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Dyauṣ the "Sky" god, also called Dyeus and Prabhāsa or the "shining dawn", also called akasha or sky, Pṛthivī the "Earth" goddess/god, also called Dharā or "support" and Bhumi or Earth, Sūrya the "Sun" god, also called Pratyūsha , ("break of dawn", but often used to mean simply "light"), the Saura sect worships Sūrya as their chief ...
The Thirty-three gods, or Tridasha (Sanskrit: त्रिदश, romanized: Tridaśa, lit. '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 ...
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 , pantheistic , monotheistic , monistic , even agnostic , atheistic , or humanist .
In Hinduism, the conception of God varies in its diverse religio-philosophical traditions. [6] Hinduism comprises a wide range of beliefs about God and Divinity, such as henotheism, monotheism, polytheism, panentheism, pantheism, pandeism, monism, agnosticism, atheism, and nontheism. [9] Forms of theism find mention in the Bhagavad Gita.
Shiva is the supreme God and performs all actions, of which destruction is only but one. Ergo, the Trimurti is a form of Shiva Himself for Shaivas. Shaivites believe that Shiva is the Supreme, who assumes various critical roles and assumes appropriate names and forms, and also stands transcending all these. [ 16 ]
The term is a combination of chiram, or 'permanent', and jīvi, or 'lived'.It is similar to amaratva, which refers to true immortality.At the end of the last manvantara (age of Manu), an asura named Hayagriva attempted to become immortal by swallowing the sacred pages of the Vedas, as they escaped from the mouth of Brahma.
Pages in category "Hindu gods" The following 86 pages are in this category, out of 86 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Acintya; Agni; Ahmuvan; Amsha;
Jagannath, within Odia Hinduism, is the supreme god, Purushottama, [1] [2] [3] and the Para Brahman. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] To most Vaishnava Hindus, particularly the Krishnaites , Jagannath is a form of Krishna , [ 6 ] [ 7 ] sometimes as the avatar of Vishnu.