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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: Yogamaya or Vindhyavasini, the embodiment of Vishnu's divine energy; Shakambhari, a goddess of vegetation; Sati, the first consort of Shiva and previous birth of 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. 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 .
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]
In the Devi Mahatmya, Chamunda is omitted after the Matrikas list, [42] while in sculpture in shrines or caves and the Mahabharata, Narasimhi is omitted. The Varaha Purana names Yamuna – the shakti of Yama, as the seventh and Yogeshvari as the eighth Matrika, a form of Parvati emerged from flames coming from Shiva's mouth. [43]
22 Hindu and Jain mythology. Toggle Hindu and Jain mythology subsection. 22.1 Vedic. ... This is a list of goddesses, deities regarded as female or mostly feminine in ...
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. ...
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