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His name in Telugu is Poturaju and is the brother of the presiding goddess in those villages. A common origin myth for Poturaju is that he drank the blood of demons slain by amma . In Tamil Nadu, there are a host of other male deities, such as Karuppusami , who are either attendants to Ayyanar or guardians for the main goddess.
Mitra, the god of oaths, promises, and friendships; Varuna, the god of water the seas, the oceans, and rain; Indra, also called Śakra, the king of gods, and the god of weather, storms, rain, and war; Savitr, the god of the morning sun; associated with Surya; Aṃśa, solar deity; associated with Surya; Aryaman the god of customs, hospitality ...
"physician to the Gods" β "Sheratan" and γ "Mesarthim" Arietis: Lord: Ketu (South lunar node) Symbol : Horse's head; Deity : Ashvins, the horse-headed twins who are physicians to the gods; Indian zodiac: 0° - 13°20' Mesha; Western zodiac 23°46 Aries - 7°06' Taurus; 2 Bharani - भरणी "the bearer" 35, 39 "Lilii Borea", and 41 Arietis ...
[6] [7] [8] He is the son of Parvati and Shiva, brother of Ganesha, and a god whose life has many versions in Hinduism. [9] An important deity around South Asia since ancient times, Karthikeyan is particularly popular and predominantly worshipped in South India, Sri Lanka, Singapore and Malaysia as Murugan. [6] [9] [7]
In the Samkhya school of Hindu philosophy, Isvara is neither a creator-God nor a savior-God. [86] This is called one of the several major atheistic schools of Hinduism by some scholars. [ 87 ] [ 88 ] [ 89 ] Others, such as Jacobsen , state that Samkhya is more accurately described as non-theistic. [ 90 ]
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; Names of God, names of deities of monotheistic religions
Hinduism in South India refers to the Hindu culture of the people of South India. Hinduism in South India is characterized by Dravidian customs and traditions, hence it is also called Dravidian Hinduism. The Dravidians made great contributions to the development of Hinduism. [1] South India was the birthplace of many Hindu saints and reformers.
South Asia. The image illustrates the Hindu belief that each part of the cow embodies a particular deity. Buddhas; Buddhist Bodhisattvas; Buddhist deities; Hindu deities. Rigvedic deities (see also Proto-Indo-Iranian religion) Sri Lankan Tamil local deities; Tamil Nadu local deities; Tirthankara; Southeast Asia. Indonesian deities; Manipuri deities