List of Hindu deities

Main deities

Devi (goddess)

• Parvati and her Navadurgas, Matrikas, and Mahavidyas
• Kali as Bhadrakali, an auspicious form of Kali and Bharavi/Chamundeshwari often known as Chandi, as a ferocious form of Parvati
• Bhumi, the mother Earth known as Prithvi
• Lakshmi and her Ashtalakshmi, goddess of wealth and wife of lord vishnu
• Saraswati, the goddess of wisdom and music and also first wife of lord Brahma
• Gayatri, the supreme life giving goddess and second wife of lord Brahma
• Ganga, the goddess personification of the Ganges River, she later married King Shantanu as his first wife and gave birth to Bhishma Pitamah in the Mahabharat era.
• Narmada, the daughter of Shiva, also goddess of river Narmada
• Annapoorna, the goddess of food
• Nindra, goddess of sleep
• Yami, the sacred river Yamuna and goddess of life
• Santoshi Mata, considered to be the goddess of happiness and long life
• Sati, the adi parasakti early life of Parvati.

  Shiva

• Ardhanarishvara
• Nataraja
• Pashupati
• Rudra
• Dakshinamurthy
• Ravananugraha
• Vaidheeswara
• Lingodbhava
• Bhikshatana
• Sri Manjunatha
• Vaidhyanatha
• Mahakaleshwara
• Tryambak
• Bholenath

  Brahma

• Vednatha
• Chaturmukha
• Prajapati
• Hiranyagarbha
• Vedagarbha

  Vishnu

• Adi Narayana
• Narayana
• Thirumal
• Perumal
• Jagannatha
• Hayagriva
• Achyuta
• Madhava
• Venkateshwara, as Vishnu is known in parts of South India
• Guruvayurappan
• Vaikuntha Chaturmurti
• Vaikuntha Kamalaja
• Mohini
• Lakshmi Narayan
• Vishvarupa
• Ranganatha
• Dasavatari, the 10 incarnations of Vishnu
• Madhusudana
• Padmanabha
• Ananta Shayana
• Hari
• Upulwan, another name for Vishnu In Sri Lanka

  Related deities

• Yamuna, the life energy, the daughter of lord Surya and the goddess of kindness, humanity, beauty.
• Ganesha, son of Shiva and Parvati and was also called Ganpati, the Ganapatya sectary worshipped Ganesha as their chief deity. He is the god of wisdom and remover of all obstacles. He is worshipped before any other devi or deiti.
• Kartikeya, son of Shiva and Parvati and was also called Muruga, Karthik, Kumara or Shanmukha, the Kaumaram sectary worshipped Subramanya as their chief deity. He's also the brother of Lord Ganesha.
• Ayyappan, son of Shiva and Mohini and was also called Manikanta since he has mani in kanta
• Hanuman, is one of incarnation of Shiva and devotee of Rama and was also called Anjaneya, since his mother is anjana
• Ganga, holi river in Hinduism.
• Hansa, the devoted swan who acts as the vahana of Lord Brahma.
• Garuda, the devoted eagle who acts as the vahana of Lord Vishnu.
• Nandi, the devoted bull who acts as the vahana of Lord Shiva.
• Shani, the son of Sun
• Shesha, the king of Nagas

  Avatars (incarnations)

Shakti

1. Gayatri
2. Mahamaya
3. Yogamaya
4. Sati
5. Raja Rajeswari
6. Lalitha parameswari
7. Parvathy
8. Aparna
9. Durga
10. Rudrani
11. Mhalsa
12. Narayani
13. Kamakhya
14. Meenakshi
15. Kamakshi
16. Vishalakshi
17. Abhirami
18. Kanya Kumari
19. Annapoorna
20. Sataksi or Shakambhari
21. Bhramari or Bhramarambha
22. Kausiki
23. Akhilandeswari
24. Uma
25. Mari
26. Bhavani
27. Ambika
28. Mahadevi

1. Mahakali
2. Tara
3. Shodashi
4. Bhuvaneswari
5. Chhinnamasta
6. Bhairavi
7. Dhumavati
8. Bagalamukhi
9. Matangi
10. Kamalatmika

1. Shailaputri
2. Brahmacharini
3. Chandraghanta
4. Kushmanda
5. Skandamata
6. Katyayani
7. Kalaratri
8. Mahagauri
9. Siddhidhatri

1. Kali
2. Bhadrakali
3. Ugrakali
4. Chandi
5. Chamundi
6. Chandamari

1. Brahmani
2. Maheshwari
3. Kaumari
4. Vaishnavi
5. Varahi
6. Narasimhi
7. Indrani
8. Vinayaki

Ganesha

1. Vakratunda , his mount is a lion.
2. Ekadanta, his mount is a mouse.
3. Mahodara, his mount is a mouse.
4. Gajavaktra , his mount is a mouse.
5. Lambodara, his mount is a mouse.
6. Vikata , his mount is a peacock.
7. Vighnaraja , his mount is the celestial serpent.
8. Dhumravarna corresponds to Śiva, his mount is a horse.

