Directory 387 of 4,089 deities
Deities — South Asian traditions
The deities filed under South Asian traditions.
Deities in South Asian traditions
Indian subcontinent and its diaspora, roughly 1500 BCE to the present.
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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.