Tradition Institution South Asian traditions
Hinduism
हिन्दूधर्मः sa हिन्दू धर्म hi இந்து சமயம் ta
Religion widely practiced in the Indian subcontinent
- Also called Hindu Dharma, Hindu religion
Branches
Recorded as a branch of
Hinduism Religion widely practiced in the Indian subcontinent
Traditions within it
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Shaivism
Major tradition of Hinduism that reveres Shiva as the Supreme Being -
Nyaya
One of six schools of Hindu philosophy -
Smartha Tradition
Tradition in Hinduism linked to Advaita Vedanta -
Śruti
Authoritative scripture of Hinduism, created by Rishis (sages), after inspired creativity -
Ramakrishna Math
Religious organizational movement related to Indian saint Ramakrishna Paramahamsa -
Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Hindu religious movement inspired by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu -
Bishnoi
Environmental Friendly Hindu Community in India -
Ganapatya
Denomination of Hinduism that worships Ganesha
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- Tradition Warkari Krishnaite Vaishnava tradition
- Tradition Sri Vidya Hindu tantric religious system
- Tradition Swaminarayan Hinduism Hindu sampradaya founded in 1801 by Sahajanand Swami
- Tradition Ekasarana Dharma A panentheistic religion propagated by Srimanta Sankardeva in the 15th-16th century in the Indian state of Assam
- Tradition Hindu reform movements Several contemporary Hindu groups
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Tradition Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha Hindu denomination within the Swaminarayan Sampradaya - Tradition Kaumaram Hindu sect worshiping Kartikeya
- Tradition Pushtimarg Vaishnav sect of the Hinduism, founded by Vallabhacharya
- Tradition Saura Denomination of Hinduism, originating as a Vedic tradition, considering Surya as primary deity
- Tradition Mahanubhava Krishnaite Vaishnava denomination
- Tradition Sadh Religious community
- Tradition Madhva tradition Major Vaishnava Sampradaya
- Tradition Vaishnava-Sahajiya Hindu Tantric tradition
- Tradition Hindu views on monotheism Different traditions of Hinduism have different theistic views
- Tradition Mahanam Sampraday Famous Religious tradition of Bengal
- Tradition Shirdi Sai Baba movement Religious movement of devotees of Indian saint Sai Baba of Shirdi
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Tradition Sree Sree Nagendra Math and Nagendra Mission Religious organizational movement related to Indian spiritual teacher and hatha yogi Nagendranath Bhaduri - Tradition Bhakti movement Religious movement during the Medieval period of the Indian Subcontinent
Overview
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Gods and divine figures
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Krishnamajor deity in Hinduism, worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme god in his own right -
KālīHindu goddess associated with death and destruction, in the 21st century adopted as symbol of feminine empowerment -
Varunadeity associated with waters in Hinduism, Buddhism -
Yamagod of death in Hinduism, Buddhism, and various Indo-European mythologies -
Kumarimanifestations of the divine female energy or devi in Hindu religious traditions -
NatarajaHindu God Shiva depicted as Lord of the Dance -
Swaminarayan3 April 1781 CE – 1 June 1830 CE · Founder and deity of the Swaminarayan sect -
Dattatreyac. 4th century BCE – c. 3rd century BCE · Hindu deity and combined avatar of the Trimurti (Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva) -
MarichiHindu sage -
KātyāyanīHindu goddess of power -
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Kāladeity and concept in Hinduism -
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Santoṣī MātāHindu goddess
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Deity Jhulelal Community God of Indian and Pakistani Sindhi people -
Deity Lakshmi Narayan Manifestation of Vishnu in Hinduism -
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Deity Maisamma Hindu folk goddess -
Deity Lakulish Hindu deity -
Deity Ratih Hindu lunar goddess -
Deity Suswani Mata Kuldevi of Dugar , Surana & Sankhla Gotras. - Deity Dhatri Hindu god, son of Aditi
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Deity Baba Balak Nath Hindu saint - Deity Chandbibi Hindu goddess
- Deity Thirty-two forms of Ganesha Verious forms of God Ganesha of Hinduism
- Deity Ajgaibibi Hindu goddess
- Deity Birupakshya Form of Lord Shiva
- Deity Mashika Hindu animal
- Deity Pataneswari Regional Hindu goddess
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Mahatma Gandhi2 October 1869 CE – 30 January 1948 CE · Indian independence activist (1869–1948) -
