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The Trimurti are the most prominent deities of contemporary Hinduism. This consists of Brahma - the Creator, Vishnu - the Preserver, and Shiva - the Destroyer. Their feminine counterparts are Saraswati - the wife of Brahma, Lakshmi - the wife of Vishnu, and Parvati (or Durga) - the wife of Shiva. Statue of Brahma.
Krishna (/ ˈkrɪʃnə /; Sanskrit: कृष्ण, IAST: Kṛṣṇa pronounced [ˈkr̩ʂ.ɳɐ] (Classical Sanskrit) and [kr̩ʂ.ɳɐ́] in (Vedic Sanskrit) is a Hindu deity worshipped across many traditions of Hinduism in a variety of different perspectives. In Hinduism, Krishna is recognized as the complete and eighth incarnation of Vishnu ...
Separating concepts in Hinduism from concepts specific to Indian culture, or from the language itself, can be difficult. Many Sanskrit concepts have an Indian secular meaning as well as a Hindu dharmic meaning. One example is the concept of Dharma. [4] Sanskrit, like all languages, contains words whose meanings differ across various contexts.
In Hindu mythology, the God Ganesh has 108 names. The following is a list of the names. List of names Sanskrit Name ... Name Meaning Name Name Mantra गजानन ...
Pages in category "Surnames of Hindu origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 280 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The most referred to Devas in the Rigveda are Indra, Agni (fire) and Soma, with "fire deity" called the friend of all humanity. Indra and Soma are two celebrated in a yajna fire ritual that marks major Hindu ceremonies. Savitr, Vishnu, Rudra (later given the exclusive epithet of Shiva), and Prajapati (later Brahma) are gods and hence Devas.
'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 .
List of Hindu deities. List of titles and names of Krishna. List of Tridevis. List of names of Vishnu. List of avatar claimants. List of mythological objects (Hindu mythology) List of Gandharvas. List of Nāgas. List of Rakshasas.