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Deities — South Asian traditions
The deities filed under South Asian traditions.
Many names.
Many accounts.
Each one kept apart
Deities in South Asian traditions
Indian subcontinent and its diaspora, roughly 1500 BCE to the present.
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Ordered by how many Wikipedias have an article on each — a measure of how widely a subject is written about, not of its importance to any tradition.
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Shiva One of the principal deities of Hinduism, the Supreme Being in Shaivism and transformer within the Trimurti -
Vishnu One of the principal deities of Hinduism -
Krishna Major deity in Hinduism, worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme god in his own right -
Brahma Creator god in Hinduism -
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Pantheon Trimurti Trinity of supreme divinity in Hinduism, in which the cosmic functions of creation, preservation, and destruction are personified as a triad of deities -
Buddhist traditions Ganesha God of good luck, prosperity and well being in Hinduism; First worshipped God; Son of Shiva and Parvati -
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Buddhist traditions Indra Vedic god of rain, weather, storms, and thunder in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Eastern religions -
Kālī Hindu goddess associated with death and destruction, in the 21st century adopted as symbol of feminine empowerment -
Buddhist traditions Lakshmi Hindu goddess of wealth, love, prosperity -
Buddhist traditions Saraswati Principal Hindu goddess, goddess of knowledge, music and speech -
Hanuman 11th incarnation of God, Great devotee of Rama, Hindu God of strength, learning, and devotion -
Parvati Hindu goddess of fertility, motherly love and devotion -
Durga Warrior goddess of Hinduism -
Agni Fire deity of Hinduism -
Buddhist traditions Garuda Eagle-like divine bird in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism -
Surya Solar god in Hinduism -
Sita Hindu goddess; Rama's consort and eternal companion, incarnation of Lakshmi -
Kartikeya Hindu deity, god of war, son of Shiva and Parvati -
Buddhist traditions Varuna Deity associated with waters in Hinduism, Buddhism -
Buddhist traditions Yama God of death in Hinduism, Buddhism, and various Indo-European mythologies -
Rādhā Hindu goddess of love, chief consort of god Krishna - deva The male form of God
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Devi Goddess in Hinduism, supreme feminine principle -
Aditi Mother of the gods in the Vedas -
Vayu Hindu god of the air -
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Sati First consort of the Hindu god Shiva -
Gangā Goddess personifying the river Ganges in Hinduism -
Kamadeva Hindu god of love -
Chandra Lunar god in Hinduism -
Kubera The lord of wealth and the god-king of the semi-divine Yakshas in Hindu mythology -
Vamana Dwarf avatar of Vishnu -
Balarama Elder brother of Krishna, a deity in Vaishnavism and Jainism -
Nandi Ideological creature in Hinduism and Indic religions, usually depicted as a Bull -
Rudra Deity -
Ardhanārīśvara Composite form of the Hindu deities Shiva and Parvati -
Brihaspati Vedic sage, alternatively the Indic name of planet Jupiter, also a Hindu deity -
Buddhist traditions Tārā Female Bodhisattva -
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Tirthankara In Jainism, a saviour and spiritual teacher of the dharma -
Bhairava Hindu deity -
Daksha Hindu celestial being -
Prithvi Sanskrit name for Earth and its essence Prithivi Tattwa -
Śani Planet Saturn, also a Hindu deity -
Bhārat Mātā National personification of India as a mother goddess -
Jagannath Hindu god, believed to be abstract form of Krishna -
Rahu Hindu deity representing ascending lunar node -
Vishvakarma The prototypical designer and architect of systems, architecture, and mechanical sciences. -
Shukra Planet Venus, also a Hindu deity -
Budha Planet Mercury, also a Hindu deity -
Kumari Manifestations of the divine female energy or devi in Hindu religious traditions -
