphere; List of fictional deities; List of goddesses; List of people who have been considered deities; see also Apotheosis, Imperial cult and Sacred king
16.3.5 Folk deities and spirits (yōkai, yūrei etc.) 16.3.6 Ryukyu. 16.4 Korean. ... 22 Hindu and Jain mythology. Toggle Hindu and Jain mythology subsection. 22.1 Vedic.