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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 ...
A chart of the main Hindu deities (with pictures) Collection: "Hindu Gods and Goddesses" from the University of Michigan Museum of Art "Deities in Stone: Hindu Sculpture from the Collections of the Asian Art Museum" exhibition at the SFO Museum "Seeing the Divine in Hindu Art" exhibition at the Museum of Art and Archaeology at the University of ...
The diagram of these guardian gods of directions is featured in Surya Majapahit, the emblem of Majapahit empire. There are strong similarities between the concept of the guardians of the directions and the lore surrounding the Chinese four symbols , four ancestral spirits who are responsible for four of the cardinal directions (North, South ...
Many believe that murtis are vessels that capture the essence of gods, which helps the devotees focus and concentrate during prayers. [1] Although there are many Hindu gods, the most common murtis are depictions of Ganesha, Hanuman, Shiva, and Lakshmi. Each deity appeals to certain aspects of human life, for example Lakshmi is the goddess of ...
Ganesha is mentioned in Hindu texts between the 1st century BCE and 2nd century CE, and a few Ganesh images from the 4th and 5th centuries CE have been documented by scholars. [13] Hindu texts identify him as the son of Parvati and Shiva of the Shaivism tradition, but he is a pan-Hindu god found in its various traditions.
Achintya (from Sanskrit: अचिन्त्य, "the inconceivable", "the unimaginable"), [1] [2] also known as Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa (Balinese: "The Divine Order") and Sang Hyang Tunggal ("The Divine Oneness"), [1] [3] [4] is the Supreme God of Indonesian Hinduism (formally known as Agama Hindu Dharma), especially on the island of Bali.
Saraswati is the goddess of learning, arts, and music, as well as the consort of Brahma, the creator. [ 4 ] Lakshmi is the goddess of fortune, wealth, fertility, auspiciousness, light, and material and spiritual fulfillment, as well as the consort of Vishnu , the maintainer or preserver. [ 5 ]
The deity Brahma, while most commonly depicted with four heads, is often stated to have once possessed five heads in Hindu literature. According to one legend, after Brahma created a goddess, named either Saraswati , Savitri, or Gayatri , he grew infatuated by her, despite the protests of sages that she was his spiritual daughter.