Śeṣa Hindu king of all serpent deities - Dyaus Pita Ancient god of sky in the Vedic religion
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gandharva In Indic religions, heavenly beings who are known to roam at nightfall forests, river banks and sea shores -
Manasā Hindu folk goddess of snakes -
Nataraja Hindu God Shiva depicted as Lord of the Dance -
Mohinī The female avatar of Vishnu -
Narayana Vedic deity, often identified with Vishnu -
Swaminarayan Founder and deity of the Swaminarayan sect -
Pantheon Tridevi Hindu combining of three goddesses into one -
Pantheon Ādityas Offspring of the goddess Aditi and her husband the sage Kashyapa -
Dattatreya Hindu deity and combined avatar of the Trimurti (Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva) -
Indrāṇī Hindu Goddess and queen of the devas -
Chamunda Hindu goddess -
Jaṭāyu Bird deity in Hinduism who appears in the Ramayana epic -
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Matrikas Group of Hindu mother goddesses - Ushas Goddess of dawn in Hinduism
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Benzaiten Water deity -
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Hiraṇyakaśipu Asura king; father of Prahlada; brother of Hiraṇyākṣa -
Ketu Hindu deity representing descending lunar node -
Mariamman South Indian Hindu goddess of Rain - Adi Parashakti Supreme goddess in Shaktism
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Bhrigu One of the Saptarshis -
Bhūmi Hindu goddess representing Mother Earth -
Mahākāla Deity in Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism -
Mātaṅgī Hindu goddess -
Mīnākṣī Tutelary deity of Madurai - Navadurgā Nine manifestations of Durgā
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Prahlada Devotee of Hindu god Vishnu -
Yamunā River goddess of life in Hinduism -
Bhuvaneśvarī The Queen of the Universe in Hinduism -
Chinnamastā Hindu goddess -
Dhanvantari God of medicine and physician of the gods -
Harihara Fusion Hindu deity of Vishnu (Hari) and Shiva (Hara) -
Mahabali Mythical character -
Marichi Hindu sage -
Rati Hindu goddess of love -
Śītalā Hindu goddess -
Annapoorna Hindu Goddess of Food and Nourishment -
Bhairavī Hindu goddess associated with the Mahavidyas -
Hayagriva Hindu deity -
Kāmadhenu Hindu cow goddess -
Mangala Planet Mars, also a Hindu deity -
Nirṛti Hindu deity of sorrow -
Buddhist traditions Vaiśravaṇa Deity in Buddhism -
Dhūmāvatī Goddess of strife in Hinduism -
Mitra Divinity of Indic culture -
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Parshvanatha 23rd Tirthankara in Jainism -
Saṃjñā Hindu goddess of clouds and dusk -
Chandi Goddess in Hinduism -
Gāyatrī Hindu goddess, personification of Rigvedic mantra -
Tara Hindu goddess, a form of Durga or Parvati -
Ashokasundari Goddess -
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Buddhist traditions Brahmā Deva and heavenly king in Buddhism; lord of the heavenly realm Brahmaloka; not regarded as a creator deity (unlike the deity of the same name in Hinduism) - Diti Hindu Earth goddess
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Buddhist traditions Śakra Deva and heavenly king in Buddhism; lord of the heavenly realm Trāyastriṃśa; regarded as king of the gods and wielder of the thunderbolt - Tvastar Artisan god in the Vedic religion
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Anasuya Wife of rishi Atri -
Ayyappan Hindu deity -
Bahubali Jain deity/god/saint -
Himavat Father of Parvati in Hinduism -
Ila Androgyne in Hindu mythology -
Reṇukā Hindu and Indian folk goddess -
Bhavānī Forms of Hindu goddess Parvati - Chāyā Hindu goddess of shadows
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Danu Daughter of Daksha in Indian mythology -
Hiraṇyākṣa Brother of Hiraṇyakaśipu -
Kātyāyanī Hindu goddess of power -
Lava Hindu deity, son of Sita -
Kusha Child of Sita -
Pashupati Incarnation of the Hindu god Shiva -
Shailaputri Forms of Parvati
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South Asian traditions
Hinduism and its schools, Jainism, Sikhism, and the Vedic material behind them.