   Shiva

9. Shankar Avatar
10. Veerabhadra Avatar
11. Bhairava Avatar
12. Khandoba Avatar
13. Nataraja Avatar
14. Ashwatthama Avatar
15. Ardhanarishvara Avatar
16. Muneeswarar Avatar
17. Muthappan Avatar
18. Pashupati Avatar
19. Gangeshwar Avatar
20. Rudra Avatar
21. Lingam Avatar
22. Dakshinamurthy Avatar
23. Ravananugraha Avatar
24. Vaidheeswara Avatar
25. Lingodbhava Avatar
26. Somaskanda Avatar
27. Bhikshatana Avatar
28. Sri Manjunatha Avatar
29. Vaidhyanatha Avatar
30. Mahakaleshwara Avatar
31. Tryambak Avatar
32. Bholenath Avatar

    Brahma

33. Valki Avatar
34. Kashyapa Avatar
35. Sukra Avatar
36. Kalidasa Avatar
37. Chandra Avatar
38. Samudra Avatar
39. Jamvanta Avatar
40. Agastya Avatar
41. Durvasa Avatar

    Vishnu

Dashavatara

1. Matsya, the fish
2. Kurma, the tortoise
3. Varaha, the boar
4. Narasimha, the Half Man-Half Lion avatar.
5. Vamana, the Dwarf
6. Parashurama, the cosmic Warrior Brahmin
7. Rama, the king of Ayodhya and the hero of the epic Ramayana
8. Krishna, central character in the Mahabharata, the Bhagavata Purana and the Bhagavad Gita
9. Buddha, the founder of Buddhism
10. Kalki who is expected to appear at the end of Kali Yuga

    Lakshmi

11. Bhargavi
12. Sridevi
13. Sita
14. Rukmini and Ashtabharya
15. Padmavati
16. Radha
17. Vedavati
18. Tulasi
19. Padmawati
20. Aadi Lakshmi
21. Aishwarya Lakshmi
22. Vidya Lakshmi
23. Dhana Lakshmi
24. Santana Lakshmi
25. Dhaanya Lakshmi
26. Gaja Lakshmi
27. Veera Lakshmi
28. Vijaya Lakshmi
29. Dhairya Lakshmi
30. Vidya Lakshmi
31. Kamala
32. Bhudevi
33. Andal
34. Bhargavi
35. Tridevi

    Saraswati

36. Savitri
37. Vani
38. Brahmani
39. Mahasaraswati
40. Gayatri
41. Medha
42. Gir
43. Vāc

    Minor gods

Adityas

• Mitra, the patron god of oaths and of friendship,
• Varuna, the patron god of water and the oceans,
• Śakra, also called Indra, the king of gods, and the god of rains
• Dakṣa,
• Aṃśa,
• Aryaman,
• Bhaga, god of wealth
• Vivasvat, also called Ravi or Savitṛ,
• Tvāṣṭṛ, the smith among the gods,
• Pūsan, patron god of travellers and herdsmen, god of roads,
• Dhāt, god of health and magic, also called Dhūti
• Vamana

  Rudras

Vasus

• Agni the "Fire" god, also called Anala or "living",
• Varuna the "Water" god, also called Antarikṣa the "Atmosphere" or "Space" god,
• Vāyu the "Wind", the air god, also called Anila
• Dyauṣ the "Sky" god, also called Dyeus and Prabhāsa or the "shining dawn"
• Pṛthivī the "Earth" god, also called Dharā or "support"
• Sūrya the "Sun" god, also called Pratyūsha,, the Saura sectary worshipped Sūrya as their chief deity.
• Soma the "Moon" god, also called Chandra
• Samudra the "Sea" god, also called as "Sagar"

