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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]
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Deities in Hinduism are referred to as Deva (masculine) and Devi (feminine). [45] [46] [47] The root of these terms means "heavenly, divine, anything of excellence". [48] In the earliest Vedic literature, all supernatural beings are called Asuras. [49] [50] By the late Vedic period (c. 500 BCE), benevolent supernatural beings are referred to as ...
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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 ...
Hinduism, states Bryant, has the strongest presence of the divine feminine among major world religions, from ancient times to the present. [14] There are major goddess-centric Hindu traditions and denominations, such as Shaktism. [15] [16] Numerous matriarchal Hindu communities exist. [13]
Tantric Visions of the Divine Feminine: The Ten Mahavidyas. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 9780520204997. Shin, Jae-Eun (2018). Change, Continuity and Complexity: The Mahavidyas in East Indian Sakta Traditions. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-138-32690-3.
22 Hindu and Jain mythology. Toggle Hindu and Jain mythology subsection. 22.1 Vedic. 22.2 Epic ... Holy Spirit is feminine for some Christians [3] [better source needed]