Swami Vivekananda12 January 1863 CE – 4 July 1902 CE · Indian Hindu monk and philosopher (1863–1902) -
Ramagreatest and seventh incarnation of God, hero of the Ramayana, protector of Dharma -
Ramakrishna18 February 1836 CE – 16 August 1886 CE · Indian mystic and religious preacher (1836–1886) -
Aurobindo Ghosh15 August 1872 CE – 5 December 1950 CE · Indian Bengali philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet and nationalist (1872–1950) -
Ādi Shankarac. 788 CE – c. 820 CE · An Indian philosopher and theologian who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta and revitalized Sanskrit scholasticism. -
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Kabir1440 CE – 1518 CE · 15th-century Indian mystic poet and saint -
Paramahansa Yogananda5 January 1893 CE – 7 March 1952 CE · Yogi, Kriya Yoga guru and founder of Self-Realization Fellowship (1893-1952) -
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada1 September 1896 CE – 14 November 1977 CE · Indian spiritual teacher and founder of the ISKCON -
Sathya Sai Baba23 November 1926 CE – 24 April 2011 CE · Indian spiritual guru (1926–2011) -
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Timothy Leary22 October 1920 CE – 31 May 1996 CE · American psychologist (1920–1996) -
Meera1498 CE – 1546 CE · 16th-century Hindu mystic poet, saint and devotee of the god Krishna
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Figure Chinmoy Kumar Ghose Indian writer and spiritual teacher (1931–2007) -
Figure Draupadī Main female character in the Hindu epic Mahabharata -
Figure Madhvacharya 13th-century Hindu Dvaita philosopher - Figure Manu First human being in Hindu tradition
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Figure Dayananda Saraswati Indian social reformer (1824-1883) -
Figure Suśruta Ancient Indian physician, father of surgery -
Figure Kapila Vedic sage in Hindu tradition -
Figure Sai Baba of Shirdi Indian saint -
Figure Sister Nivedita Scots-Irish social worker, author, teacher and disciple of Swami Vivekananda -
Figure Mahavatar Babaji Hindu Yogi -
Figure Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Indian guru and spiritual leader (born 1956) -
Figure Mata Amritanandamayi Indian spiritual leader and guru -
Figure Shyama Charan Lahiri Indian yogi and guru (1828–1895) -
Figure Yogi Adityanath 21st Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh -
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Figure Prithvi Narayan Shah King of Nepal -
Figure Vasiṣṭha Ancient Indian sage - Figure Droṇa Guru of Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas
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Figure Mirra Alfassa Spiritual Leader, occultist and collaborator of Sri Aurobindo (1878–1973) -
Figure Viśvāmitra Ancient Indian sage -
Figure Alice Coltrane American jazz musician -
Figure Rambhadracharya Hindu religious leader -
Figure Sankardev Founder of Baishnav dharma, literary poet -
Figure Vallabha Hindu philosopher and founder of Pushtimarg, a Vaishnav Hindu sect -
Figure Ram Dass American spiritual teacher, author and psychologist -
Figure Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi Indian independence movement activist, politician, writer and educationist (1887-1971) -
Figure Andal Tamil poet-saint -
Figure Chinmayananda Saraswati Indian Hindu spiritual teacher (1916-1993) -
Figure Matsyendranath The guru of Gorakshanath, one of the eighty-four Mahasiddhas. -
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Figure Nimbarkacharya Indian guru -
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Figure Pulakeshi II Indian king from Chalukya dynasty of Vatapi -
Figure M. S. Golwalkar Second Sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh -
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Figure Alara Kalama Teacher of yogic meditation and second teacher of Gautama Buddha -
Figure Satyananda Saraswati Yogi (1923-2009) -
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Figure Bhupendranath Dutta Indian revolutionary and noted sociologist (1880–1961) -
Figure H. W. L. Poonja Indian spiritual teacher (1910-1997) -
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Figure Sang Nila Utama Raja of Singapura - Figure Pandurang Shastri Athavale Indian philosopher, spiritual leader and social reformer (1920–2003)
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Figure Ravi Coltrane American jazz saxophonist (born 1965) - Figure Madhusudan Sarasvati Indian philosopher in the Advaita Vedānta tradition
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Figure Sri Swami Vishwananda Hindu Guru -
Figure Vishnuvardhana Hoysala King - Figure Aja 38th king in the Solar Dynasty
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Figure Nolini Kanta Gupta Disciple of Sri Aurobindo (1889–1983)