  Ashvins

List in alphabetical order

A

• Ahswhrat, Minor god of trickery and mischief
• Aakash
• Acyutah, another name of Vishnu.
• Adimurti one of Vishnu's avatars.
• Aditi is mother of the Devas.
• Adityas, are the offspring of Aditi.
• Agni* is the god of fire, and acceptor of sacrifices.
• Anala "fire" in Sanskrit, equated among Agni.
• Anila is one of the Vasus, gods of the elements of the cosmos. He is equated with the wind god Vāyu, Anila being understood as the name normally used for Vāyu when numbered among the Vasus.
• Annapurna Devi Mata
• Anumati, also known as Chandrama, is a lunar deity and goddess of wealth, intellect, children, spirituality, and prosperity. Her vehicle is Krisha Mrigam or Krishna Jinka.
• Anuradha
• Ap In Hinduism, it is also the name of the deva, a personification of water, one of the Vasus in most later Puranic lists.
• Apam Napat is an eminent figure of the Indo-Iranian pantheon. In Hinduism, Apām Napāt is the god of fresh water, such as in rivers and lakes. In Zoroastrianism, Apąm Napāt is also a divinity of water, see also Burz.
• Aranyani is a goddess of the forests and the animals that dwell within them. Aranyani has the distinction of having one of the most descriptive hymns in the Rigveda dedicated to her, in which she is described as being elusive, fond of quiet glades in the jungle, and fearless of remote places.
• Aravan also known as Iravat and Iravant, is a minor character from the Hindu epic of Mahabharata. The son of Pandava prince Arjuna and the Naga princess Ulupi, Iravan is the central god of the cult of Kuttantavar —which is also the name commonly given to him in that cult—and plays a major role in the cult of Draupadi.
• Ardhanari is a composite androgynous form of the Hindu god Shiva and his consort Parvati. Ardhanarishvara is depicted as half male and half female, split down the middle. The left half is usually the female Parvati, illustrating her traditional attributes and the right half, Shiva.
• ArdraThe Hindu myth associated to Ardra is that of Taraka. Taraka is an asura who is granted invulnerability by Brahma.
• Arjuna is the third of the Pandavas, the sons and princes of Pandu, who with Krishna, is considered to be the hero of the Hindu epic Mahabharata.
• Aruna is a personification of the reddish glow of the rising Sun, which is believed to have spiritual powers. The presence of Aruṇá, the coming of day, is invoked in Brahmin prayers to Surya.
• Arundhati is the wife of the sage Vashista, one of the seven sages who are identified with the Ursa Major. She is identified with the morning star and also with the star Alcor which forms a double star with Mizar in Ursa Major.
• Aryaman is one of the early Vedic deities. His name signifies "bosom friend". He is the third son of Aditi. He is an Aditya, a solar deity. He is supposed to be the chief of the manes and the Milky Way is supposed to be his path.
• Ashapura -Mata no Madh is one of aspect devi. Her temples are mainly found in Gujarat.
• Asura are non-suras, a different group of power-seeking deities besides the suras, sometimes considered naturalists, or nature-beings. They are the forces of chaos that are in constant battle with the Devas.
• Asvayujau is a goddess of good luck, joy and happiness.
• Aswiniis the first nakshatra in Hindu astrology, corresponding to the head of Aries, including the stars β and γ Arietis. The name aśvinī is used by Varahamihira. The older name of the asterism, found in the Atharvaveda and in Panini, was aśvayúj "harnessing horses"
• Ayyappan is a Hindu deity worshiped in a number of shrines across India. Ayyappan is believed to be an incarnation of Dharma Sasta, who is the offspring of Shiva and Vishnu and is generally depicted in a yogic posture
• Ayyanar
• Aryadurga
• Annamma
• Ajjayya

  B

• Bagalamukhi
• Bahuchara Mata
• Balarama
• Bhadra
• Bhadrakali
• Bhaga
• Bhairava
• Bhairavi
• Bharani
• Bharati
• Bhavani
• Bhishma
• Bhumidevi
• Bhumiya
• Bhutamata
• Bhuvaneshvari
• Brahma
• Brahman
• Brahmani
• Brihaspati
• Budha
• Buddha
• Buddhi
• Budhi Pallien
• Balaji
• Beeralingeswara
• Balambika
• Banashankari

  C

• Chandra
• Chhathi Maiya
• Chathan
• Chhinnamasta
• Chitragupta
• Chamunda
• Chowdeshwari

  D

• Dasha Maa
• Daksha
• Dakshayani
• Danu
• Dattatreya, the holy eternal Trinity, single-bodied incarnation of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh all together. The stated One God in Hinduism.
• Deva
• Devi
• Devnarayan
• Dhanvantari, the god of medicine and Ayurveda.
• Dhara
• Dharma
• Dharma Shasta
• Dhatri
• Dhumavati
• Diti
• Durga
• Draupadi
• Dyaus Pita
• Dhrishtadyumna

  G

• Ganesha
• Ganga in Hinduism
• Garuda
• Gangothri
• Gomatha
• Gayatri
• Ghanshyam
• Guardians of the directions
• Gusainji
• Gajanan Maharaj of Shegaon, one of the avatars of Lord Dattatreya