Texts and teachings
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TextVedas
Ancient sacred scriptures revealed in Sanskrit to Richi sages and on which Brahmanism, Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism were based -
TextMaitrayaniya Upanishad
One of the ancient Sanskrit scriptures of Hinduism - Text
Devi Upanishad
Goddess-related Hindu text - Text
Savitri Upanishad
Minor Upanishad of Hinduism - Text
Apastamba Dharmasutra
One of the oldest Dharma texts of Hinduism - Text
Sita Upanishad
Goddess-related Hindu text
Places and sites
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Angkor Wat
Hindu-Buddhist temple complex in Cambodia -
Mount Kailash
Mountain in Tibet, China -
Prambanan Temple
Hindu temple in Yogyakarta and Central Java, Indonesia -
Pashupatinath Temple
Hindu temple in Kathmandu -
Ram Mandir
Temple of the Hindu deity Rama in Ayodhya, India -
Akshardham
Spiritual and cultural Mandir dedicated to devotion, learning and harmony -
Banteay Srei
Temple -
Baphuon
Temple
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Place Janaki Mandir Hindu temple dedicated to Goddess Sita, located in Janakpur, Nepal -
Place Preah Ko Archaeological site in Siem Reap, Cambodia -
Place Pura Luhur Balinese temple in Indonesia -
Place Bakong Temple mountain of sandstone near Siem Reap, Cambodia -
Place Banteay Samré Temple -
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Place Karni Mata Temple Temple in India -
Place Phanom Rung historical park Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva in Buriram Province, Thailand -
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Place Martand Sun Temple 8th century Hindu temple in Ranbir Pora (Kehribal), Jammu and Kashmir -
Place Om Banna Bullet temple in Punjab, India -
Place Rajarani Temple Temple in Bhubaneswar, India -
Place Mallikarjuna Temple Hindu temple -
Place Vadakkunnathan Temple, Thrissur 11th century Hindu temples complex in Thrissur, Kerala -
Place Gedong Songo Hindu temple in Indonesia -
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Place Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple, Singapore 19th century Hindu temple in Singapore -
Place Akshardham (Gandhinagar) Spiritual and cultural Mandir dedicated to devotion, learning and harmony -
Place Birla Mandir, Hyderabad Hindu temple in Hyderabad, India -
Place Kataragama temple Temple complex in Kataragama, Sri Lanka -
Place Baitala Deula Temple in Odisha, India -
Place Sri Mahamariamman Temple Hindu temple in Kuala Lumpur -
Place Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple Hindu temple in Singapore - Place Akhadachandi Temple Temple in Odisha
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Place Masānī Ammān This is a famous Hindu temple located in the Coimbatore district of Kongu Nadu, Tamil Nadu. - Place Bharati Matha Temple Hindu Matha and Shiva Temple
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Place Radha Raman Temple Radha Krishna temple in Vrindavan - Place Chakreshvari Siva Temple Hindu temple located in Bhubaneswar dedicated to Shiva
- Place Chandrasekhara Mahadeva Temple Hindu Shiva temple in Odisha
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Place Churrio Jabal Durga Mata Temple Hindu temple in Sindh, Pakistan -
Place Ganesha Ratha Temple in India -
Place Karmanghat Hanuman Temple Hindu temple in Hyderabad, Telangana -
Place Brahma Temple, Bindusagar Hindu temple in Bhubaneswar - Place Byamokesvara Temple Hindu Shiva temple in Bhubaneswar
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Place Champakesvara Siva Temple Hindu Shiva temple located in Bhubaneswar - Place Devasabha Temple Hindu temple in Bhubaneswar
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Place Jagannath Temple, Thalassery Town in Kerala, India -
Place Suryavinayak Temple Hindu Temple in Nepal - Place Bhringesvara Siva Temple Hindu temple in Odisha
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Place Chintamanisvara Siva Temple Hindu Shiva temple located in Bhubaneswar - Place Gangesvara Siva Temple Hindu Shiva temple in Bhubaneswar
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Place Peruvanam Mahadeva Temple 10th to 11th century temples in Cherpu, Kerala -
Place Sri Thendayuthapani Temple Hindu temple in Singapore -
Place Sthalasayana Perumal Temple Hindu temple in India -
Place The RVM Foundation Shiv Temple Temple in India -
Place Thirumalapadi Siva Temple Shiva Temple in Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu -
Place Vairankode Bhagavathy Temple Sree Vairankode Bhagavathi Temple (alternatively Vairankode Bhagavathy Temple) is a Hindu temple at Vairankode, Malappuram District, Kerala state, India.