  H

• Hanuman
• Hari
• Hari Krishna
• Hari Hara
• Hayagriva
• Hrishikesh
• Huligamma
• Harbadevi
• Hingladevi
• Hombaleshwari
• Hattilakkamma

  I

• Indra
• Indrani

  J

• Jambavan
• Jagannath
• Jumadi
• Jhulelal
• Jalaram
• Jatayu

  K

• Kali
• Kalki
• Kama
• Kamalatmika
• Kamakhya
• Kamakshi
• Kanaka Durga
• Kannaki Amman
• Karna
• Kartikeya
• Karuppa Swami
• Kashyapa
• Kathyayini
• Ketu
• Khandoba
• Khatushyamji
• Khodiyar
• Kirata Moorti
• Krishna Krishna is the another 'Avtar' of Lord Vishnu.Who was born to teach how to love and to destroy' Kans'.
• Kubera
• Kumbhakarna
• Kinner Kailash
• Katteholeyamma
• Kanyakumari
• Kosta Prevas
• Kubjika, tantric goddess of pottery

  L

• Lakshmi goddess of wealth
• Lalitha
• Lakshman
• Lambodar :- A form of Ganesha

  M

• Muttinamma devi
• Madurai Veeran
• Mahesh, another name for Shiva
• Mahavidya
• Mahavishnu, another name for Vishnu
• Mahalakshmi, another name for Lakshmi
• Mallanna
• Manda
• Mariamman
• Markandeya
• Matrikas
• Meenakshi
• Manasa
• Manushri,another name for Lakshmi
• Maruts
• Matangi
• Manikanta
• Mhasoba
• Veer Mhaskoba
• Mitra
• Mohini
• Muthyalamma
• Murugan
• Mariamman
• Muniandi
• Muthappan
• Mahalasa
• Mukyaprana
• Mookambika
• Muneeswaran
• Mahakali
• Mahalaxmi
• Mangala
• Mahishasura Mardini
• Mailaralingeshwara
• Mulkattamma
• Martanda-bhairava, another name for Khandoba.

  N

• Naga Devata
• Nagathamman
• Naga siren
• Naga Yakshi
• Naina Devi
• Nandni
• Nandi
• Narada
• Nakula
• Narasimha a form of vishnu
• Narayana a name for vishnu
• Nataraja
• Neela
• Nirrith
• Narmada Devi
• Nirrta
• Nookambika

  P

• Parashurama
• Parasiva
• Parjanya
• Parvati
• Pashupati
• Perumal
• Prajapati
• Prithvi
• Pushan
• Purusha

  R

• Radha
• Rukmini
• Rahu
• Ram
• Ramdev Pir
• Ramnathi
• Ranganatha
• Rati
• Ratri
• Ravastar.
• Ravi
• Rbhus
• Renuka
• Revanta
• Rohini Nakshatram
• Rudra
• Ranachandi

  S

• Samaleswari
• Sai Baba of Shirdi, one of the avatars of Lord Dattatreya.
• Savitar, God of motion
• Santoshi Mata
• Saraswati, goddess of knowledge
• Saranyu
• Sati
• Shakti
• Shakti Peethas
• Shantadurga
• Shani
• Shashthi
• Shiva
• Shyam Baba
• Sita
• Sathyabhama
• Skanda
• Soma
• Subrahmanya
• Surya
• Shyamala
• Shitala
• Svaha
• Swaminarayan
• Swami Samarth Maharaj of Akkalkot, one of the avatars of Lord Dattatreya.
• Sampati
• Shri Khand
• Salumaradamma
• Sateri Devi, the Serpent Goddess

  T

• Tapati
• Tara
• Tumburu
• Tirupati Thimmappa
• Tripura Sundari
• Tvashtri

  U

• Uma
• Udupi Krishna
• Urvashi
• Ushas
• Ugratara
• Umiya Mata

  V

• Valli
• Vamana
• Varaha
• Varahi
• Varuna
• Vasu
• Vayu
• Veerabhadra
• Veer Mhaskoba
• Venkateshwara
• Vinayaki
• Vishalakshi
• Vishnu
• Vishnumaya
• Vishvaksena
• Vithoba, Also called Vithaai, Vithalla, Vithu Mauli, Mauli.
• Vishwakarma
• Vivasvat
• Vyasa
• Vetaal, Also called Vetoba.

  Y

• Yaksha
• Yakshini
• Yama
• Yamuna
• Yami
• Yellamma
• Yudhishthira
• Yamini

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