Festivals, holy days and practices
Holy days and festivals · 5, each with the day its record gives
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Observed on Bhadra Purnima and 15 other daysPitru Paksha
Ancestral Worship from Hindu religion -
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Observed on Kartik Shukla DwitiyaBhai Dooj
Festival celebrated by Hindus -
Observed on January 13Bhogi
First day of the South Indian festival Pongal - Observed on Phalguna Purnima
Dol Purnima
Indian Holi festival
Rites and practices · 15, with no day on record
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puja
Prayer ritual performed by Hindus of devotional worship -
Makar Sankranti
Hindu festival that reveres Surya (sun god) -
Upanayana
Hindu rite of passage when a student enters a school, particularly Vedic school -
Antyesti
Funeral rites for the dead in Hinduism -
Kanwar Yatra
Tradition or Holy Custom of Hindu religion -
Hindu wedding
Marriage rituals in the Hindu culture
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Practice Simhasana Kneeling posture in hatha yoga -
Practice Thiruvathira Women's festival in South Indian states Kerala, Tamilnadu -
Observed on Makar Sankranti Magh Bihu Traditional Harvest Festival of Assamese People -
Practice Aadi Perukku South Indian Hindu festival -
Practice Staff Pose Sitting asana -
Practice Ahoi Ashtami Indian Festival - Practice Kodungallur bharani Hindu Festival
- Practice Makaravilakku Holy festival
- Practice Brahmotsava Hindu Utsava by Brahma
- Practice Nishekam Hindu ritual associated with first sexual intercourse
Pantheons and houses
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PantheonTrimurti
Trinity of supreme divinity in Hinduism, in which the cosmic functions of creation, preservation, and destruction are personified as a triad of deities -
HouseChola dynasty
Dynasty of southern India -
HouseChalukya dynasty
Classical Indian dynasty (543–753) -
PantheonTridevi
Hindu combining of three goddesses into one -
HouseChandelas of Jejakabhukti
Mediaeval Indian dynasty - House
Dar Raj
Royal family and Jagirdari estate
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- House Pallava dynasty Indian dynasty between the 3rd and 9th centuries CE
- House Pandya dynasty Ancient Tamil dynasty of south India
- House Rashtrakuta dynasty Early medieval period Indian dynasty (r. mid-6th to 10th century)
- House Chera dynasty One of the three major kingdoms of ancient south India. Ruled over parts of present-day states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu in south India
- House Kakatiya dynasty 12th–14th century Indian dynasty
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House Taungoo dynasty Ruling dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from the mid-16th century to 1752
Connections
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Documented influence 5
- was influenced by Dravidian folk religion form of Hinduism
- was influenced by Historical Vedic religion 1500–500 BC Indo-Aryan religion of northwest India
- influenced Radha Soami religion related to Sikhism and Hinduism (1861-)
- influenced Rodnovery modern religious movement based on Slavic native beliefs
- influenced Shinto a polytheistic and animistic religion originating in Japan
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